Category: Editorials

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Hit by a variant? I saw it coming but was too slow getting out of the way.  Boink, got me in the head!  I didn’t … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Glitter COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed as we pursue the safety of “herd immunity.” Receiving your shot does not guarantee immediate immunity from this virus.  … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Achieving “herd immunity” Recent COVID-19 surveys of US adults reveals 60% will take the vaccine, 10% will not, and 30% are in a gray zone.  … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Celebration My parents loved baseball.  As civil rights workers in New York, they were Brooklyn Dodger fans, always knowing when pitchers and catchers were reporting … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Seeking the Promised Land Seven score and 18 years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent the Emancipation Proclamation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Rationing healthcare The pandemic has brought a surge of COVID-19 cases to California, and might escalate in other parts of the country.  With zero ICU … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Let your wishes be known If you are an ill older adult, your age and gray hair might lead to discrimination.  Despite legal protections against … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  To serve man The 1960s science fiction TV series The Twilight Zone occasionally had unexpected twists ending the show. In one unforgettable episode, visitors from … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Not a panacea We escape into fantasy worlds through science fiction writings, movies, and television soaring into space, riding on the backs of dragons, or … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Drive-In Senior Center At the base of rolling hills stood our Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center.  Above the small parking lot in oak trees were … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Getting shot…ready, aim, fire! The COVID-19 vaccine distribution will be a conveyor belt of people getting shot.  Expectations are high it will be effective.  The … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  The Medicare Disadvantage Plan This time every year we are inundated on TV, in newspapers, and online advertisement to sign up for a Medicare “Advantage” … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  The roll (role) of toilet paper Here we go again!  Grab the toilet paper! Early in this pandemic, toilet paper quickly disappeared from store shelves.  … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Pandemic survival He immigrated to the United States decades ago for a better life, establishing a successful business.  As the patriarch of the family, every … Continue Reading →

I “Wonder” why his mask doesn’t fit? Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D.

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Soothing the spirit and soul Being in private practice for 40 years allowed me to set my schedule and spend time with my patients. I … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Grading your hospital on COVID-19 In Los Angeles County, restaurant quality is graded with a sign displayed in the window “A”, “B”, or “C”.  Why … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Guinea pig in a mask I visited a bedridden husband of a former nurse.  She had not been out of the house for 4 months, … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Don’t forget the vulnerable Over two decades ago, studies revealed benefit of low-dose aspirin in those with heart disease.  The only fault was women were … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Photobombing to the bottom of the list Some hospitals and ICUs are packed.  Older adults fear limited equipment could result in adverse medical decisions against … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  My Anthony Fauci ‘do After the 1976 Winter Olympics where Dorothy Hamill won her ice skating Gold Medal, many young women out of admiration cut … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  COWMAN Battling this pandemic has been laid in the hands of States, with six in the midwest forming a coalition.  Armed together with technology, they … Continue Reading →

75 years ago today, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.  A Japanese-American was there on that day, and survived.  Here is part of his story. (Originally posted August 14, … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Family history catching up with you What one says and does in 2020 will be reflected in how our grandchildren judge us in the future.  … Continue Reading →

(Snippets from the frontline) COVID-19/BLM:  Suppression by illiteracy Picture yourself:  A 28 year old person of color, with no education or skills.  You can’t read or write adequately, barely surviving … Continue Reading →