Commentary Archives - Page 3 of 16

News
COVID-19 a new opportunity for suicide prevention
October 23, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses clear threats to mental well-being, but an increase in suicide is not inevitable if appropriate action is taken, one expert says.
Opinion
When the only clinical choices are ‘lose-lose’
October 21, 2020
The current pandemic has provided innumerable situations that can increase the risk for moral injury, said Dr. Peter Yellowlees.
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
2020-2021 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.
Opinion
Are aging physicians a burden?
August 19, 2020
In our practice, the most common reason for those minor mistakes during our clinical evaluation is anxiety, said Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. Alan A. Abrams.
Opinion
Financial planning in the COVID-19 era
August 18, 2020
Many readers have expressed the fear that their retirement savings would never recover from the COVID-19 hit.
Opinion
COVID-19 and the myth of the super doctor
August 14, 2020
What does it mean to be a hero, and what is the cost of hero worship, asks Dr. Tanya Thomas.
Opinion
Action and awareness are needed to increase immunization rates
August 13, 2020
There is much work to be done to catch up with vaccinations missed because of the pandemic.