Commentary Archives - Page 12 of 29

Opinion
Medicine and the meritocracy
October 14, 2020
The combination of both individual and organizational commitment to change systemic bias in medicine can be quite powerful.
Opinion
Hospital medicine, it’s time to vote
October 8, 2020
Hospitalists are in a perfect position to have an educated and influential say in future health care issues.
Opinion
COVID-19 and the superspreaders: Teens
October 8, 2020
Director of adolescent medicine at Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Margaret Thew shares her experience with teen behavior regarding COVID-19.
Opinion
2020 has been quite a year
October 7, 2020
Hospitalists have been incredibly resilient and innovative since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States.
Opinion
Physicians, make a plan to vote
September 24, 2020
By voting, we as physicians are helping to address the social determinants of health in our communities.
Article
Social media and health information: Empowering or misleading?
September 23, 2020
Health care providers often take a conflicted stand on the use of social media by patients.
Opinion
The path to leadership
September 22, 2020
Many hospitalists shy away from leadership roles, but the key is to start, even if you don’t feel ready.
Opinion
2020-2021 respiratory viral season: Onset, presentations, and testing likely to differ in pandemic
September 17, 2020
Expect variations on the traditional parade of seasonal respiratory viruses, with increased numbers of coinfections.
Opinion
COVID-19 and the psychological side effects of PPE
September 17, 2020
If health care workers cannot tolerate PPE, use desensitization- and anxiety-reducing techniques to help them. said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie.
Opinion
Conspiracy theories
September 17, 2020
That many patients fervently believe conspiracy theories poses several problems for us.