Pandemic Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected health institutions, plunging well-resourced health systems into an unfamiliar state of relative resource limitations. The U.S. leads the world in

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Navigating dating throughout the pandemic

February 7, 2022February 22, 2022COVID-19, Dating, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pandemic

Psychologist Dr. Yasmine Omar provides insight on how to gain confidence and manage anxiety while dating in the pandemic.

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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