India’s second coming of covid-19 is not just a wave, but a tsunami which has rapidly surpassed the daily tally of any other nation across the world. Delhi, the capital […]
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The covid-19 vaccine patent waiver: a crucial step towards a “people’s vaccine”
An IP waiver alone will not solve the covid-19 vaccine access challenge, other steps will be needed, say Gregg Gonsalves and Gavin Yamey […]
Conservative management: are we still practising it as we should?
Conservative management is defined as the avoidance of intrusive measures, such as surgery or other invasive procedures, usually with the intent to preserve function or body parts. Historically, in a clinical context, the term […]
An international pandemic treaty must centre on human rights
The proposed International Pandemic Treaty could be undermined by political posturing and national protectionism—or it could be an opportunity to chart a different global future based on human rights. [1] […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—10 May 2021
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Clare Gerada: Suicide and the myth of Sisyphus
This article is about suicide, in particular about doctors and suicide. The themes are as relevant to any health professional, where work gives both purpose and meaning to their life. […]
India’s covid-19 catastrophe is a failure of national and global public health and policy response to the pandemic
The horrendous second wave of covid-19 in India, home to nearly a fifth of the world’s population, has engulfed the vast nation in death, despair, and despondency. The graphic scenes […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Weighty words
As I observed in my last column, fewer and fewer new biomedical words can be found in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as we go through the 1990s (and indeed, […]
Covid vaccines for children should not get emergency use authorization
Emergency use authorization for mass child vaccination presents a different balance of risks and benefits than it did for adults, say Wesley Pegden, Vinay Prasad, and Stefan Baral […]
Covid-19 in India: Oxygen supplies run low, hospital fees run high
Surajit Nundy describes the scene working in an intensive care unit in Delhi […]