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The superhero within during the time of COVID-19

Lauren Fine, MD and Vijay Rajput, MD
Physician
June 25, 2020

Over the past few months, my 6-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son have been confined almost entirely to our house and backyard to shelter them from the coronavirus pandemic.  They know that “the virus” is dangerous and invisible.  However, like superheroes facing adversity, they found their own escape from the confines of their world to their imaginary world of superheroes.  During the day, my son insists on wearing a frayed and …

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How a pandemic may kill the handshake

Lauren Fine, MD and Vijay Rajput, MD
Conditions
March 20, 2020

My grandfather was a dedicated physician.  To me, he was the caring, attentive doctor depicted in the classic Norman Rockwell paintings.  He was a brilliant and religious man of few but powerful words who didn’t greet his patients with a handshake, but yet he was loved by so many.   He also happens to be the person who taught me as a young child why cheerios float, how lifesavers …

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