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Death Is Not A Failure

In my conversation with Dr. Elaine Chen of Rush University Medical Center, who is both an Intensive Care and Palliative…

3 months ago

When A Healer Cannot Be Healed

I sat with him for hours. We spoke and spoke and spoke at length over why he could no longer…

3 years ago

Why Is There No True, Empathic Patient Engagement or Is There?”

Healthcare professionals have entered a field where empathy, compassion, and an ability to relate well to patients are implicitly mandated.

3 years ago

Why Healthcare Workers Struggle Amidst the Ongoing Pandemic

Houston Methodist Hospital President Dr. Marc Boom explains that medical workers are overburdened because of the high numbers of infected patients admitted…

3 years ago

Wordle Highlights the Essential Nature of Shared Experience

"Did you do the Wordle?" "Wait!! Don't tell me! I haven't done it yet!" Almost every day, these words are…

3 years ago

Cutting-Edge Innovation Is Not Enough To Save Lives

Yesterday, my 97-year-old physician father-in-law died.  His longevity was the result of great medical advances during the past two decades,…

3 years ago

Of Sisyphus and COVID

There is character from Greek mythology named Sisyphus. This man was condemned to push a large boulder up a hill,…

4 years ago

Omicron “Mild”? Hardly.

I keep reading that the Omicron variant is much milder: "The details of the Omicron variant are becoming clearer, and…

4 years ago

There Is Still Joy In The ICU

Despite the relentless waves of COVID and the hopelessness they can easily instill, there is still the opportunity in the…

4 years ago

After Everything COVID Has Done, I Am Still So Grateful

This is my second pandemic Thanksgiving. As I reflect back on all that has happened since early 2020, when SARS…

4 years ago

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