During the covid-19 pandemic, coverage has been largely silent on the issue of those working behind the closed doors of a patient’s home. For example, district nurses operating in a […]
Microbiologist Joanna Verran set up a book club to encourage discussion about infectious disease using fiction, never anticipating the impact that it would have on her own learning […]
In 2011, we carried out a randomised controlled clinical trial of cloth masks in Vietnam, because in the course of doing face mask research, we had noticed that cloth masks […]
A call for a truly integrated public health function providing leadership and expertise nationally, regionally and locally within the NHS, local authorities, and local and national government […]
We should all be dismayed at the prospect of science being manipulated or ignored in policy, says Joe Ross […]
Denying pregnant women access to their support network during maternity care may have a lasting negative impact, warn Benjamin Black, Jane Laking, and Gillian McKay […]
America’s visa restrictions are frustrating for immigrant physicians, but downright dangerous for the US, writes Mushtaq Bhat […]
Four weeks ago, a group of people across the country began the process of planning a return to their usual workplaces following the pausing of national shielding. I was one […]
I wish I didn’t need to write again, but the seas may be getting darker once more. Yet in their depths, there are glimmers of hope that break to the […]
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and multimorbidity (the presence of two or more chronic conditions) are increasing globally.1 While newer lifestyle-related risk factors are emerging,2 the prevention of major NCDs often focuses […]
