On 25 March 2021, The BMJ hosted a webinar on new variants. An expert panel discussed what these are, where they come from, and what they might do, as well […]
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Richard Smith: Communicating about climate change—think audience and messenger
Climate Outreach, leaders in communicating about climate change, do not aim to proselytise, sell, or persuade, but rather fulfil people’s “right to know.” Just as people have a right to […]
Sharon Cox: Are we ready to achieve a smoke free future?
Today, around two hundred people will die from smoking in Britain alone. This is often compared to a plane of smokers crashing down everyday. This makes for a powerful metaphor, […]
Peter Brindley: Covid’s third wave—another wake-up call for a complacent world?
It’s generally fine to be ignored if everything is going to plan. My nation, Canada, and my profession, intensive care medicine, is usually happy with this arrangement. The current worldwide […]
Simon Hodes: The GP will triage you now
Over the past 13 months we have all been glued to the health news, and the covid-19 pandemic has dominated our lives. Never before have we needed and appreciated the […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . New, and not so new, medical words
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is updated every three months (“on a quarterly basis” as they put it—they mean “quarterly”). The latest list of updates and additions, published in March […]
Covid-19 testing programs: who benefits?
Covid-19 testing programs that fail to support the prevention of onward transmission have minimal benefits at best, and are harmful at worst, say Neia Prata Menezes, Katherine Rucinski, and Stefan […]
How will covid-19 vaccine safety concerns impact vaccine confidence?
Will the UK’s decision to offer an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine for under-30s, following safety signals, impact vaccine up-take, ask Pauline Paterson and Ed Pertwee The UK recommendation […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—16 April 2021
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Kent Buse: Johnson’s government of cuts and contempt
A lack of transparency and communication on UK research funding cuts, displays disregard towards researchers and the widescale impacts of these cuts, says Kent Buse One month ago, two open […]