Virtual mentoring of future medical students during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has isolated us and has caused incredible grief. With the suspension of clinical rotations this spring, I wanted to give medical students,
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COVID-19
Equity in COVID-19: Who will have access to life-saving treatment?
Is treatment available? Can I afford it? These questions are universally asked by many people — from the 65-year-old Medicare recipient at the local pharmacy
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Racism: Not a pandemic, but a chronic disease
It’s more than just semantics that irks me when people talk about racism as a pandemic. A pandemic implies an outbreak. A disease that is
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Rationing of healthcare before, during and after COVID-19
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, it became evident the United States would face difficult resource allocation decisions. Projected shortages of ventilators and beds in hospital
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Hungry to help: Food insecurity and COVID-19
In our hiatus from clinics, Baylor College of Medicine students have kept busy. Some have perfected hobbies, including baking, gardening, and golfing. Others have advanced
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How the humanities can connect us during a pandemic
Humans are no strangers to sudden outbreaks of deadly diseases. Yellow fever, smallpox, cholera, influenza, the list goes on. In times of crisis, we naturally
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Tobacco smoking increases lung entry points for COVID-19 virus
Tobacco smoking is a risk factor for serious conditions and now researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of South Carolina and other institutions
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An argument for reusable PPE
“Do you want to come in?” the resident physician asked me as she held out one of the many blue plastic gowns. “No thank you,
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