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Covid-19 has redefined airborne transmission

Covid-19 has redefined airborne transmission

Any future attempts to reduce the spread of covid-19 should be focused on tackling close airborne transmission of the virus, say Julian W Tang and colleagues

Opinion∙We must minimise shared air∙Read our latest coverage of the covid-19 pandemic

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An extended family at home

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Doing the work to end health inequalities caused by systemic racism

Health inequalities persist for people of ethnic minorities. How can we tackle these systemic injustices?

feature | Apr 16

Doing the work to end health inequalities caused by systemic racism

Health inequalities persist for people of ethnic minorities. How can we tackle these systemic injustices?

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Apr 16

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Covid-19: Failed response in Brazil has led to humanitarian catastrophe, says MSF

The humanitarian charity MSF has condemned Brazilian authorities for their failure to control the spread of covid-19

news | Apr 16

Covid-19: Failed response in Brazil has led to humanitarian catastrophe, says MSF

The humanitarian charity MSF has condemned Brazilian authorities for their failure to control the spread of covid-19

Healthcare workers in a hospital in Brazil

Apr 16

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Associations of healthy lifestyle and socioeconomic status with mortality

Adults of low socioeconomic status had higher risks of mortality and cardiovascular disease, and overall lifestyle only explained 3.0% to 12.3% of the excess risks

research | Apr 14

Associations of healthy lifestyle and socioeconomic status with mortality

Adults of low socioeconomic status had higher risks of mortality and cardiovascular disease, and overall lifestyle only explained 3.0% to 12.3% of the excess risks

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Apr 14

Covid-19: US reports low rate of new infections in people already vaccinated

news | Apr 16

Covid-19: Vaccine woes highlight vital role of traditional public health

editor's choice | Apr 15

How will covid-19 vaccine safety concerns impact vaccine confidence?

opinion | Apr 16

Reconsider this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic games

editorial | Apr 14

Covid-19: How AstraZeneca lost the vaccine PR war

feature | Apr 14

Covid-19 testing programs: who benefits?

opinion | Apr 16

Health of women and children is central to covid-19 recovery

analysis | Apr 14

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Covid-19: Risk of cerebral blood clots from disease is 10 times that from vaccination, study finds

Covid-19: NHS will take at least a year and a half to recover, doctors warn

Covid-19: Irish GP who refused to vaccinate patients is suspended

NHS waiting list hits 14 year record high of 4.7 million people

Seven days in medicine: 7-13 April

US regulator says abortion pills can be dispensed by post—temporarily

Covid-19: Single dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine produces strong antibody response in over 80s

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Continued versus discontinued oxytocin stimulation in the active phase of labour

Linked electronic health records for research on a nationwide cohort of more than 54 million people

E-health StandingTall balance exercise for fall prevention in older people

Adherence to the test, trace, and isolate system in the UK

Update to living systematic review on drug treatments for covid-19

Guidance for the design and reporting of studies evaluating the clinical performance of tests for present or past SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Covid-19: Vaccine woes highlight vital role of traditional public health

Rehabilitation after critical illness

Thrombosis after covid-19 vaccination

David Oliver: What price the Nolan principles for public office holders?

Rammya Mathew: Women in leadership—not just an unattainable ideal

Assessing risk for healthcare workers during the pandemic

Low numbers of disabled doctors mean potential loss of insightful care for everyone

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Screening and management of atrial fibrillation in primary care

Reducing unnecessary red blood cell transfusion in hospitalised patients

Lab leaks? . . . and other stories

Update to living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19

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Deranged liver function in pregnancy

Tomorrow’s doctors, tomorrow’s leaders

Uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women

Covid-19 vaccines

How the JCVI sets who gets a covid-19 vaccine and when

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The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has played a crucial role in advising prioritisation and scheduling in the UK, writes Jo Best.

Apr 9

Maintaining trust in the covid-19 vaccine programme will be essential in the months ahead

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In light of recent concerns about the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, sustained and clear communication from trusted sources is needed to maintain uptake as the evidence evolves

opinion

Apr 12

What do we know about China’s covid-19 vaccines?

feature | Apr 9

The lack of vaccine trial data creates another layer of inequality

opinion | Apr 12

Covid-19 in Italy: maintaining trust in vaccines

opinion | Apr 12

Covid-19 vaccines save lives

editorial | Apr 9

Long covid

Post-covid syndrome in individuals admitted to hospital with covid-19

People discharged from hospital after covid-19 appear to have increased rates of multiorgan dysfunction, finds new research

Mar 31

Fresh evidence of the scale and scope of long covid

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Healthcare services must be reconfigured to manage enduring multimorbidity following covid-19

Apr 1

The stigma is real for people living with long covid

opinion | Apr 12

Seeing through the fog of long covid

opinion | Apr 12

Long covid—looking across data, diseases, and disciplines

opinion | Apr 12

Covid-19: One in three has neurological or psychiatric condition diagnosed after covid infection, study finds

news | Apr 7

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Structural racism is a fundamental cause and driver of ethnic disparities in health

opinion | Apr 18

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editor's choice | Apr 15

Covid-19: How AstraZeneca lost the vaccine PR war

feature | Apr 14

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feature | Apr 13

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