Ethical Obligations to Provide Maternal and Parental Leave Benefits
Discussions around paid family leave have been buzzing since last year, when the Senate passed legislation—on a…
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The Role of Emergency Physicians in Triage and Resuscitation Decisions: The Case of COVID-19
The current COVID-19 pandemic raises important questions about the role of emergency physicians in making decisions about…
By the Numbers: Physician Suicide
35%: increase in U.S. suicide rate from 1999 to 2018. (source) Relative risk of suicide for physicians…
After Dr. Lorna Breen Died By Suicide in April, Her Family Took Up a Cause They Never Wanted
It was less than 24 hours after Lorna Breen, MD, FACEP, died by suicide when The New…
One of Us: National Physician Suicide Awareness Day is Sept. 17, 2020
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 marks the third annual National Physician Suicide Awareness (NPSA) Day.1 NPSA Day remains…
Stethoscopes & Hearing Aids: Choosing the Right Devices for You
Three years ago I noticed I was not hearing well through my stethoscope. I decided to try…
How to Avoid Missing a Pediatric Elbow Fracture
Pediatric elbow injuries are among the most challenging musculoskeletal conditions for emergency physicians. Kids can be a…
Team Rubicon Responds to COVID-19 Crisis in the Navajo Nation
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on June 28, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
Loss of a Miss Navajo: Personal Experience from Kayenta
The experience that struck me most involved the first death of a COVID-19 patient I personally witnessed….
When COVID-19 Hits a Colleague: Personal Experience from Kayenta
An experience that I will always remember from this deployment was the night one of our own…