During a COVID-19 surge, ‘crisis standards of care’ involve excruciating choices and impossible ethical decisions for hospital staff

A physician-bioethicist reflects on how health professionals are yet again facing painful reminders of the early months of the pandemic.

Matthew Wynia, Director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Dec. 22, 2021 • ~11 min

Making hardware 'open source' can help us fight future pandemics - here's how we get there

An 'open' approach to hardware could make production bottlenecks a thing of the past.

Julian Stirling, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 29, 2021 • ~8 min

Coronavirus: how physiotherapists are helping patients recover

Physiotherapists can help patients during and after coronavirus infections.

Catherine L. Granger, Associate Professor of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne • conversation
May 5, 2020 • ~8 min

Coronavirus 'cytokine storm': this over-active immune response could be behind some fatal cases of COVID-19

Cytokines ensure our immune system responds effectively to pathogens in our bodies. But in some cases, cytokines can cause the immune system to over-react.

Robbie Baldock, Lecturer in Biochemistry, Solent University • conversation
April 28, 2020 • ~6 min

Cracks in COVID-19 treatment reveal need to bolster primary care

Without massive change, the US health care system will continue to be disorganized and inefficient.

Tuba Agartan, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Providence College • conversation
April 22, 2020 • ~8 min

Coronavirus: inside story of how Mercedes F1 and academics fast-tracked life saving breathing aid

In under 10 days, engineers from UCL and Mercedes F1 reverse-engineered a product, produced a new design, tested it, got regulatory approval and started production.

Clare Elwell, Professor of Medical Physics, Vice Dean for Impact, UCL Engineering, UCL • conversation
April 15, 2020 • ~7 min

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