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Moral distress and the role of social workers during COVID-19

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, COVID-19, discharge planning, End of Life, Hospital, moral distress, Pandemic, Social worker

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, hospital and community-based resources have been cut and ICUs at maximum capacity. Underfunded healthcare systems, lack of healthcare coverage and

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How the humanities can connect us during a pandemic

May 15, 2020May 18, 2020Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Andrew Childress, Humanities, Narrative Medicine, 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

From the Labs: Microscopy image of a brain region that coordinates survival adaptations to food shortages. Image courtesy of the authors/Cell Reports, 2021.