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Hope Virgo: For people with eating disorders, covid-19 adds another layer of complication
Imagine arriving at the supermarket. You head over to where you normally start your shop only to find there is nothing there. You head to the next aisle; on one […]
Catherine White: Advance care planning and why it matters now
Catherine White underlines the importance of the public having conversations about advance care planning, and of healthcare professionals asking about patients’ wishes […]
Derek Alderson: PPE guidance is only any good if the kit now follows
After many weeks of debate, lobbying and reports of shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), this week has seen something of a breakthrough in the debate over what constitutes adequate […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Modelling viral reproduction
Here’s an extract from a recent newspaper report: “The key aim of social distancing is to get this figure below one, at which point the outbreak would begin to peter […]
Don’t touch the T-Zone—how to block a key pathway to infection with SARS-CoV-2
Governments across the world are putting in place unprecedented measures to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These measures focus on social distancing—keeping people away from each other—including closing […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—3 April 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals. […]
Paul D Thacker: America’s covid-19 problems will not be fixed complaining about Trump
Trump’s incompetent handling of the covid-19 outbreak has set off a spate of criticism of him in the American press and on social media. But placing sole blame on Trump […]
Peng Ji: “Be hopeful”—an intensive care doctor’s message from Wuhan
Peng Ji shares her initial experiences of dealing with covid-19 in Wuhan and her optimism that we can overcome it […]
Lorna Collins: Covid-19: No one seems to know how to help people with mental health problems during lockdown
Lorna Collins discusses how covid-19 is having drastic effects on our mental health The current chaos caused by covid-19 is hard for all of us. It has drastically changed our […]