The scale of the challenges facing the NHS in England is revealed in planning guidance published last week by NHS England. A large number of priorities are identified related to […]
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Covid-19 vaccine wars: developing the AstraZeneca vaccine was a triumph, but then things went wrong
The UK’s tabloid press was having a field day. “NO, EU CAN’T HAVE OUR JABS” said the Daily Mail, a message echoed by the Daily Express with “WAIT YOUR TURN! […]
What matters most now is to make sure that we don’t experience another devastating covid-19 wave
At the start of the year, Portugal was experiencing a very high rate of covid-19, three authors reflect on what lessons need to be learnt to prevent another wave […]
Psychedelics for medical purposes: time to change your mind?
One of my adult sons asked me if I wanted to try magic mushrooms for my 50th birthday. After I spat out my tea I suggested he just take me […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Homeostasis and allostasis
In most cases we do not know who first coined or even used a word. Evidence can generally be found of the earliest instance of a word in written texts, […]
Andy Cowper: An ARIA of revenge, sung by Dominic Cummings
Evidence given this week to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee by blogger and data science fanboy Dominic Cummings (ex-leader of the Brexit referendum-winning Vote Leave campaign and […]
Nick Hopkinson: Covid-19 vaccination—people with asthma deserve basic respect
“Why have asthma sufferers been removed from vaccination priority group six? Are we not at risk of suffering more severe illnesses from covid? Why do we get the flu jab […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Of labels and licences
The earliest citation of the term “off-label” in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1987 (Table 1). But I looked for other instances, suspecting earlier uses. Table 1. Biomedical words […]
Matt Morgan: A letter from ICU—one year on
A year on from the start of the pandemic, Matt Morgan writes another letter from ICU […]
Richard Smith: Emotional distress (not mental health) and climate change
The main thing I learnt from a webinar on mental health and climate change organized by Climate Cares is that we should stop talking about mental health and use instead […]