‘Absorbing the COVID-19 gloom like a sponge’: Doctors on the trauma of the second wave
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Absorbing the COVID-19 gloom like a sponge’: Doctors on the trauma of the second wave

The Hindu  

“As physicians we owe our patients two things — only two things — our time and our skill. “It has become a routine to watch patients succumb to the Coronavirus infection that I can’t even recall what it was like when my first patient died,” says Dr Davinder Koli, senior resident at Delhi’s LNJP Hospital. One minute they are eating and the next moment they are gone with their breakfast plate still in hand,” he says, and adds, “Patient after patient dies and you keep shifting from bed to bed hoping to save the next one.” Most doctors also grapple with personal fear — of getting infected or infecting their families. “Usually doctors hesitate to talk to psychiatrists and don’t even believe that they need one,” she says — patients may be afraid of being treated by doctors who have been diagnosed with poor mental health. Institutional leadership apart, Dr Gotmare says doctors also need personalised resilience plans like a session of aerobic exercises before they begin their shift.

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This is SERIOUS! 50 per cent hospitalised COVID patients continue to suffer after 2 years
2 years, 7 months ago

This is SERIOUS! 50 per cent hospitalised COVID patients continue to suffer after 2 years

India TV News  

Two years after infection with Covid-19, half of the patients who were admitted to the hospital still have at least one symptom, according to the study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. This is especially the case for participants with long Covid, who typically still have at least one symptom including fatigue, shortness of breath, and sleep difficulties two years …

I Was A COVID Doctor. Here's The One Thing I Refuse To Do As We 'Get Back To Normal.'
2 years, 9 months ago

I Was A COVID Doctor. Here's The One Thing I Refuse To Do As We 'Get Back To Normal.'

Huff Post  

A nurse gives medication to a patient with COVID-19 in the medical intensive care unit at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center on April 24, 2020, in New York City. Health care workers are not OK. As the transition back to “normal” begins, our clinics — echoing the rest of the nation — are moving toward a new stage of the …

ICU doctor reveals the horrors his colleagues are facing: "Somber faces and dispirited demeanor"
2 years, 11 months ago

ICU doctor reveals the horrors his colleagues are facing: "Somber faces and dispirited demeanor"

Salon  

An intensive care unit doctor in rural Ohio is speaking out about the battle he and his staff have been fighting with the latest wave of COVID-19. "I, like many other health care workers, am frustrated and concerned about our nation's path as we enter year three." "As we embark on our third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is …

New virus surge sends younger patients to Spain’s hospitals
3 years, 5 months ago

New virus surge sends younger patients to Spain’s hospitals

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Julio Miranda had never felt the threat of the coronavirus too close. “It’s only when the virus hits you that you take it much more seriously,” Miranda said this week from a hospital room overlooking Barcelona’s beachfront where he recovered after a week in intensive care, conscious but connected to a machine aiding his oxygen intake. Spain’s …

New virus surge sends younger patients to Spain's hospitals
3 years, 5 months ago

New virus surge sends younger patients to Spain's hospitals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It's only when the virus hits you that you …

National Doctors' Day: Harsh Vardhan Lauds Medicos for Going Beyond Call of Duty During Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

National Doctors' Day: Harsh Vardhan Lauds Medicos for Going Beyond Call of Duty During Covid

News 18  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday applauded doctors for going beyond the call of duty to attend to their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and help the nation overcome its gravest challenge in over a century. History shall bear witness that when the time came and humanity needed to be saved, it was the doctors who stepped up to …

Doctors look back at the past for a better future
3 years, 6 months ago

Doctors look back at the past for a better future

Hindustan Times  

Since Covid-19 struck, the medical fraternity has been at the forefront of the battle, despite the challenges. On National Doctors’ Day, a few recall what the year taught them and what’s in store for 2021 Dr Rajeev K Sharma Dr Rajeev K Sharma feels that e-consultations should become a part of our life “In Covid-19 times, one thing we learnt …

Pandemic left majority of care workers physically and mentally exhausted
3 years, 7 months ago

Pandemic left majority of care workers physically and mentally exhausted

NL Times  

A majority of nurses, caregivers and doctors suffer from physical or mental complaints 15 months after the start of the coronavirus crisis. Burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder are lurking," Bianca Buurman of medical organization V&VN told NOS. In a joint study, V&VN and the Federation of Medical Specialists surveyed some 7,000 healthcare professionals on their well-being. The research also found …

