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National Doctor’s Day
It’s March 30, 2020, and it’s national doctor’s day. But this year is unlike any other. It has been trying times recently for physicians. Even before the pandemic, burnout was 46% and the physician suicide rate is the highest of any profession. Physicians have been...
Doctors suffering because of COVID-19
As of today, 51 Italian doctors have died from COVID-19…. Take that in. It’s not just the elderly and the infirm who are dying from this. It is young, intelligent, healthy people. All of whom contribute greatly to our society and to humanity, all of whom did not need...
Be a hero today.
“History will not forgive us for waiting an hour more," said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. “This is our generation’s great test, our moment to stand tougher as a community. Amid our collective fears, we will find our uncommon courage." This past week that I have been...
I stayed at work for you, will you stay at home for us?
9 years ago, I recited the Hippocratic Oath, and two sections have always stuck with me: “Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will enter to help the sick” and “I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk.” The events...
COVID-19
I think it’s about time that I weigh in on COVID-19. I apologize for being MIA on this matter – I have been on the front lines in the hospital this week, admitting and caring for patients. First and foremost: Yes, this is serious. Should you panic? Absolutely not....