In 2002, the international community came together to assist Afghanistan in addressing its dire health indicators, especially for women and children. At the time, the major causes of death among […]
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Has abuse become the norm for NHS staff?
NHS leaders need to act on the increasing levels of abuse which are unsustainable, damaging to morale, and exacerbating staff shortages […]
People’s Covid Inquiry: impact of the pandemic on the population—families, NHS staff, and mental health
The first witness in this session was Stephen Reicher, professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of St Andrews. Reicher felt that one of the biggest mistakes the government […]
People’s Covid Inquiry: profiteering from the people’s health?
“The issue with personal protective equipment (PPE) was so appalling, they (ITU) were receiving second hand PPE, some of which had blood on it” – Michael Rosen, author and patron […]
Staring into the darkness: women health workers in Afghanistan
Any limitations on the autonomy and mobility of women and girls will add a significant burden to an already strained healthcare system, write Laura Jung, Lilly Khorsand, Anita Afzali, Mariam […]
Peter Brindley: An open letter to the unvaccinated
At the time of writing, the number of covid-19 cases in North America is rising sharply (yet again) and many doctors and nurses are profoundly frustrated. It really didn’t have […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Double troubles
“Duplication” is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as “The action of doubling”. It has meanings relevant to biology (division into two), mathematics (multiplication by two and the problem […]
“A game of phone tag”—getting children of clinically vulnerable parents vaccinated has been disgracefully chaotic
Mark Davies describes the stress of trying to navigate senseless bureaucracy so that he could get his sons vaccinated […]
England’s schools must be made safe: An open letter to the education secretary
The lack of robust mitigation measures in schools puts children at greater risk of covid-19 infection and its consequences […]
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—3 September 2021
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]