How Working In A Covid Ward Has Changed My Outlook Towards Life, A Doctor Writes
3 years, 7 months ago

How Working In A Covid Ward Has Changed My Outlook Towards Life, A Doctor Writes

News 18  

This pandemic has been a weird yet important learning period of my life. Over the months, I realised how working in a Covid ward has changed my outlook towards life. Families are being torn apart and lives of many young kids are being devastated due to the loss of a family member. Losing patients under my care now feels like …

11 Health Issues Doctors Are Seeing More Of Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

11 Health Issues Doctors Are Seeing More Of Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic

Huff Post  

RLT_Images via Getty Images The last year has contributed to a rise in mental health and physical health conditions. “Delayed care can have deleterious effects due to worsening of current underlying conditions, missing opportunities to catch a new or developing disease early in its course and not receiving preventive care that can reduce one’s chance of developing a disease,” said …

Doctor: My long-Covid patients’ stories of recovery sound familiar to me (Opinion)
3 years, 9 months ago

Doctor: My long-Covid patients’ stories of recovery sound familiar to me (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Susannah Hills is a pediatric airway surgeon at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and the Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Susannah Hills John Abbott As I listened to these recovery stories from my doctor’s chair – the relentless fatigue, the shortness of breath, the mental fog – my own experiences as a patient started coming back to …

A Pandemic Year for Women: Notes on negotiating the coronavirus crisis as a healthcare worker
3 years, 10 months ago

A Pandemic Year for Women: Notes on negotiating the coronavirus crisis as a healthcare worker

Firstpost  

EDITOR’S NOTE: A UN report from September 2020 on the economic toll of COVID-19 on women, notes that “the impacts of crises are never gender-neutral”. The report delves into the many ways women have been disproportionately affected, financially, by the ongoing pandemic: For instance, industries that predominantly employ women have been worst-affected; women’s paid labour and women-run businesses are hardest …

I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.
3 years, 10 months ago

I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.

Huff Post  

The author dressed in personal protective equipment in the ICU at UCLA Health. As an intensive care physician at UCLA Health and medical director of our ICU end-of-life program, I’ve agonized over the fact that COVID-19 has made me feel like I cannot live up to my own mission statement. We’ve expanded our usual two medical ICU teams to four …

‘I have never seen so many nurses cry during shifts’ – the mental health of NHS workers is on the brink
3 years, 11 months ago

‘I have never seen so many nurses cry during shifts’ – the mental health of NHS workers is on the brink

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Every shift is a struggle.” Some …

"They Are Doctors, Not Paupers": Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Giving A Break To Doctors In Service During Pandemic
4 years ago

"They Are Doctors, Not Paupers": Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Giving A Break To Doctors In Service During Pandemic

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider providing a break to doctors who have been consistently serving at the frontline during the pandemic. The Court was hearing its suo moto case titled, "In Re: Proper Treatment of COVID-19 Patients and Dignified Handling of Dead Bodies in the Hospitals, etc". Today, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed court that …

Doctors and nurses were not prepared to see 'so much illness and death' during Covid pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Doctors and nurses were not prepared to see 'so much illness and death' during Covid pandemic

Daily Mail  

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of doctors and nurses because they were not prepared to 'see so much death', a leading medic has said. Dr Chaand Nagpaul said NHS staff have reported higher than normal levels of severe stress, anxiety and fatigue this year as they battle the pandemic on the frontlines. The Covid-19 …

Because Of The Pandemic, People Are Battling A Disorder They've Never Faced Before
4 years, 1 month ago

Because Of The Pandemic, People Are Battling A Disorder They've Never Faced Before

Huff Post  

"If you are a front-line worker right now. Maybe you’re wading through the muck right now ― that feeling of “I can’t take off, I can’t rest.” That feeling of waking up in the middle of the night sweating and shaking because you can’t remember if you did that one thing right, and if you didn’t do it right, it …

Pandemic taking a toll on mental health of hospital workers
4 years, 5 months ago

