Seven days in medicine: 12-18 April 2023

Covid-19“Pandemic hoax” surgeon loses suspension appealThe High Court upheld a decision to suspend a senior surgeon from the UK medical register for six months for airing conspiracy theories on YouTube denying the existence of covid-19. Mohammad Adil appealed against the decision made last June by a medical practitioners tribunal, arguing that it infringed his right to free speech under the European Convention on Human Rights. But the judge, Mr Justice Swift, noted that the convention may be restricted in the interests of public safety, to protect public health, and to protect the rights of others. (Full story doi:10.1136/bmj.p810)Virus was Australia’s third main cause of death in 2022Covid-19 became Australia’s third leading cause of death last year—after ischaemic heart disease and dementia—with more than 20 200 more deaths than would have been expected without the pandemic and a total excess mortality of 12%, Australia’s Actuaries Institute found. The institute’s Karen Cutter…
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