Richard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews—20 April 2020
In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19 […]
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Chaand Nagpaul: The disproportionate impact of covid-19 on ethnic minority healthcare workers
In February, The BMJ devoted an edition to the issue of race inequalities in medicine. At that time, no one could have foreseen that new race disparities would manifest themselves […]
Covid-19: the game changer—for healthcare and society
The coronavirus disease (covid-19) was first identified in China,1,2 and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11th March 2020.3 On that same evening, I was alongside 52,000 […]
Kwanele Asante: Covid-19 in South Africa—calm before a heavy and devastating storm?
The rapid spread of covid-19 around the globe has brought the world to a stunning standstill. It has massively disrupted our lives in ways never experienced since the Spanish flu […]
Steven Chau: Who will heal the healers? The psychological aftermath of covid-19
Hong Kong’s experience in the aftermath of the 2003 SARS outbreak is an indication of the psychological impact this pandemic will have on healthcare workers, argues Steven Chau […]
Daniel Sokol: Can non-specialty doctors on covid wards still be sued?
Doctors should be aware of the boundaries of their competence and not feel pressured to cross them, says Daniel Sokol […]
Embracing uncertainty: could there be a blueprint from covid-19?
The global impact of covid-19 has been overwhelming and without pause, accelerating at lightning speed. One thing spreading faster than the virus itself is the avalanche of news emerging at […]
Anita Jain: Covid-19—lockdown in Mumbai
“Would you feel safe going out alone to buy medicines?” My words stared back at me as I finished a telephone consultation with a teenage girl late last afternoon. This […]
Covid-19 and hypertension: risks and management
Hypertension is the single largest global contributor to disability-adjusted life years lost. [1] The majority of the population aged over 60 have hypertension, and appear to be at increased risk […]
Covid-19 is an opportunity for gender equality within the workplace and at home
Anneliese Dodds was giving her first interview as shadow chancellor on 6 April when she was gate-crashed by her young daughter on the video call. The TV presenter resolutely responded “she’s […]