Service to Others May Be the Answer to Physician Burnout
This Viewpoint discusses emphasis and inclusion of global surgery in medical school as a possible way to address and prevent physician burnout. More
What do we owe doctors and nurses?
If this pandemic can be compared to a war, we have sent our soldiers—our medical professionals—to the front lines without the protection and protocols they need to survive. In order to retain health professionals after this epidemic, we must answer their long-held concerns—and involve them in charting new policies and ways of keeping them healthy enough to tend the sick. Call it the GI Bill for Healthcare Professionals, if you will. More
Why we need a new “GI Bill” for clinicians
If this pandemic can be compared to a war, health professionals are the soldiers, fighting on the front lines without adequate protection. When this is over, they deserve a new "GI Bill." More
News of death should not come by phone. Doctors struggle to adapt to coronavirus reality
In New York City's overwhelmed emergency rooms, doctors are using FaceTime to tell loved ones that family members have died of COVID-19. More
Video Interview: How COVID-19 is changing primary care
In an interview with Shannon Brownlee, Boston primary care doctor Leigh Simmons shares her experiences so far practicing in the pandemic, and what worries her most about COVID-19. More
Meet Brooke McNaughton, LI public health intern
We asked new Lown intern Brooke to tell us what drew her to a career in public health research. Here is the story in her own words. More
The Covid-19 crisis too few are talking about: health care workers’ mental health
Many health care workers are barely keeping it together in the Covid-19 fight. They are anxious and afraid. We need to protect their mental health. More
Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out About Lack of Gear
Hospitals are threatening to fire health-care workers who publicize their working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic -- and have in some cases followed through. More
Physicians Fear For Their Families As They Battle Coronavirus With Too Little Armor
Doctors sent an impassioned, desperate letter to Congress describing the lack of protective equipment across the country — from masks to respirators to gowns to goggles. More
Coronavirus UK: Could deaths be lower than feared?
New research shows that if Britain follows the same trajectory as China then 5,700 people, not 20,000, are expected to die – and the peak with be a week on Sunday. A new paper by Tom Pike, from Imperial College London, compares deaths for confirmed Covid-19 cases in China with eight other countries – all of which have implemented some form of social distancing measures. More
The growth of the COVID-19 death rate is slowing down in countries as they practice social distancing, new analysis finds
Social distancing appears to lower the growth of COVID-19 death rates, putting many countries on the same pattern as China, a new analysis shows. More
Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019
This cross-sectional study assesses the magnitude of mental health consequences and associated factors among health care workers treating patients exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China. More
We don’t send soldiers to fight a war without weapons. Give doctors what they need to fight Covid-19
Across the country, health care workers aren't being given the equipment they need to stay safe while treating patients in the era of Covid-19. More
Why we need to rethink the language of “risks vs benefits”
The prevalent framing of "risks vs benefits" may give physicians and patients the wrong message... More
Farewell Dr Mubashir Hasan: A Nobel Peace Laureate Remembers His Old Friend
There are no photos of Mubashir Hasan and Dr Bernard Lown together, but their mutual affection and respect is apparent when they speak of each other. More
How we can help health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic
To all of the clinicians and health care workers putting their health and lives on the line, we want to acknowledge your immense sacrifice and bravery. More
Is Dignity a Healthcare Business Strategy?
Sure, hospitals should be paid for the services they provide, but that simple axiom crumbles when one looks closely at the complexity and contradictions built into healthcare, e.g., “… the widespread acceptance at the top of health care organizations that being ‘business-like’ is a virtue…,”says Vikas Saini, MD, the president of the Lown Institute and a Harvard-trained cardiologist. More
Interoperability rule exposes gaps in protecting privacy
Patients will gain greater control of their data, but largely by using third-party apps that aren't regulated by HIPAA. More
Coronavirus will also cause a loneliness epidemic
We need to take both social distancing and the “social recession” it will cause seriously. More
Covid-19 will be the ultimate stress test for electronic health record systems
Electronic health record systems aren't ready for Covid-19. But because the weaknesses are well-known, health systems can plan for them and around them. More