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Social Distance

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”

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 by jameschudspeth

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”

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 by jameschudspeth

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”

January 20, 2020January 17, 2020 by jameschudspeth

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”

January 15, 2020 by carolinageadas

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”

November 18, 2019 by katherineanne28

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”

November 18, 2019November 5, 2019 by jameschudspeth

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?”

November 14, 2019 by alysewheelock

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”

November 5, 2019 by jameschudspeth

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”

August 20, 2019 by katherineanne28

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”

July 26, 2019 by jameschudspeth

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