This has been a long time in writing – I started 2 weeks ago, and have been pulled into a maelstrom of COVID-19 preparation in the interim.…… Read more “Social Distance”
Feb Global Health Readings
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/health/surgeons-checklists.html NYT piece summarizing some data from Ariadne Labs around the adoption of surgical checklist. The challenges in penetration of the approach aren’t particularly surprising – culture…… Read more “Feb Global Health Readings”
Global Readings at the Start of 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/health/tuberculosis-xdr-tb-cure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1909953 Several steps forward in the treatment of TB – both a more effective vaccine as well as new effective therapy for XDR strains. No magic bullets, but…… Read more “Global Readings at the Start of 2020”
Kibera
Don said he would be waiting by the bank. It shouldn’t be hard to spot, given it was one of the few buildings set in stone. I…… Read more “Kibera”
Cultural Interpreters
On Saturday morning our renal team surrounded the bedside of a patient who spoke Haitian Creole, using an interpreter phone to communicate. The patient had no past…… Read more “Cultural Interpreters”
Bedside Edema
(by Justin Peterson, PGY-3) “Mwaramutse!” she says, beaming, with a gentle smile enveloping her age weathered face. Her outfit, like the previous few days this week, was…… Read more “Bedside Edema”
Is migrant health global health?
“Pathogens do not recognize international borders. But much churn – social and microbial – is introduced at the borders.” – Re-Imagining Global Health, Paul Farmer and colleagues…… Read more “Is migrant health global health?”
Name An Antibiotic
(by Justin Peterson, PGY-3) “Name an antibiotic,” the attending commands. I have a moment of hope as I look over to the medical student, a friend, but…… Read more “Name An Antibiotic”
Mountains Beyond Mountains: from the Sierra Madre to North Philly
My grandma called while we drove from Jaltenango to San Cristobal. Cell signal was inconsistent as we wove between the mountains and I initially decided to let…… Read more “Mountains Beyond Mountains: from the Sierra Madre to North Philly”
July Global Health Readings
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/06/04/726139304/an-urgent-mystery-whos-attacking-ebola-responders-in-congo-and-why A fascinating – and depressing – read exploring the attacks on Ebola responders in Congo and the very complicated layers of politics that perhaps underpin them. …… Read more “July Global Health Readings”
