2020 was a long year, and the pandemic is not over yet. On the bright side, we can learn a lot from what has happened. Even early on in this… Continue reading Sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: COVID-19
America the fortunate
As I write this, one quarter of U.S. adults have been fully vaccinated, while half have had at least one dose. If the vaccines offer us significant protection against the… Continue reading America the fortunate
COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions
Clinical and public health guidance related to COVID-19 has evolved over the last year. The Allegheny County Health Department provides the following frequently asked questions (FAQs) for physicians on common… Continue reading COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions
Pearls from the ashes
By Deval (Reshma) Paranjpe, MD, MBA, FACS The siege has lasted one year now. One year since the pandemic caused our lives to change in ways we’d never imagined. One… Continue reading Pearls from the ashes
One year later
I’ve been the business manager for Weinstein Imaging Associates for 40-plus years. During that time, I’ve seen major changes in technology, healthcare policies/practices, insurances (introduction of HMOs!), not to mention… Continue reading One year later
Unmasking appreciation
Dr. Andrea Taylor-Cummings said, “People go where they feel welcome, but stay where they feel valued.” Not all attempts to show appreciation are equal, especially through the eyes of the… Continue reading Unmasking appreciation
COVID-19 vaccines: Protect yourself, protect your loved ones and help return our world to a better place
So far, more than 20 million Americans have been infected with COVID-19 with greater than 350,000 deaths. Here in Allegheny County, we have had approximately 60,000 confirmed cases and greater… Continue reading COVID-19 vaccines: Protect yourself, protect your loved ones and help return our world to a better place
Future of telehealth: Boom, or back to business as usual?
What is the future of telehealth? At the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, in an article entitled “COVID-19 and the Rise of Telemedicine,” the Medical Futurist reported: “Telemedicine has not… Continue reading Future of telehealth: Boom, or back to business as usual?
Pandemicology: Lessons learned (or not)
As the days of the COVID-19 pandemic wear on and we see and learn more about its effects on our society and our economy, I have been thinking more… Continue reading Pandemicology: Lessons learned (or not)
The malady lingers on
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, reports are starting to emerge which paint a fuller picture of short- and intermediate-term damage to COVID survivors. Long-term studies obviously are years away,… Continue reading The malady lingers on