COVID-19 pandemic

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Telemedicine in COVID-19: Disparities still exist [PODCAST]

October 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020

"An increasing number of institutions are relying on telemedicine to continue delivering care to patients in lieu of typical outpatient visits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine has been lauded as a potential equalizer in health care access. Indeed,…

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“An increasing number of institutions are relying on telemedicine to continue delivering care to patients in lieu of typical outpatient visits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine has been lauded as a potential equalizer in health care access. Indeed, it allows for safe and easy access to medical professionals. It especially benefits patients with transportation issues or those seeking specialty …

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To my health care colleagues in South Dakota

Clarissa Barnes, MD

October 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020

I see you, and I am honored every day I get to work alongside you. To the frontlines: As the hospital gets busier and busier, I can feel the anxiety. People are sicker than ever with COVID and non-COVID illness…

I see you, and I am honored every day I get to work alongside you.

To the frontlines: As the hospital gets busier and busier, I can feel the anxiety. People are sicker than ever with COVID and non-COVID illness alike. Seeing the new diagnoses going up every day and knowing that portends an influx of increasing COVID cases 1-3 weeks later feels like watching an advancing onslaught you are powerless …

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How writing can change minds and make you a better physician [PODCAST]

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October 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020

Meet the physician who has written multiple widely-shared articles on KevinMD. How does writing change minds and bring people together? Why is humor such an important part of her pieces? Explore how her articles come together, and why writing has…

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Why flu vaccines are more important than ever in this pandemic

Ally Diana & Elsa Nico & Ioana Rapolti & Marina Lentskevich & Shikha Jain, MD & Syeda Akila

October 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase exponentially across the country, influenza (flu) season is upon us. With over 220,000 coronavirus-induced deaths in the United States since the start of this pandemic, we must prepare ourselves for a difficult winter with no end in sight. While implementing universal mask-wearing and social distancing is essential to mitigate this senseless loss of life, we

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Internal medicine, the pandemic, and William Osler

American College of Physicians & Philip A. Masters, MD

October 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020

A guest column by the American College of Physicians, exclusive to KevinMD. National Internal Medicine Day is October 28, 2020. It’s a time for internists to reflect on the work they do and take pride in being a part of…

A guest column by the American College of Physicians, exclusive to KevinMD.

National Internal Medicine Day is October 28, 2020. It’s a time for internists to reflect on the work they do and take pride in being a part of the greater internal medicine community.

Recognizing internal medicine and the work of internists is particularly pertinent in the midst of an ongoing pandemic in which the specialty …

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5 life lessons COVID-19 has taught me

Christine Lau, MD

October 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020

During this past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down and changed not just the way we live and work but also how we think and behave. Every part of the world has been affected, and every aspect of life has been impacted. Our everyday routines were brought to a stop, and any sense of normalcy was lost. While we stop and look at the world around …

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Doctors for truth: Fighting for trust in an era of misinformation

Aaron Snyder, MD & Rob Palmer & Shantel Hebert-Magee, MD, MPH

October 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020

I read on social media that sea moss gel is supposed to cure coronavirus. Do I still need to wear a mask? It’s hard to imagine physicians being deceptive to patients about matters of life and death. Yet, the politicization…

I read on social media that sea moss gel is supposed to cure coronavirus. Do I still need to wear a mask?

It’s hard to imagine physicians being deceptive to patients about matters of life and death. Yet, the politicization of health care coverage, COVID-19, disparities in health outcomes, and women’s health rights has severely fractured the relationship between health officials and the American public. Prior to the pandemic,

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3 coronavirus facts Americans must know before returning to work and school [PODCAST]

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October 24, 2020Oct 24, 2020

"We can’t un-bungle our nation’s COVID-19 response. Political leaders acted too slowly; health agencies committed unforced errors with testing kits and, amid the confusion, an information fog settled over the land. Americans remain afraid, perplexed, and chronically misinformed (despite wall-to-wall…

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“We can’t un-bungle our nation’s COVID-19 response. Political leaders acted too slowly; health agencies committed unforced errors with testing kits and, amid the confusion, an information fog settled over the land.

Americans remain afraid, perplexed, and chronically misinformed (despite wall-to-wall coronavirus coverage across the leading cable news programs and print publications).

To counter the uncertainty, any plan to get us out of the coronavirus crisis …

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The safety of patients is dependent on our commitment to a just and change-oriented mindset

Nicole M. King, MD

October 24, 2020Oct 24, 2020

Over the last seven months, the state of medicine, as we have known it in the United States, has been found out. Disjointed, disheartened, and failing. For every ounce of energy we have put into patient safety, quality improvement, and preventing medical errors over the past 20 years, we have simultaneously drained the soul from medicine by turning our work into a commodity, with a price attached to every action …

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What is the wound behind anti-mask bullying?

