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By Stephen Wood The recommendations for healthy people who have symptoms consistent with COVID-19, the illness caused by the corona virus called SARS-Co-V2, is to stay at home, get plenty of rest, drink fluids and…
By Stephen Wood When it comes to selling opioids, turf matters. Access to customers and geography play a role in the day to day sales of opioids. This often means selling in areas where there…
By Stephen Wood I used to be averse to mayonnaise and I still am for its use as a condiment or in dishes like coleslaw or potato salad. My grandmother made our potato salad with…
By Stephen Wood If you rely on a pacemaker, an implanted defibrillator, a prosthetic hip, wear contacts or need an MRI, then you should be concerned about the constant threat and imposition of tariffs on…
There is already enough harm from this tragedy, neither the government or media should be adding to it.
Much of what we have done to curb it has done little to address the underlying pain that first draws people to use, and then keeps them coming back to the substances that help provide…
Boston area healthcare providers, public safety officials and mental health clinicians will hear from experts on human trafficking including healthcare providers, law enforcement, government officials, outreach workers and survivors at an upcoming conference hosted by…
Emergency Departments, through no fault of their own, are becoming holding cells for patients who are both vulnerable and often marginalized.
By Stephen Wood As a nurse practitioner in a busy suburban emergency department, pain is my job. Pain is one of the most common reasons people come to an emergency department (ED). It could be…
The purpose and the policies of an emergency department need to be redefined. We’re not emergency workers. We are public health providers.
