Commentary / World Nov 29, 2021

COVID-19 has changed socialized medicine in Britain forever

How did the U.K. make it through the past 20 months of COVID-19? The private sector’s role in delivering publicly funded care needs to be acknowledged.

Commentary / World Nov 28, 2021

Can vaccines get rid of long COVID?

The subject of long COVID has also been divisive, with social media full of both support groups and skeptics.

Commentary / World Nov 26, 2021

Did AstraZeneca keep Britain safer from COVID-19 than Europe?

It's suggested that Britain’s home-grown jab may be the reason the country is faring better with the latest COVID-19 wave than Europe. Still, is there evidence for that?

Commentary / World Nov 7, 2021

COVID-19 drugs will change the way we live with the virus

New COVID-19 drug approvals couldn’t be timelier as hospitals face massive backlogs of delayed procedures.

Commentary / World Aug 29, 2021

New treatment emerges amid COVID-19 vaccine efficacy concerns

With studies showing COVID-19 vaccine efficacy declining faster than expected, boosters aren’t the only option, and in some cases they may not even be the best.

Commentary / World Aug 22, 2021

What’s an ex-U.K. prime minister to do?

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron's lobbying for a collapsed finance firm allegedly earned him $10 million for two years of part-time work.

Commentary / World Jul 22, 2021

At this point, the U.K.'s COVID-19 rules follow politics as much as science

If the last 18 months have taught us anything, it’s that a successful COVID-19 policy requires three things: high levels of public trust, a coherent strategy and effective implementation.

Commentary / World Mar 17, 2021

The Scottish drama Shakespeare couldn’t make up

Sturgeon has been weakened, no doubt, but in Westminster only one question matters: how best to keep the union intact.

Commentary / World Feb 24, 2021

Northern Ireland is the first test of the post-Brexit order

Trade deals, like peace agreements, aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on without good faith vested in their implementation. Just weeks after the Brexit trade agreement entered into force, intentions over the part of the deal that applies to Northern Ireland have been called into ...