Masks and Emasculation: Why Some Men Refuse to Take Safety Precautions
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
Phil Anderson’s article “More Is Different” describes how different levels of complexity require new ways of thinking. And as the virus multiplies and spreads, that’s just what the human race desperately needs...
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
Surviving an awful experience can lead to some surprisingly positive psychological effects in many people
Pandemic news highlights of the week
The rhetoric of war implies a heedless approach that undermines the practice of medicine
Placing too much blame on urban density is a mistake
Many hospitalized victims are developing potentially lethal secondary coinfections such as bacterial pneumonia and sepsis
They can reach especially vulnerable groups, including the uninsured, the underinsured and the undocumented
Fighting the pandemic from home and for home
Today’s reality for physicians results from a long-term underinvestment in preparedness, placing moral distress on us when we are unable to carry out our oath to do no harm
The search for a coronavirus treatment should not come at the expense of poor, ailing people
A new era for Alzheimer’s and journalism in the time of coronavirus