The covid-19 pandemic has underscored the contributions of immigrant physicians to US healthcare, says Guillermo D Pineda […]
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Lealani Mae Acosta: Unmasking discrimination against Asian healthcare workers during covid-19
Let us not put up barriers to treating each other with respect, calls Lealani Mae Acosta […]
Adeline Goss: When it’s dangerous to become a doctor
The physicians introduced into hospitals this spring and summer will have more asked of them than any newly graduated doctors in a generation. Let’s make sure we support them, says […]
Seth Holmes: As societies re-open in this pandemic, we need social solidarity to survive the summer
While we must take “physical distancing” very seriously, we need the opposite of “social distancing” to survive this pandemic, argues Seth Holmes […]
Covid-19 and decarceration: healthcare needs to lead the charge
The United States currently carries the ignoble distinction of being the world leader in both incarceration and prevalence of covid-19. Worse still, approximately 12% of the 2.3 million people currently […]
Abraar Karan: Alone with our patients in a pandemic
As the number of people dying from covid-19 rises, Abraar Karan discusses how doctors are witnesses to the aftermath of society’s mishaps […]
William Cayley: The new normal
It is beginning to sink in that this societal upheaval is not just a temporary “time out,” writes William Cayley […]
Renee N. Salas: Lessons from the covid-19 pandemic provide a blueprint for the climate emergency
Two essential clinical principles have guided my practice as an emergency medicine doctor. First, I must use whatever information is available to predict and prepare for my patient’s next potential […]
Utpal Sandesara: We need to protect the most vulnerable healthcare workers
Many healthcare workers will have health conditions or personal circumstances that make them more vulnerable to covid-19. The private dilemmas they face should be openly discussed, argues Utpal Sandesara […]
Rose Olson: Covid-19 could motivate more resident physicians to unionize
How can residents have their rights protected in times of crisis? Rose Olson looks to labor organizing efforts for some answers […]