How Doctors Are Treating Covid-19 Patients

Emergency room doctors drenched in sweat and critical care nurses scrambling for protective equipment have quickly come to personify the heroism and tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic. Like the ash-covered firefighters of Sept. 11, we’ll remember these health care workers and their sacrifice and resilience on the front lines long after Covid-19 fades away. They…

Coronavirus and the Cancer Patient

I miss the intimacy, and the innocence, of my visits with patients. The coronavirus pandemic, and the impending tsunami of how it will sicken us, has fundamentally altered how we think about health care. I recall fondly the carefree days of just a few weeks ago, when I casually scheduled one patient with leukemia for…

You Can Adapt It All

Good morning. Passover begins this evening, and we’re in the middle of Easter week, but celebrations of rebirth and spring joyousness are going to be difficult this year, with everyone locked down and self-isolated. Still, I hope those celebrating can find ways to gather symbolically, to observe and feast in safety. (There’ll be plenty of…