<span itemprop="author">Sara L. Merwin, MPH

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Understanding critical care in the ICU: then and now

Late one evening, an ICU physician calls a family to say Dad’s breathing rate had slowed to such an extent that he did not believe Dad would survive the night without life support. This seasoned doctor added that he had never seen patients come back fr…

Incremental risk amid COVID-19 re-openings: What do we value most?

Julian (his real name) has been extremely careful for many months, working from home, foregoing seeing friends, and avoiding stores. But his new puppy Rufus requires “socialization,” so by his own admission, he is being less careful as he/the dog inter…