Samiran Nundy, Atul Kakar, and Zulfi Bhutta have published a book titled How to Practice Academic Medicine and Publish from Developing Countries? A Practical Guide. It’s a book that will […]
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What game theory can teach us about controlling pandemics
Although the daily number of new covid-19 infections globally is thankfully falling, there are still around 240,000 new infections worldwide each day, and there are many “hot spots” of uncontrolled […]
A bill before parliament to preserve nature and keep global temperature increase below 1.5C
A delegation of MPs and scientists representing an alliance of organisations, scientists, and individuals (Zero Hour), will today deliver an open letter to the UK prime minister calling for the […]
Jan-Philipp Beck: Is co-creation the key to high value care?
Co-creation is by no means a new concept. It refers to the collaborative development process of products and services with relevant stakeholders or “end users,” and it now crosses most […]
Single use plastic in healthcare must not become the new normal
We must not let our reliance on single-use plastic in healthcare become the “new normal” or set-back the strides taken prior to the covid-19 pandemic to address the primary existential […]
Practising medicine in the virtual world—continuity of care is even more important
If the covid-19 pandemic has taught us all one thing, it is the value of human relationships. More than ever before, doctors, nurses, and all allied healthcare professionals are working […]
Setting up a vaccination programme for immunocompromised patients
On 1 September 2021 the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended that certain patients aged 12 and over, who were thought to be immuno-suppressed (through disease or medication) […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Snowflakes
I love snowflakes. I enjoy crunching them underfoot on a crisp winter’s day and the silky feeling that you get when skiing through a fresh fall. The word “snowflake” entered […]
Food insecurity is toxic for our children and a threat to the future of our next generation
Russell Viner, professor of child and adolescent health at UCL, writes an open letter to Parliamentarians calling for support on the implementation of National Food Strategy recommendations on children’s food […]
People’s Covid Inquiry: what must happen now?
“It’s really quite hard not to feel outright anger at the evidence that we’ve heard over the last few months.” – Tony O’Sullivan This was the final session of the […]