Now And When
Perhaps the most satisfying part of writing is hearing from you. This week I was delighted to hear from two people for whom I have great respect and some past history. One letter was a discussion of what faces us now; how and when to move toward more normal...
Healthcare Musings For April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, The Acute Presentation Of A Chronic Problem In less than a month after I finished my every other night on call schedule as an intern at the old Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and began to enjoy the luxury of...
Do We Stand In The Doorway Of A Better World?
I have been trying unsuccessfully to give some attention to something other than the rising number of victims of the coronavirus. I analyze the progression of my intellectual and emotional responses to COVID-19 along a timeline that runs along the same track of...
A Lesson In Connectedness
It has been another bizarre week. During times like this in the past, for example during the “dot com” bust of 2000, I might have just shrugged my shoulders and uttered a small prayer asking for personal protection before returning to more important...
Healthcare Musings For March 6, 2020
March 6, 2020 Dear Interested Reader, What’s Next ? February was a terrible month. Not only were we dazed and confused by the explosion of the coronavirus, or if prefer, Covid-19, followed by the collapse of the stock market, but the Red Sox...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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