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Covid-19: what do the data show on deaths registered in England and Wales?
This week saw the UK pass the tragic milestone of more than 100,000 deaths from covid-19, becoming the first country in Europe to do so. Throughout the pandemic there have […]
The power and potential of using social media to connect patients and health professionals
Linda Tutty, a patient with inflammatory bowel disease, and Alaa El Hussana, a colorectal surgeon, discuss how social media can be used to empower patients, promote self management, and co-develop […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Viruses
In reviewing words that have been first recorded in the 50 years since I qualified as a doctor, I have noticed how frequently names of viruses have appeared, rather like […]
“An extraordinary opportunity”—being at a birth as a medical student
Being present at a birth isn’t just a tickbox exercise for medical students, but an opportunity to see a different side of medicine […]
Giles Maskell: And that’s an order!
“I’ve just ordered a scan.” “Re-quested. You’ve just requested a scan.” This exchange between junior doctor and radiologist takes place countless times every day in hospitals across the UK. It’s […]
Urgent and emergency care-only service means misery for people who need help most
National Voices is a coalition of health and care charities. These charities have a deep understanding of what is going on in the lives of the people, families, and communities […]
Up the line to death: covid-19 has revealed a mortal betrayal of the world’s healthcare workers
The covid-19 pandemic is taking a harsh toll on healthcare workers. In the Mirror newspaper on 20 January 2021: “52,000 NHS staff are off sick with covid.” [1] Over 850 […]
The missing link in ethnicity and covid-19 research—time to separate the risk of infection from the risk of severe disease
Ethnic minority groups, such as those of Black and Asian backgrounds, continue to be disproportionately affected by covid-19. [1] A large number of studies have emerged investigating the relationship between […]
Daniel Sokol: Doctors should not criticise people who flout covid rules
The covid-19 pandemic has caused such chaos and misery in hospitals that some doctors are taking to social media and the press to express anger at people who flout covid […]