The end of the Sage supremacy
Something very significant happened during Boris Johnson’s national address this week. It was not the announcement of the new three…
The Covid testing trap
We are in a time where money has lost meaning and value, so perhaps the £10 billion plus spent on…
The search for a Covid-19 vaccine is coming at a price
As billions wait with bated breath for the outcome of clinical trials on the new Covid-19 vaccines, many studies on…
We're stuck in a coronavirus time warp
There is actually some good news emerging from the tragic gloom of the Covid-19 epidemic. Despite some relaxation of lockdown…
Immune system regulation could be the key to fighting Covid
Over the last few months, the management of severe Covid-19 cases has effectively been turned on its head. At first,…
The Oxford vaccine appears to have surpassed expectations
It has been yet another busy medical day in our ‘new-normal’ coronavirus world. Today, the Phase One results of the…
How hopeful should we be about Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine?
A Covid-19 vaccine has always been the great hope to take us to the promised land of alert level one…
What's the true cost of lockdown?
Mental health has always been the pauper when it came to medical provision and its sufferers long stigmatised. Some well-meaning…
Dexamethasone isn't a coronavirus breakthrough
It’s welcome news, of course, that dexamethasone can reduce mortality in people with moderate to severe respiratory complications due to…
Is the R number a flawed measure?
Boris Johnson’s address on Sunday was always going to be challenging. The effects of Covid-19 – in terms of its…
Where have all the non-coronavirus patients gone?
Where have all my patients gone? I’ve been asking myself this question increasingly over recent weeks. We’ve heard a lot…
