Offline and left behind: how digital exclusion has impacted health during the covid-19 pandemic
Healthcare’s sudden transformation into an online service has come at a cost for many, write Anna Ray, Amy Stevens, and Ahimza Thirunavukarasu […]
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Covid-19 has decimated independent US primary care practices—how should policymakers and payers respond?
The coronavirus pandemic has torn through the global economy, suppressing consumer demand and industrial production. As countries look to an eventual recovery, but in a very different environment characterized by […]
Covid-19: Social care’s forgotten workers—they matter too
We rightfully celebrate our centenarians and veterans such as Sir Tom Moore. Ironically, we forget that many of these people are cared for, in their homes or in care homes, […]
Will covid-19 be the catalyst for a “new deal” for the health and wellbeing of women, children and adolescents?
This week, I joined online with over 1700 delegates from 120 countries for Lives in the Balance: A covid-19 summit to explore ways of improving and increasing investment in health […]
The place of telemonitoring in covid-19
Thousands of people have been assessed in the community with likely covid-19. To avoid overwhelming hospitals and to prevent infection of staff and other patients, the majority are sent home […]
Intimate partner violence during covid-19—expanding our understanding of safety
Survivors face compounded challenges when intimate abuse intersects with structural violence, write Amrapali Maitra and Jackie Savage-Borne […]
Richard Armitage and Laura B Nellums: Grieving during covid-19
Many people’s experiences of grief may be protracted, intensified, or in need of psychological intervention during this pandemic, say Richard Armitage and Laura B Nellums […]
Ensuring continuity of tuberculosis care during the covid-19 crisis
As the number of people affected by covid-19 continues to increase worldwide, there is growing concern over the massive collateral damage to routine health services in all settings. Among the […]
Saskia Locke: How covid-19 helped me take ownership of my wellbeing as a medical student
Concerned that medical school had not adequately prepared her to deal with potential moral injury, Saskia Locke describes how she’s started taking steps to protect her wellbeing […]
How should surgeons obtain consent during the covid-19 pandemic?
Now that hospitals are resuming elective surgery, what should surgeons tell patients about the perioperative risks of covid-19? […]