The signals are broadly positive, but not definitive More than two million people have so far died from coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) globally. With hospitals and intensive care units at or exceeding capacity in much of the world, discovering life-saving treatments is second only to global vaccination efforts to stop the horrific impact of this disease. Early in the pandemic, elevated…
Polypharmacy is common in older adults and is associated with adverse drug events, cognitive and functional impairment, increased healthcare costs, and increased risk of frailty,…
I’ll always be grateful to the doctor who delivered my first baby: a kind and skilled obstetric registrar able to analyse the situation and undertake…
200 days into Israel’s military bombardment and siege of Gaza, we are witnessing the onset of a man made and entirely preventable famine, say Sameer…
Only two years ago when we were looking to add to our team of doctors, we had just a handful of applicants. Other practices nearby…
Only two years ago when we were looking to add to our team of doctors, we had just a handful of applicants. Other practices nearby…
After the confusion of 2020, WHO has finally changed its definition of how diseases can spread through the air. But what is the new definition—and…
Sanitation is an essential public health service, so where is the outrage at the pollution of England’s waterways, ask these authors Recently the dire state…
### What you need to know Poisoning is a leading cause of unintentional injury in children worldwide accounting for 11% of all unintentional injuries in…
Over the past year, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has grappled with the largest outbreak of mpox in the past half century. Despite obstacles,…
Guidelines should be reviewed to identify inappropriate use of race and ethnicity Health systems continue to grapple with the deeply rooted consequences of systemic racism…
