Information and Critical Thinking for Your Health
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: Mother Earth I run…slooow. Being athletic as a youth and growing up in smoggy Los Angeles meant daily discomfort attempting to take a deep breath. … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: Show us the numbers! Hospital healthcare professionals are dying. Many because they do not have adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like gloves, masks, gowns, shoe … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: Housecalls – what are the rules? I do housecalls. Most of my patients are older than 65. Some are bedridden and immobile. They could be … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: The struggling doctor’s office For 32 years, I have been in private practice in California’s Santa Clarita Valley. I run a small business, have employees, … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: History repeats itself We were at war. Yet, there was a second battle against an airborne virus plaguing the army as well as citizens. Those … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: Monitoring destiny You’re sick. Is it a cold, seasonal flu, or COVID-19? Whether you know the answer or not, the fatal destination typically is your … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: Dear bailout company As a frontline provider of healthcare, the COVID-19 pandemic brings new urgency caring for patients. Every day I have to carefully calculate … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: A perfect storm It’s a perfect storm. A pandemic colliding with the opioid crisis. We are told to shelter in place, yet for patients under … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: Screening hospital personnel rapidly Forty years ago while working in a VA Emergency Room, I examined a veteran who I thought could be anemic…low red … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: No visitors allowed Our mother, who is 98 years old, lives close by. Because of potential exposure to the coronavirus, I sometimes have to avoid … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: Having an end-of-life discussion, now There are horror stories around the world. Not enough medical life-saving equipment, with difficult decisions who will live and who … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: “Hose me down..!” Being a geriatric healthcare professional, when I come home, my wife forces me to “hose down.” I come through the garage, close … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19: Stay home, now what? We are in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic and should listen to Public Health and CDC updates with the hope … Continue Reading →