Blogs

New York Times: The Country Is Reopening. My Patients Are Still Suffering.

Dr. Daniela Lamas writes an op-ed about COVID-19’s impact on the most vulnerable among us.

Boston Globe: Wearing a face mask with a valve? It might be time to find something else, some experts say

Dr. Atul Gawande is quoted in this Boston Globe article on the dangers of wearing a face mask with a valve.

Advisory Board: 5 strategies to safely reopen America, according to Atul Gawande

An overview of Dr. Atul Gawande’s latest New Yorker piece on the five strategies to safely reopen America.

FierceHealthcare: Industry Voices—COVID-19 intersects with the maternal health crisis and the opioid epidemic

Katie Barrett on how other health emergencies have largely been forgotten, despite the unfortunate reality that they are being exacerbated by the new crisis

WBUR: How The Pandemic Could Help Our Deadly Fight Against Stress

A commentary by Dr. Dan Henderson on the rare opportunity to recognize stress as a health problem worth treating, now and after COVID-19.

The New Yorker: How to Social-Distance as America Opens Back Up

Dr. Asaf Bitton discusses the risks of socializing indoors, the problem of public bathrooms, and why doctors have changed the way they think about masks.

Harvard Business Review: The Danger of Vaccine Nationalism

Drs. Rebecca Weintraub & Asaf Bitton on the importance of effectively and equitably distributing a COVID-19 vaccine once developed.

Crowdsourcing Against Coronavirus: The COVID Translate Project’s Mission to Spread Knowledge Worldwide

By Ruby Kwak In late March 2020, as COVID-19 infection rates climbed rapidly in the United States, Dr. KJ Seung of Partners in Health — a global health NGO based in Boston — reached out to his brother, Professor Sebastian Seung, a neuroscience and computer science professor, at Princeton University, with an unusual request for… Continue reading Crowdsourcing Against Coronavirus: The COVID Translate Project’s Mission to Spread Knowledge Worldwide

WCVB Boston: When Can I See My Family & Friends

Dr. Asaf Bitton shares best practices for seeing family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MedPage Today: Can PCPs Survive COVID-19? Only If Fee-for-Service Goes

Dr. Asaf Bitton is quoted in MedPage Today on why primary care practices need new ways of being paid if they are going to survive and thrive in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.