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Perspectives and
Commentaries

MY TWO SATOSHI

"Just as the dancer's body tells the story, the patient's body language often holds the key that unlocks the true origins of the illness"

- Naomi Bishop

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Death at the Bedside

I am a Pediatric Intensive Care physician and my unit was where children went to die. It didn't happen all that often, but when death came knocking, we graciously opened our doors.

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CDC and FDA pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine: An ethically sound public health policy or an attempt to save face?

By now we've seen the statistics. Over 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the US and as of this writing, 6 recipients - or 1 in 1 million - developed a rare and serious condition.

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An innocent social media post helped me craft a solution to Covid vaccine refusal

Two weeks ago, I happened to see an innocuous poll on a popular networking site that does not limit the character count to 280. Participants were asked for their opinion on vaccine mandates as a condition for return to the office. I predicted that well over 50% of voters would support such a mandate. I was dead wrong on two
counts.

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We Need the CDC Now More than Ever

Anyone who has broached the topic with me knows that I’ve been disappointed with the CDC throughout much of the pandemic.... I know that many of you are asking yourselves why I think I could do better, but please hear me out.

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The Formula Shortage Crisis 
Is donor human milk safe for my baby?

As I listened to the stories about the impact of the formula shortage on families across America, I was reminded of a cautionary tale told to every trainee around Christmas during my Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship training. It went something like this:

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Over-the-Counter Naloxone:
Welcome Savior or Added Threat?

With the ending of the Covid-19 Pandemic public health emergency in the U.S., our public health systems can now direct more attention to other nationwide crises...

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