by taylorsmith | Jun 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
This morning, we physicians kneeled together in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds – the measure of time in which George Floyd was held down and asphyxiated until his death. It was a sobering and poignant gathering. To kneel for almost 9 minutes on our knees on the...
by taylorsmith | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing has been touted as the holy grail – the get-out-of-COVID-jail free card. Because there are many asymptomatic carriers, some are understandably hoping: “if I’ve already had it and was asymptomatic, I could be immune!” and then can...
by taylorsmith | May 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
“If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” ― T.S. Eliot The LA Times featured my hospital system, and specifically my hospital, Sharp Memorial, in a photo journal. It was surreal seeing the hallways and wards that I walk through on a...
by Ingrid Yang | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
As of yesterday, San Diego fully entered Phase 2b, which means restaurants and retail businesses can have in-person customers with modifications to operations. I wanted to offer some words of warning as we begin to venture out. We have entered that stage of the...
by Ingrid Yang | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why should I wear a mask? Here’s why: Masks provide “source control”—blocking the spread of respiratory droplets from a person with active, but perhaps unrecognized, infection. A study published in Nature showed that surgical masks are effective at blocking 99% of...
by Ingrid Yang | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
I had the loveliest facetime catch up with my amazing friend Diane today. She is not just a deeply knowledgeable and heartfelt yoga teacher, but also a wise and connected human and friend. We were talking about social isolation, as many of us do today, and I jokingly...
