This morning I tried to memorise the causes of hyponatraemia. Does it help anyone unwell with covid-19 that a medical student knows this list by heart? Does it lighten the […]
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Jenny Nguyen and Ina Ko: Teach me about death
Medical schools aren’t adequately preparing future doctors for the reality of having conversations about death, say Jenny Nguyen and Ina Ko […]
We must ensure that patients and staff are at the heart of health and care services as they restart
Bev Fitzsimons, director of the Point of Care Foundation calls on Simon Stevens to ensure patients and staff are at the centre of health services as they reopen in this […]
Managing uncertainty in the covid-19 era
The authors argue that uncertainty is inevitable in pandemics and offer some simple rules for better decision making in such circumstances […]
David Rowland: Some financial conflicts of interest in medicine cannot be managed and should be prohibited
The Cumberlege review into independent medicines and medical devices safety reminds us once again of the damaging impact of financial conflicts of interest on patients. The review’s analysis of the […]
We should strengthen existing institutions rather than create a new international body for virus surveillance
A new organization could face the same problems as existing ones, at vast cost and confusion, argues Clare Wenham […]
We need to develop a framework to help those most vulnerable from covid-19
Far from being a “great equalizer,” the covid-19 pandemic is intensifying health inequalities. Those already most vulnerable face the greatest impact physically, psychologically, economically, and socially. As we move from […]
Nick Hopkinson: Castles of cloth and covid-19
Midsummer’s day just past saw the 500th anniversary of the Field of the Cloth of Gold, the opulent tournament where Henry VIII and the French King Francis 1st sought to […]
What we can learn from Taiwan’s response to the covid-19 epidemic
Health information technology integrated with a strong healthcare infrastructure and advance planning can be a powerful tool for a nation’s epidemic control […]
Find, test, trace, isolate and support programmes need to be localised and culturally tailored to reach ethnic minority populations
On 29 June 2020, the secretary of state for health, Matt Hancock, announced in Parliament that Leicester was to be put under local lockdown due to a covid-19 “outbreak” in […]