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Why has air quality been sidelined in the fight against COVID?
Why did it take so long for COVID to be recognised as an airborne disease? CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that keep reading
COVID-19
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Have I got COVID, or a cold?
Helen Salisbury, GP, discusses the confusion that the winter season brings as people are unsure whether they have a cold or might have COVID CREDIT: keep reading
Health & Patient Care
What are the social implications of long COVID?
Medical research into the pathophysiology of long COVID, and how it can be treated, is urgently needed – but it is also essential to consider keep reading
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Securing the future and ending the pandemic
Act quickly and collectively to transform global systems for preparedness and response This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Beyond medicine – barriers to widespread adoption threaten social prescribing
Jonathan Finch, web content editor at First Practice Management, discusses the current social prescribing situation It was reported back in 2016 that around 20% of patients keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Why pregnant women should be included in COVID drug and vaccine development
COVID-19 treatments and vaccines must be evaluated in pregnancy This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The BMJ The numbers keep reading
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Ensuring remote workers’ safety and welfare
Remote working benefits both employers and employees. With no need for commuting, savings on travel costs, more choice of where to live, and more opportunities keep reading
Health & Patient Care
How to reduce the risk of childhood obesity
Alexandra Chung and colleagues call for governments to prioritise child obesity as they implement measures to recover from the pandemic This is an edited version of keep reading
Health Tech
Will an increase in health technology increase inequality?
The use of digital health services has risen over the course of the pandemic – but will this have implications on inequalities? Emma Stone, director keep reading
Health & Patient Care
How has the pandemic impacted eating disorders?
A spike in people seeking treatment for eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed their global nature and severity. Jane Feinmann reports from the International Conference keep reading