by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 16, 2020 | Blunders on the Way to the Pandemic, Economic Implications of COVID-19, Featured Post, ignoring prudence while reopening the economy, Pandemic Management, Personal responses to the challenges of COVID-19, President Trump, The Prehistory of our response to COVID-19, the uncertainty of ignoring pandemic prudence
In retrospect the admonition to “Beware the Ides of March,” is not an exact fit for the explosion of COVID-19 in America, but close enough. The 15th of March has a long history of being a bad day. In ancient Rome it was both a religious holiday and the day when...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 5, 2020 | coronavirus, Donald Trump's Reaction to Demonstrations, Economic Implications of COVID-19, Economic inequality, Featured Post, General James Mattis, George Floyd, Inequality, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partnership, Martin Luther King Jr, Poverty and healthcare, Racism in America, Social Determinants of Health, the difficulties of change
June 5, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, It’s Never Been This Late Before Many times during my practice life I would try to have a conversation with a patient about some change in lifestyle or a choice that they might make to avoid some future...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 22, 2020 | Avoiding the Second Wave, Covid-19, Donald Trump's management of COVID-19, Economic Implications of COVID-19, Featured Post, Inequality in Healthcare, Reopening the economy, Social Determinants of Health, Social Distancing
May 22, 2020 Dear Interested Readers: Chaos Borne Of History, Culture, Choice and COVID-19 When I was in that phase of childhood that Erickson referred to as “Industry vs. Inferiority,” somewhere between 6 and 11, I became a student and was...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 19, 2020 | Atrius Health, Covid-19, Donald Trump's management of COVID-19, Economic Implications of COVID-19, Featured Post, Health in America, Healthcare as a Right, Hopes in the Future for a Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Inequality, Personal responses to the challenges of COVID-19, Resilience, The World After COVID-19
How long has it been since you felt comfortable standing less than six feet from someone who is not a member of your household? As you look forward to Memorial Day this coming weekend or past that to the Fourth of July, or Labor Day, is it possible for you to...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 15, 2020 | Atul Gawande, coronavirus, Covid-19, Donald Trump's management of COVID-19, Economic Implications of COVID-19, Featured Post, Groundhog Day/film, Inequality in Healthcare, lessons from the 1918 pandemic, Pandemic Management, Personal responses to the challenges of COVID-19, Racial Inequality, Social Distancing
May 15, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, The Challenge: Restart the Economy Without Inducing a Resurgence of COVID-19, and Other Musings I will begin with the “Other Musings” part of what I want to write to you: Somewhere, from someone, I...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 8, 2020 | Avoiding the Second Wave, coronavirus, Covid-19, Donald Trump's management of COVID-19, Economic Implications of COVID-19, Featured Post, healthcare finance, Honoring Caregivers in the Fight Against COVID-19, JIm Collins, Pandemic Management, Social Determinants of Health, Social Distancing, The World After COVID-19
May 8, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, It’s a Time for Humility, Caution and Focus on Long Term Improvements. It is Not a Time for Arrogance, Abandon, and the Pursuit of Short Term Gains. It’s hard to know what everyone is thinking, and as a...
