Sharon Roerty from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation tells us more about the Salzburg Global Seminar on Building Healthy Equitable Communities, and what can be done to make cities a […]
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Connected green spaces in cities pay real dividends
Nick Chapman writes about the benefits of urban green spaces. This article is part of the Building Healthy Communities collection. […]
Confronting power and privilege for inclusive, equitable, and healthy communities
The authors set out a call to interrogate power and analyse privilege to create and sustain healthy communities. This article is part of the Building Healthy Communities collection. […]
Jennifer Darlow: Thanks for the support, but I don’t want your clapping
When this pandemic has passed and the applause has faded, the NHS will need support more than ever, argues Jennifer Darlow […]
Anita Jain: Covid-19—lockdown in Mumbai
“Would you feel safe going out alone to buy medicines?” My words stared back at me as I finished a telephone consultation with a teenage girl late last afternoon. This […]
Covid-19 and hypertension: risks and management
Hypertension is the single largest global contributor to disability-adjusted life years lost. [1] The majority of the population aged over 60 have hypertension, and appear to be at increased risk […]
Covid-19 is an opportunity for gender equality within the workplace and at home
Anneliese Dodds was giving her first interview as shadow chancellor on 6 April when she was gate-crashed by her young daughter on the video call. The TV presenter resolutely responded “she’s […]
Somnath Bose: Coronavirus is changing healthcare from within
As we continue to grapple with the unprecedented changes bought on by the covid-19 pandemic, slowly but most certainly the entire world has now realized that we had greatly underestimated […]
Susan Bewley: Things should never be the same again in the screening world
The suspension of routine breast cancer screening during covid-19 offers an opportunity to reconsider criticisms of the programme, argues Susan Bewley […]
Tessa Richards: The toll beyond the covid-19 deaths
Twitter debate: On Thursday 16 April we held a twitter chat discussing the wider health impacts of the covid-19 pandemic. Read the discussion at #BMJdebate and let us know what […]