After the unremitting awfulness of 2020, even hope feels dangerous
The early months of the pandemic seem almost quaint compared to the horrors that were to come.
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How the pandemic revolutionised abortion access in the UK
Since patients have been allowed to take pills at home to terminate pregnancies, major medical complications have dropped by two-thirds.
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What we know – and don’t know – about suicide in the pandemic
Although data does not yet show Covid-19 triggering more suicides in the UK, action is needed to tackle a longer-term crisis in mental health…
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How the government’s lockdown message created a public health crisis
Hundreds of people are still dying at home each week because they are worried about putting excessive pressure on the NHS.
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Inside the creation of NHS England’s Your Covid Recovery service for long-term symptoms
As Boris Johnson faces a second wave, and the testing regime flounders, the next challenge will be mass rehabilitation of…
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How life’s stresses can manifest themselves into physical symptoms
One of my patients came to realise the extent to which his emotional life was affecting his body.
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Government care home plans were sneaked out late Friday night – here’s what they miss
Uncertainties around funding, workforce protection and patient safety suggest why the Winter Plan might have been delayed.
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How Covid-19 is still confounding doctors after six months
A study found around 100 symptoms the virus may cause, but only a dozen or so are widely recognised. At this…
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