21/12/2020 Dr. Emma Ladds, Dr. Sharon Taylor, Professor Trish Greenhalgh

Many people who have been infected with coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 virus) have reported long-lasting symptoms that don’t resolve within the timeframes expected. Patients have named this illness ‘long Covid’. Authors Dr. Emma Ladds, Dr. Sharon Taylor, and Professor Trish Greenhalgh tell us more about their research, published today in BMC Health Services Research, which has unearthed significant questions about the care for people experiencing long Covid.

11/12/2020 Maria Hodges & Clare McFadden

This year, BMC Genetics celebrates its 20th anniversary and makes an important announcement about its future; the journal will be renamed in 2021 as BMC Genomic Data. Here, Executive Editor Maria Hodges and Editor Clare McFadden tell us more about this exciting new chapter for the journal.

07/12/2020 Fabrizia Lattanzio

In this blog, Supplement Editor Fabrizia Lattanzio discusses findings from the Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease among Older People across Europe (SCOPE) project published in BMC Geriatrics, which aims to compare different screening methods for CKD within older populations.

03/12/2020 Sumeska Thavarajah

In our next BMC Nephrology blog, Blog Editor Dr. Sumeska Thavarajah takes a look at recommendations of contrast use in individuals with kidney disease and whether we are taking the time to look at the risk.