Maria Polyakova on research examining the surprising source of outsized health care spending in the last months of life.
Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
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Mission Critical
A new federal effort races to virtually deploy critical care providers wherever they’re needed — from COVID hospitals to floods, fires, and even war.
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On the Job in the ICU
As medical interns step into their new roles as doctors, one resident gives us a window into her experiences in the COVID ICU.
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Becoming a Doctor
Medical interns across the nation are starting their first days as doctors. One resident’s hopes and fears before her first shift in the COVID ICU.
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Who Gets Care
In response to coronavirus, experts are designing plans to ration resources and determine who should get care before someone else.
Posted inPublic Health
Coronavirus Conversations: Daniela Lamas
After her hospital bans most visitors to prevent the spread of coronavirus, an ICU doctor struggles to keep her patients connected.
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Coronavirus Conversations: Bob Wachter
How one hospital in San Francisco is dealing with difficult choices in the wake of the coronavirus.