Aiding Her Dying Husband, a Geriatrician Learns the Emotional and Physical Toll of Caregiving
This has been a year like none other for Dr. Rebecca Elon, who has dedicated her professional life to helping older adults. More
Women in health care are at a breaking point — and they’re leaving
In the pandemic, women are abandoning health care jobs, citing burnout and inequities in a system that was never designed to support them. More
My ‘postmortem’ folder and the intensely personal nature of the latest Covid-19 surge
The latest Covid-19 surge felt extra personal as more and more of my patients' names were appearing in my email's 'postmortem' folder. More
Nurse burnout remains a serious problem, putting patients in danger, experts say
"There was no one we could speak to, and our mental well-being was beginning to deteriorate," nurse Joanna Engman said. More
Telemedicine Is a Tool. Not a Replacement for Your Doctor’s Touch.
Covid-19 made virtual medicine a popular investment. But patients should beware. More
Informed Consent—We Can and Should Do Better
Informed consent is fundamental to the ethical and legal doctrines respecting research participants’ voluntary participation in clinical research, enshrined in such documents as the 1947 Nuremberg Code; reaffirmed in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki, revised in 1975, and the 1978 Belmont Report; and codified in the United States in the 1981 Common Rule, revised in 2018 and implemented in 2019. More
Burned out by the pandemic, 3 in 10 health-care workers consider leaving the profession
After a year of trauma, doctors, nurses and other health workers are struggling to cope. More than half are burned out. More than 6 in 10 have struggled with worsening mental health. More
Survey by Ohio regulator shows stress, fatigue among pharmacists at chain stores
The findings echo NBC News reporting in March that overworked, understaffed pharmacists at chain drug stores say they are reaching a breaking point. More
How Health Care Leaders Can Support Their Frontline Workers
The pandemic has taught us important lessons about the needs of the health care workforce More
12 Months of Trauma: More Than 3,600 US Health Workers Died in Covid’s First Year
More than 3,600 U.S. health care workers perished in the first year of the pandemic, according to “Lost on the Frontline,” a 12-month investigation by The Guardian and KHN to track such deaths. More