Debra A. Shute

October 22, 2020Oct 22, 2020

I’m not outspoken about much, but will not, can not, hold back my battle cry about masks. Would I feel so adamant if I didn’t possess a crisp death certificate with, “CORONAVIRUS 2019” in an envelope inside the file cabinet beside me? Maybe, maybe not. The envelope came sealed with a sticker embossed with the name of the funeral home that handled my mother’s funeral. I thought it was

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2 stories that remind us to find joy and creativity in our new normal

Anthony Fleg, MD

October 21, 2020Oct 21, 2020

“Hope things go back to normal soon.” That was the text I received from a friend yesterday. It struck me in reading those words that I have stopped thinking or worrying about the end of the pandemic. In those first…

“Hope things go back to normal soon.”

That was the text I received from a friend yesterday. It struck me in reading those words that I have stopped thinking or worrying about the end of the pandemic. In those first months, absolutely. Daily thoughts of getting back to normal life.

Now, out of self-preservation and a renewed sense of life’s sacredness and fragileness, I have turned to making the most of each …

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A patient’s COVID-19 reflections

Michele Luckenbaugh

October 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020

In this age of the coronavirus pandemic, every moment of life takes on new meaning and importance. Decisions must be made based upon facts known, not assumed. Everything requires careful thought and planning, like a trip to the pharmacy for refills of prescriptions or a trip to the local grocery store to pick up needed food supplies. Even a trip to the local park for much-needed exercise requires thought of …

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How the pandemic affects children and teens with headaches and migraines

Victoria Karian, CPNP

October 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020

Children and teens with headaches and migraines have been affected in a variety of ways by these pandemic times. Thinking back, there has been a difference between last spring and this fall and the effect on my patients, particularly in…

In the early days last Spring, many of my patients who had been having a hard time getting to school every day due to

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COVID-19 is a time of coming to terms with meaning in our lives and tolerating uncertainty

Maire Daugharty, MD

October 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020

Initially, after completing my master’s degree, I felt a bit lost. Being very busy, juggling different roles, focusing on areas of interest to the exclusion of other areas of life has long been my comfort zone. The stillness of having completed an intensive project while working full time would have been challenging enough. But in the middle of a pandemic, I found myself wandering around my house, confined, without a …

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Is COVID a turning point for sustainability in hospital supply chains?

Cassandra Thiel, PhD & Genevieve Silva

October 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020

Scarcity has, in many ways, defined the COVID-19 experience in the U.S., from shortages in personal protective equipment to ICU ventilators and hospital capacity, to COVID test kits, to drugs like Remdesivir in hard-hit states. These shortages have added impetus…

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What it’s like to write about COVID-19 while it’s killing your mom [PODCAST]

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October 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020

"My mom was beyond vulnerable to the virus. May of 2020 marked two years since she’d become a nursing home resident—receiving care for several chronic illnesses. She died of failure to thrive due to Coronavirus 2019 on June 1, 2020,…

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“My mom was beyond vulnerable to the virus. May of 2020 marked two years since she’d become a nursing home resident—receiving care for several chronic illnesses. She died of failure to thrive due to Coronavirus 2019 on June 1, 2020, at the age of 75.

As her oldest child, her health care proxy, and a health care writer for more than 15 years, I knew that a positive result …

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Reflections on caregiving from a nursing school dropout

Debra A. Shute

October 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020

My first—and last—clinical rotation was at a newly built nursing home attached to a community hospital near school. I didn’t have a car on campus, and hitched rides from classmates who were typically commuters with night jobs. They were a…

They were a tougher, more sophisticated breed of young women than I was used to in my hometown. They smoked, but their voices still seemed naturally lower-pitched than mine. They never squeaked

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The importance of rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients

Christine Lau, MD & Waneta Carter, RN

October 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020

COVID-19, first diagnosed in China in December 2019, has since spread across the world and affected over 37 million individuals. While most people infected with COVID-19 experience mild to moderate illness and recovery without the need for hospitalization or medical intervention, some require intensive care for weeks to months. Despite an estimated 28 million individuals who have “recovered” from COVID-19, there is increasing evidence of persistent symptoms and even organ …

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The inconvenient truth: We need to learn how to live with COVID-19 and here’s how

Jesse O'Shea, MD

October 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020

Since the small cluster of cases broke out in Wuhan, China nine months ago, the world has profoundly changed. With each passing moment, there seems to be a new COVID-19 milestone. 1 million deaths worldwide. 215,000 deaths in the United States. A White House outbreak. Rather than tell you reassuring lies or downplay the virus, I am going to tell you inconvenient truths. But if

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What are the limitations of COVID-19 testing?

Christine Lau, MD

October 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020

COVID-19, first identified in December 2019 and declared a global pandemic in March 2020, has taken a toll on everyone around the world. After months of varying levels of lockdown and quarantine, people are developing pandemic fatigue, and craving human contact and normalcy again. This, coupled with the reopening of the nation, businesses reopening, and schools back in session, many people are relying on COVID-19 testing to say they are …

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