FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock suggested Tuesday that further spread of the omicron coronavirus variant is unavoidable, and that the federal government should focus on how to keep hospitals, transportation and critical businesses running.
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Requesting disabilities accommodations in medical school
I failed my Step 1 medical school board exam by 1 point. This was very hard for me to process, and I consistently wondered if I would have passed if I had just waited an additional week. This new challenge led me to reach out to a new resource: the dis…
Pandemic Lessons Learned: Health Communication Is Suffering From Lack Of Relevant Community Engagement
The feedback from the community suggests a need for humility in communicating science.
Appreciating patients as unique individuals makes us better physicians
The middle-aged veteran curled up on the uncomfortable foam mattress appears irritated. Perhaps he is irritated at himself, knowing that he has gone through this process multiple times, or irritated at his providers, who simply think of him as a chroni…
The patient who just wanted to be heard
I was two months into my first year of medical school when I experienced it for the first time. “Room 214 … oh yeah, she’s a real pain. She will probably talk your ear off and come up with a new self-diagnosis that she will want to get a fu…
My grandfather’s death: What I’ve learned about life
My grandfather passed in the early hours of December 11 and was buried the next day. It all happened very quickly. The last time I saw him was eight years ago. And that was the final time because I couldn’t make it to his funeral. Hopefully, when…
Osler and the doctor-patient relationship
I first heard about Sir William Osler (1849-1919) through my primary care physician. His biography stated: “I practice family medicine because every day I get to meet new people from all over the world. I get to hear their stories, meet their families,…
Israel Approves Fourth Covid-19 Vaccine Dose
Israel has been a trendsetter for much of the pandemic, as it was among the most vaccinated countries after Covid-19 vaccines first became available late last year.
Health Experts Say Campuses Should Stay Open Despite Omicron
“They really need to think about a sustainable long-term approach to a virus that is not gong away,” says a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
Innovation insight and poetry from a physician-technologist [PODCAST]
“Medicine is not a business You fools. Healing is your blueprint, activated to complete itself. A doctor does not broker it, The best anyone can do is align you With what you should be, And stay out of the way. (Like a teenager setting off an ill…
