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Iain and Simon revisit June and July 2020, covering RECOVERY results, a follow-up conversation with Roberto Cosentini and the HALT-IT trial. The episode also draws together trauma papers, haloperidol for headaches and St Emlyn's teaching resources.

Could the computers already in an emergency department become a teaching resource? This practical guide explains how to use desktop backgrounds for short learning points and safety messages, while reflecting on a study that encouraged informal discussion without demonstrating better test scores.

A 2020 appraisal of intravenous haloperidol for acute benign headache. The review considers pain relief, adverse effects and patient selection, asking whether a placebo-controlled trial can tell us enough when the useful clinical comparison would be with usual headache treatment.

Roberto Cosentini returns to reflect on staff wellbeing after the first COVID-19 surge in Bergamo. This July 2020 conversation explores routines, relationships, interests outside medicine and sharing experiences, drawing on his personal response to an exceptionally difficult period.

A critical tour of trauma research from 2019–20, covering tranexamic acid in head injury, plasma and whole blood, hypocalcaemia and prehospital care. Simon Carley weighs trial findings against the limits of observational evidence, with an additional look at the Zero Point Survey.

A June 2020 appraisal of the RECOVERY dexamethasone preprint in hospitalised patients with COVID-19. The review examines mortality findings in patients receiving oxygen or ventilation, recruitment and generalisability, and the difficulties of assessing important research first announced through a press release.