Political instability and covid-19 are straining Afghanistan’s already fragile health system, and organisations such as MSF cannot shoulder people’s healthcare needs alone, writes Tankred Stöbe […]
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That rhetorical questions like the recent one posed by some in the media are even asked shows how deeply ill-informed and distorted the discourse on healthcare has become in the […]
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The Healthcare Arts Collective is a group of doctors brought together by a shared desire to see urgent action to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. We recognise its intimate […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Medical accents
There is currently a discussion about the differences between related aspects of speech—dialect, accent, and diction. Dialect is a form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region. […]
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South Korea’s rollout of a new electronic health record system will give patients greater accessibility and control over their data, but questions about security and privacy remain unanswered, writes Junho […]
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—24 September 2021
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The cut to Universal Credit is set to widen health inequalities when the government has promised to “level up” health
The recent focus on additional funding for health and social care has failed to overshadow another government policy decision with significant implications for our nation’s health. The £20 a week […]
Richard Smith: COP26 needs to happen in-person but must be as safe as possible
Holding a global in-person meeting like COP26, the annual UN meeting on climate change due to be held in Glasgow in November, is a major challenge in the middle of […]
Benoit Gomis: Why we can’t let cannabis become the next Big Tobacco
The momentum for cannabis regulation is growing around the world. The US is debating federal legalisation. Eighteen states—around a third of the US population—have already legalised non-medical cannabis since 2012. […]
Consent for covid-19 vaccination in children
Now that covid-19 vaccination of children in the UK is starting, it is essential that the legal basis of consent for a medical intervention in this group are well understood […]