Every anaesthetist and intensive care doctor will have wondered if they did the right thing by taking someone to the intensive care unit. It is often the “easier” thing to do when […]
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From moral injury to mental illness: we must protect the wellbeing of frontline covid-19 staff
Derek K Tracy, Mark Tarn, Neil Greenberg provide lessons from the London Nightingale […]
Covid-19 affects everything—more than a disease control plan, we need a manifesto
Across the world, scientists and public health experts are producing new ideas, knowledge, and technologies to combat covid-19. The degree of cross-border sharing of data, research methods, and evidence has […]
Covid-19 and decarceration: healthcare needs to lead the charge
The United States currently carries the ignoble distinction of being the world leader in both incarceration and prevalence of covid-19. Worse still, approximately 12% of the 2.3 million people currently […]
Abraar Karan: Alone with our patients in a pandemic
As the number of people dying from covid-19 rises, Abraar Karan discusses how doctors are witnesses to the aftermath of society’s mishaps […]
Mental health support in Wuhan in response to covid-19 pandemic
The first cases of covid-19 were reported in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in December 2019 and the city was quarantined on 23 January 2020. After almost three […]
A novel coronavirus, a novel disease, and a novel approach to intensive care medicine
Dan Martin reflects on his experience of working in ICU during the covid-19 pandemic […]
There is no relationship between covid-19 and altitude illness
There have recently been suggestions that covid-19 lung disease is similar to high altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE). There have been proposals to treat covid-19 with medications that are used for […]
Covid-19: The time to shield all pregnant frontline workers is now
Recent outbreaks of influenza, Ebola, and Zika viruses have taught us that pregnant women are uniquely vulnerable to emerging infectious threats. Let’s not fail pregnant frontline workers during the covid-19 […]
The arrival of covid-19 in low and middle-income countries should promote training in palliative care
Chances of a healthy recovery from covid-19 are not bright for the elderly who need hospital care. In a series of 5700 patients with covid-19 treated in New York hospitals, […]