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Infusing climate change and sustainability into the medical school curriculum
James Bevan and Paul Roderick share how the University of Southampton School of Medicine is preparing medical students to practise sustainably […]
Coming full circle on rehabilitation—a community hospital during covid
William Deeley describes how staff working in a community hospital had to adapt during the pandemic, and how their learning is now being put to use in supporting the rehabilitation […]
The UK must not abandon commitments to international aid during a global pandemic
This is the worst moment for the UK to turn its back on global child health, argues these authors […]
No turning back: time to end AIDS as a public health threat
The HIV epidemic has been—and continues to be—marked by deep inequities in access to prevention and treatment, writes Mandeep Dhaliwal […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Black swans in genetics
The technique called optogenetics has been in the news this week, having been used to restore, or at least partially restore, the sight of a man with retinitis pigmentosa, a […]
The UK’s hotel quarantine system is not fit for purpose
John O Warner and Jill A Warner describe their recent experience of the quarantine system and say they witnessed shortcomings at every point […]
Will falls in vaccine hesitancy reduce ethnic disparities in vaccination rates?
The vaccination rollout in the UK has accelerated in light of the Delta variant and 50% of adults have now had their second covid-19 vaccination. Parth Patel and Thomas Byrne […]
Coordination was the right path for the EU’s vaccine strategy, but lessons need to be learned
The EU’s vaccination campaign has gathered pace and is expected to further accelerate in the coming weeks following a surge in available vaccines. This gain in momentum is sorely needed: […]
Mary Higgins: What it is like to be a covid-19 vaccinator
As more than 50% of UK adults have had their second dose of the covid-19 vaccination, Mary Higgins reflects on the role of vaccinators […]