John Ashton: Covid-19—Getting a grip on the second wave
The UK has not performed well in its response to the covid-19 pandemic. As a nation we were slow to appreciate the urgency of the worst public health emergency in […]
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Can covid-19 help us deal with the pandemic of defensive medicine?
The threat of this terrible virus has made us take a step back and critically reflect on our priorities and our actions […]
Elective procedures and covid-19: What do patients want to know?
In response to the covid-19 pandemic planned outpatient appointments, diagnostics, treatments, and surgical procedures were deferred or cancelled for millions of patients.1 This was done to free up capacity to […]
The concept of “fatigue” in tackling covid-19
Instead of using the concept of “fatigue” to understand patterns of adherence to rules for preventing the spread of covid-19, we should focus on—and address—specific aspects of people’s capability, opportunity, […]
Covid-19 and the ethics of risk
How can we fairly distribute risks across individuals and groups within societies? Jonathan Wolff, Sridhar Venkatapuram, and Nicole Hassoun consider […]
A medical student’s perspective on living and studying in Manchester’s covid hotspot
Manchester’s student areas have got media attention in recent weeks for being new UK virus hotspots. Zartasht Carmichael shares what it’s been like to live and study there […]
Nick Scriven: Hospital winter planning must include regular covid-19 testing of all frontline staff
The ongoing and re-escalating covid-19 pandemic has affected all areas of medical practice, but the work during the last seven months by the Acute Medicine Units (AMUs) and their staff […]
Karl Friston: New covid-19 restrictions can only work as a prelude to a restructured find, test, trace, isolate and support system
Last week it was “herd immunity.” This week it is “circuit breakers.” Everyone—from SAGE to Her Majesty’s Government, from Independent SAGE to the All-Party Parliamentary Group, from the John Snow […]
Haemochromatosis and venesection: covid-19 shows we urgently need new treatment options
A significant restructuring of acute hospital services has taken place to accommodate patients with covid-19 and to limit the spread of infection. For gastroenterology and hepatology patients, non-essential treatment was […]
Scientific divisions on covid-19: not what they might seem
It is not whether we should open up or lock down. Rather, it is how we can break the chain of transmission, argue Martin McKee and David Stuckler […]