Vivek Balasubramaniam, Joyce Javier, Shetal Shah, and Debra L. Weiner are pediatricians and members, Society for Pediatric Research Advocacy Committee.
The recent Philadelphia-, El Paso- and Dayton-area shootings brought all my memories back. As a pediatric pulmonary and critical care physician, I have been here so many times before.
At 11:12 a.m. on a Wednesday last September, as I sat in my office enjoying a sunny day in the Midwest, I received a two-word text from my 15-year old high school junior: “I’m OK.”
“What happened?” I asked. “Active shooter at Greenway …
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