If New Zealand wants to improve health and wellbeing for all, it needs to embrace systemic change in how local communities are valued, writes Anna Matheson […]
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To end covid-19, we must end discrimination and inequality
We have seen before how inequalities prolong crises, writes Mandeep Dhaliwal, which is why all countries must help to end this pandemic for everyone, everywhere […]
The mental strain of covid-19 never really abates—HCWs’ experiences of the covid-19 pandemic
We now have an opportunity to come to terms with the psychological impact of the last year, argue Claire Copeland and Sally Greenbrook […]
UK budget: Why is public health being left solely in the hands of our Chancellor?
A new and crucial budget is happening this week in the UK. The Alcohol Health Alliance UK has submitted evidence to the Treasury about the urgent need to increase alcohol […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Fertile philology
I have now reached 1985 in my survey of words whose first citations listed in the Oxford English Dictionary are from years spanning my 50 years as a physician. Four […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—26 February 2021
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
“Have you tried turning it off and on again?” The challenges of NHS IT
You are now locked out of your account(s). Please contact your system administrator. There are a lot of challenges that come with transitioning from medical student to doctor—from passing required […]
Learning from doctors with long covid
When Sarah Burns and Sue Warren started a support group for doctors with long covid, they found a number of people struggling with new experiences, losses, and vulnerabilities […]
Mark Dayan: Will Brexit mark an end to the UK’s scientific successes?
Mark Dayan looks at the impact Brexit is having on the UK medicines, medical devices, and life sciences industries After almost 50 years as part of a European market, the […]
Is England’s exit plan from lockdown a road to nowhere?
The more we accept our coexistence with covid, the more it becomes an inevitability, writes John Middleton […]