Non drug interventions should be based on evidence. We need to generate this to inform the covid-19 and future pandemics, argues Margaret McCartney […]
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They also serve who only stand and wait: Ethical and spiritual response to the covid-19 pandemic
John Milton’s sonnet “On his blindness,” expresses the sense of powerlessness, frustration, and even guilt that many feel in responding to situations beyond their control, where their ability for active […]
Laughter on the crisis line: What is humor’s appropriate place in mental healthcare?
Alessandra Suuberg considers the role of humor in treating or coping with mental distress […]
Covid-19 and chronic kidney disease: It is time to listen to patients’ experiences
Delayed treatment has been a crucial issue As of 24 August 2020, 242,899 people in France, roughly 3‰ of the population, had tested positive for SARS-Cov-2. [1] The real number […]
Mary Higgins: The return of medical students to clinical practice is filled with uncertainty
But somehow the challenges will be overcome, hopes Mary Higgins […]
Jane Fagan: Clinical exposure is essential to medical students’ training
We can’t learn standing outside closed doors, says Jane Fagan Similar to hundreds of medical students across my medical school, thousands across Europe and millions around the world, when I […]
Sustainable medical conferences in the post-covid-19 world
The medical community should use this moment to promote international scientific conferences that are more environmentally friendly, say Etienne Delacrétaz, Romaine Delacrétaz, and Nicholas Rowe […]
Building back better research post covid-19
During the covid-19 pandemic, the public focus has been on the remarkable performance of the NHS and its dedicated workforce in coping with the huge influx of covid-19 patients, led […]
Melanie Etti: The A levels fiasco is part of a wider picture of inequality in medical school recruitment
This year’s A levels debacle is fresh proof that more needs to be done to widen access to medicine, says Melanie Etti […]
Will Stahl Timmins: A network diagram for our times
One of the most important projects I have worked on this year is the living network meta-analysis of covid-19 treatments, the first version of which was published on bmj.com in […]