The nursing science behind nurses as coronavirus hospital heroes
Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of the human response to health and disease. The science behind it underscores the vital roles that nurses play. More
Telehealth makes me aspire to be a different kind of physician: the kind I used to be
Telehealth forces clinicians to keep their distance and do exactly what is "essential." We have much to learn about the long-term implications of that. More
Dystopian Diary of a Medical Resident
This essay describes the author’s adaptations to dystopian changes in hospital procedures and the reverberations throughout her life brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. More
Structural Solutions for the Rarest of the Rare — Underrepresented-Minority Faculty in Medical Subspecialties
“I’m sure they will want to work with you because, well, you know…you’re black.” More
I’m not gonna lie to you Marge… What Don’t We Tell Patients and Families?
Because clinicians understand the meaning of a new event or diagnosis, it’s easy to forget patients and families often don’t. More
How should hospitals respond to bias from patients? Experts offer a playbook
A new set of recommendations in the Annals of Internal Medicine offers health systems a blueprint for better responding to incidents of patient bias. More
Bottleneck for U.S. Coronavirus Response: The Fax Machine
Before public health officials can manage the pandemic, they must deal with a broken data system that sends incomplete results in formats they can’t easily use. More
To thrive, Black and Latinx physicians need their communities
Black and Latinx doctors are good for Black and Latinx patients. The reverse is also true: Black and Latinx physicians need their communities to thrive. More
The Current Status of Women in Surgery: How to Affect the Future
This narrative review provides an overview of research delineating gender disparities in surgery and investigating the causes underlying such issues and proposes recommended action. More
Addressing Burnout—Focus on Systems, Not Resilience
Even before the coronavirus crisis, the topic of burnout dominated discussions about the state of our health professions workforce, particularly as it pertains to physicians but not limited to them. More
Among Those Disrupted By COVID-19: The Nation’s Newest Doctors
July 1 is a big day in medical education. It’s traditionally the day newly minted doctors start their first year of residency. But this year is different. Getting from here to there — from medical school to residency training sites — has been complicated by the coronavirus. More
Mayo Clinic to launch national hospital-at-home model
Mayo, in partnership with Medically Home, aims to deliver more affordable and efficient high-acuity care to patients typically bound to the hospital. More
‘I cried in private’: The stress of being a doctor and parent working in a COVID-19 unit – The Boston Globe
The ways medical professionals try to protect their own families at home, while treating patients at work. More
Point of no return: COVID-19 and the U.S. healthcare system: An emergency physician’s perspective
One core principle is that we cannot improve care if we do not examine our errors and use them to change our processes. Errors are destined to be repeated, and risk to patients further magnified when we do not learn from mistakes. More
Racism, Hazing And Other Abuse Taints Medical Training, Students Say
More than 35% of students surveyed experienced mistreatment in a U.S. medical school. "There's a direct link between this abuse and how some ... health care disparities play out," a black doctor says. More
It’s Time for a New Kind of Electronic Health Record
We need to shift from reactive to preventative care. More
Why virtual care will outlast the pandemic
With millions of people suddenly video chatting their doctors, there's pressure on Washington to make telehealth a permanent option. More
Using Stories To Mentally Survive As A COVID-19 Clinician
The practice of narrative medicine helps health care professionals hear the life stories behind a patient’s immediate complaints. More
Health-care workers treating coronavirus patients struggle with burnout, depression
As the first wave of patients subsides, many health-care workers are struggling with the death and devastation they saw close up and — perhaps most difficult — with their own inability to save more people’s lives. More
Early Intervention of Palliative Care in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This case series examines the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients who received intervention by a novel coronavirus disease 2019 palliative care response team, focused on providing high-quality goals-of-care conversations in time-critical situations. More