My near-death experience on a Covid-19 ward
Six days after I was supposed to die, I went home – and though I had only been gone a…
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In Westmorland for a short break, I’m asked, “How’s it been?” Well, how to describe it?
I have led my practice through the first wave, starting in early March when I realised the 25-year-old I was examining had Covid-19. It…
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Sarah Gilbert has shown the value of scientists who understand politics
The leader of the Oxford vaccine trial recognises that people want clarity, not bluster.
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The race for a Covid-19 vaccine
As the pandemic accelerates, the world waits for the discovery of a vaccine. But there is no guarantee one will…
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The peak
Inside the mind of Dr Jim Down, a leading intensive care consultant, on the night of the peak number of…
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The other epidemic: how coronavirus triggered a surge in mental illness
The behaviours necessary to fight Covid-19 are having painful psychological consequences.
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Can the NHS stop the rise in non-coronavirus deaths?
To save more lives, the Health Secretary must reconcile the “stay at home” message with the message that “the NHS is open”.
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The quiet crisis of Britain’s missing patients
Plummeting heart attack, cancer, stroke and other admissions spell disaster for doctors in “eerily quiet” wards across the country.
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