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Elham Raker is a pediatrician.

Doctors must rethink “do no harm” to help children with long COVID

Elham Raker, MD
Conditions and Diseases
December 16, 2024

As medical students, we all take the Hippocratic oath—a pledge to help patients and, of course, not to cause harm in any treatments we provide. It is a core element in the care of our patients. We would never want to do anything that could make things worse. But is it that simple?

As medical diseases have become more and more complex, can we ethically say we will not offer a …

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Doctors must rethink “do no harm” to help children with long COVID

Losing our most valuable non-renewable resource: physicians

Elham Raker, MD
Physician
February 14, 2022

Suppose you have watched the news, been on social media, or have had any conversations with others. In that case, it should not be a surprise that health care workers are physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted and extremely burned out.

We are currently entering our third year of a global pandemic. So, burnout physicians are not a big surprise, especially when doctors’ opinions are marginalized over political beliefs about a virus. …

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Losing our most valuable non-renewable resource: physicians

We’re doctors, but we’re humans too

Elham Raker, MD
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September 2, 2018

We are human, we are not indestructible. We have feelings and emotions that can get hurt, probably more than the average person based on the careers we have chosen. Yes, we will pass up on our well-being (such as sleep, hygiene, exercise, relationships with family and friends) to be there for our patients. To receive our critical training to be able to care for others. This is our sacrifice, and …

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