Brazil’s covid-19 response is failing women by actively condemning them to greater vulnerability and risk from covid-19, say these authors Brazil is the epicentre of the covid-19 pandemic. With almost […]
A strategy is needed to make up for lost time, training opportunities, and the confidence of pregnant doctors and new parents, argue these authors […]
“We truly did everything we could, and continue to do everything we can to minimise loss of life and suffering”—Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, 26 January 2021 On 24 March […]
The UK continues to be at the forefront of covid-19 vaccine development and deployment. The ambitious vaccination programme forms the centrepiece of the UK “roadmap” detailing the path out of […]
The UK transport minister, Grant Shapps, announced on 28 April 2021 that the UK government plans to use the existing NHS App to provide proof of covid-19 vaccination status for […]
Nomadic people represent an unusual challenge during pandemics. With herders comprising a large part of Mongolia’s population, Troy Sternberg looks at their experiences of covid-19 […]
Pestilence and environmental upheaval are ancient bedfellows. It is likely that waves of the European black death were linked to Asiatic climate change. Fifteen years or so after successive climatic […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
