We need to stop viewing “the unvaccinated” as a homogenous group, writes Abraar Karan, and instead understand them as individual people […]
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Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—6 August 2021
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
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Global vaccine equity for covid-19 is the defining challenge of 2021, but we cannot neglect the need for therapeutics, write Rachel Cohen and colleagues […]
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Marcus Rashford: Every child deserves the best chance in life, and here is how health professionals can help
Marcus Rashford writes an open letter to health professionals […]
Should treatments for covid-19 be denied to people who have refused to be vaccinated?
Some commentators have called for people who have refused the covid vaccine to be de-prioritised if they then become sick. John Coggon says there are compelling ethical arguments against the […]
Encourage students with a humanities background to become doctors
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Iran’s covid-19 vaccination programme: using transparency to build public trust in immunisation
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Trudi Seneviratne: To recover lost ground in mental health, we need to understand the data
The effect of covid-19 on mental health has been significant and well reported. The NHS, which was already struggling to meet targets prior to the pandemic, has faced reduced staff […]