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April 5, 2021

Ethical and Legal Challenges Faced by Hospitals in New York’s First COVID-19 Surge

Supporting doctors and health care workers during times of crisis requires making concrete plans in advance for the worst case scenarios.

Field hospital in NY during COVID-19 pandemic.

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April 2, 2021

Protecting Patients and Staff in Labor and Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to rethink and reeducate our nurses on how best to protect their patients and themselves during emergencies.

woman with iv in her hand in hospital. Labor and delivery preparation. Intravenious therapy infusion. shallow depth of field. selective focus

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March 31, 2021

A Medical Student Reflects on the Value of Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Where the money lies in medicine is in tests and procedures; not in diagnostic problem-solving skills, patient counseling, and end-of-life comfort.

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March 30, 2021

The Future of Acute and Critical Care Nursing

The pandemic could be a tipping point that leads many nurses to change careers, leave their jobs, or retire early.

Sisaket,Thailand,09 April 2019;Medical staff wearing face shield and medical mask for protect coronavirus covid-19 virus in CT scan room,Sisaket province,Thailand,ASIA.

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March 29, 2021

Can Vaccine Allocation Plans Legally Respond to Racial Disparities?

Can COVID-19 vaccine allocation legally recognize the outsized burden of cases and deaths that racial/ethnic minority communities have borne?

Bill of Health - A worker gives directions as motorists wait in lines to get the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in a parking lot at Dodger Stadium, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Los Angeles, covid vaccine distribution

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March 29, 2021

Sports Medicine in the Era of COVID-19

COVID-19 has put the lives of athletes in peril for years to come, the extent of which we likely won’t know for quite some time.

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March 26, 2021

Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Importance of Humanism in Medicine

I worry that my hesitancy to remove my gloves and touch my patient’s hand limits my ability to connect with them as humans and not just vessels of disease.