Seven days in medicine: 16-22 November 2022

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Paxlovid, a combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, is strongly recommended by the World Health Organization for people with non-severe covid-19 who are at the highest risk of hospital admission. (Full story doi10.1136/bmj.o2795) Climate Surgeons advise on sustainable operations The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow published a “green theatre checklist” to help surgical teams work more sustainably.1 The recommendations aim to reduce the “triple bottom line” of environmental, social, and economic impacts, they said. Gun violence AMA establishes prevention taskforce The American Medical Association is setting up a taskforce aiming to prevent gun violence, reduce the use of firearms in suicide, and increase collaboration with other organisations in litigation related to firearm safety.