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Sara Rotenberg: We need equitable access to the covid-19 vaccine for disabled people
Disabled people have been significantly impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. Evidence from the UK suggests that 59% of all covid-19 deaths were disabled people, a death rate two to three […]
The personal cost of postgraduate medical exams: Are we asking too much of trainees?
Postgraduate exams take a psychological, social, and financial toll on trainees. Ricky Ellis, Duncan Scrimgeour, and Peter A Brennan ask whether the personal sacrifice required is appropriate […]
Emotions: the missing link in responding to and recovery from covid-19
The covid-19 pandemic has generated, fuelled, and amplified a wide range of emotional responses. This is either directly through personal or family related morbidity and mortality, or indirectly through the […]
David Oliver: Covid deniers’ precarious Jenga tower is collapsing on contact with reality
Our national pandemic health protection response in the UK has been undermined at every turn by misinformation and disinformation from self styled “libertarians,” “lockdown sceptics,” “truth seekers,” covid deniers, conspiracy […]
“We are setting ourselves on fire to keep everyone else warm”—what does the recovery look like for NHS staff?
Recovery from the pandemic will be as challenging as the pandemic itself, argue Christina Pagel and Edward Palmer […]
Richard Smith: Peer reviewers—time for mass rebellion?
I’ve spent about six hours over the last two days reviewing two scientific papers, and the experience has made me wonder if it is time for peer reviewers to rise […]
Adrian James: Planning for the long term impact of covid-19 on mental health
We must resource and plan for action to meet upcoming demand […]
Young people in food poverty: a lost generation?
Young people growing up in poverty in the UK are at risk of becoming a ‘lost generation’. While the term ‘generation’ has several meanings, Mannheim’s concept of generation is helpful […]
Kartik Raj: UK’s independent food banks: a lifeline in a year of crisis
Food banks, including those in the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN), which The BMJ is supporting in its 2020-21 appeal, have provided a lifeline for many people in the UK […]