Posts Tagged ‘Perspectives’
The Physician’s Role in Racial Equity
Physicians are in a unique position of status. It’s our duty to be critical of all aspects that impact patients and colleagues — and then to act.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Exposes the Health Equity Imperative
COVID response efforts are the roadmap for reducing healthcare spending and freeing up resources to plow back into the communities hospitals serve.
Read MoreIsolated but Not Alone: Life as a Pregnant Doctor During COVID-19
An internist and her frontline husband anxiously balance work and the health of a growing family during the pandemic
Read MoreThe Downside of COVID-19 Prevention Measures for Public Health
Currently approaching 2.5 million, the number of COVID-19 cases is still rising around the world — with cases in the U.S. nearing 750,000. To reduce spread of the virus, governments have implemented lockdowns, declared national emergencies, and ordered the public to stay at home.
Read MoreNo One Screams on a Breathing Machine
In ICUs that are typically alive with the hum of care and visitation, it is the silence and emptiness that are most alarming.
Read MoreDo I Sound Like a Girl?
The definition of what it means to be professional and a leader in medicine is still rooted in classically masculine traits. That needs to change.
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