The Peril We Face Has Been A Long Time Coming

The Peril We Face Has Been A Long Time Coming

  I was delighted to see another overview article of our COVID-19 experience by Ed Jong in the September issue of The Atlantic. In my opinion Jong has written an impressive series of articles about the pandemic. You might have noticed that I have quoted from his...
Healthcare Musings For July 31, 2020

Healthcare Musings For July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   Who Is Not Dazed, Confused and Disappointed By COVID-19? It’s a “Wicked Problem.”   Once upon a time there were sporting events to attend. In that bygone era, the stands at Fenway Park were always alive with people....
Primary Care and Rural Health Systems Are Victims of COVID-19. What’s Next For Them?

Primary Care and Rural Health Systems Are Victims of COVID-19. What’s Next For Them?

  I was on a socially distanced walk with my seventeen year old granddaughter this week, and we were talking about how quickly and unexpectedly life has changed. She and her parents usually come every summer for a quick visit. They fly into Logan Airport on a...
Healthcare Musings For July 24, 2020

Healthcare Musings For July 24, 2020

  July 24, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, We Are Not As “Exceptional” As We Thought   As a child, I developed a love of American history. My family traveled more extensively east of the Mississippi than to the west, but the east was the home of colonial...
Healthcare Musings For July 17, 2020

Healthcare Musings For July 17, 2020

  July 17, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   Finding Hope In Strange Times   Can things get more bizarre in our deeply troubled and widely divided nation? Facing a pandemic that remains poorly understood and totally unpredictable, but might have stolen...