Pandemic taking a toll on mental health of hospital workers

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Sonia Malhotra is intimately familiar with death. “The amount of death and dying that we’ve seen in such a short period of time is surreal to me, and this is my line of work,” said Malhotra, the director of palliative medicine and supportive care at University Medical Center New Orleans. The mental health toll on health care …

Coronavirus | Only a matter of time, doctors say as they brace for their turn
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Only a matter of time, doctors say as they brace for their turn

The Hindu  

With the spread of COVID-19 continuing unabated, the general advice for citizens is to restrict movement outside of home. Of at least 63 positive cases among doctors in the State till June 6, only four have been reported from Gandhi Hospital, the largest COVID isolation centre in in Telangana. Many post-graduate students, house surgeons, senior resident doctors and other senior …

I joined the front lines fighting the pandemic. Here’s what I learned (Opinion)
4 years, 7 months ago

I joined the front lines fighting the pandemic. Here’s what I learned (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Namrata G. Jain, MD is Medical Director of Pediatric Kidney Transplant at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. CNN — I am a pediatric nephrologist, specializing in transplant, in New York City, and even though it had been 15 years since I had taken …

Emergency doctor: We need help before it’s too late (opinion)
4 years, 8 months ago

Emergency doctor: We need help before it’s too late (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Tsion Firew is an emergency medicine doctor based in New York. I never thought that patients’ families would be barred from visiting their dying loved ones; that I would give them updates over the phone and offer up last-minute video calls to say goodbye. To deepen the trauma, many health care workers were promised personal protective equipment …

In Pune's COVID-19 hospitals, doctors rely on team work and humour to rise above fears, battle virus in sweltering conditions
4 years, 8 months ago

In Pune's COVID-19 hospitals, doctors rely on team work and humour to rise above fears, battle virus in sweltering conditions

Firstpost  

With Pune witnessing a rising number of coronavirus cases, doctors at various hospitals dealing with the disease have had to battle with their apprehensions and respond to the call of duty. *** With Pune witnessing a rising number of coronavirus cases, doctors at various hospitals dealing with the disease have had to battle with their apprehensions and respond to the …

We Are Doctors Who Study Trauma. Here's How To Cope With The COVID-19 Crisis.
4 years, 8 months ago

We Are Doctors Who Study Trauma. Here's How To Cope With The COVID-19 Crisis.

Huff Post  

"Our decades of research on personal and collective traumas make clear that people are incredibly resilient, despite whatever life throws at them." We are simply coping with a new reality — whether we are sick or not.” First, let’s explicitly recognize that our mental health not only informs our physical health ― it defines our health and humanity. Virtual social …

Trauma On The Pandemic's Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling
4 years, 8 months ago

Trauma On The Pandemic's Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling

NPR  

Trauma On The Pandemic's Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling Enlarge this image toggle caption Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The scene at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx is unlike anything psychiatrist Bruce Schwartz has seen. "It's well-known that docs don't make great patients," Perlis says. "We've been so inundated with …

As Australians have slowed down, our race to be ready for the COVID-19 peak has been ramping up
4 years, 8 months ago

As Australians have slowed down, our race to be ready for the COVID-19 peak has been ramping up

ABC  

By staying home, Australians have bought the health system precious time to prepare for the COVID-19 peak. "It's going to be very challenging for them," says the course's designer, Ken Hambrecht, from e-learning company Medcast. "We have had at least one case I'm aware of where we had a line of sight to a few hundred very legitimate ventilators from …

On the coronavirus front line: The life of a New York City doctor
4 years, 8 months ago

On the coronavirus front line: The life of a New York City doctor

Al Jazeera  

A lonely waiting-room chair sits in a quiet hallway between the ambulance bay and the trauma room at a hospital in New York City’s Manhattan borough. “I say that your has died, and it’s almost like, a shock first: ‘What?’ And then this shrill cry and sobbing on the phone.” With COVID-19 mercilessly ripping through New York City, the US …

Doctor: I see patients fighting for life (opinion)
4 years, 9 months ago

Doctor: I see patients fighting for life (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Haig Aintablian is an emergency medicine resident physician in the University of California Los Angeles Emergency Medicine program and the President of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association. CNN — “Rescue 51 with an ALS run, now en route to Room 12.” Haig Aintablian Courtesy of Haig Aintablian The hospital PA system alerts us …

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