My son is a student at Manning School, and I believe we need a CDC Epi-Aid to the Boston Public Schools regarding COVID transmission (Curley, Manning, Orchard Gardens Schools, etc). Please sign our petition here. An Epi-Aid is an investigation of an urgent public health problem, such as infectious or non-communicable disease outbreaks, unexplained illnesses,Continue reading “Bring the CDC to the Boston Public Schools”
Author Archives: Philip A. Lederer MD
Field of Dreams
Sometimes things don’t seem to be going so well. Maybe it’s a COVID outbreak in your local schools, and the health authorities response seems tepid. Or perhaps there isn’t much action at the climate change summit in Glasgow. Or maybe there are challenges in a marriage, or issues with parenting. Perhaps you are in aContinue reading “Field of Dreams”
Regaining our Health
If you’re like me, the past several years have been stressful and difficult. COVID, quarantines, mental breakdowns, and so many other things have happened. In terms of physical health, I found my weight creep to over 200 pounds, due to the lithium that I take, along with my diet. But now, I’m trying to controlContinue reading “Regaining our Health”
My letter in the Boston Globe
The Boston Globe published my letter about the homelessness crisis in today’s newspaper: We should be addressing root causes, not looking to correctional settings I am a physician with a background in public health, and I agree with Dr. Jody Rich, director of the Center for Health and Justice Transformation, that jail-based addiction programs are not a solution toContinue reading “My letter in the Boston Globe”
In New York City
I am traveling to NYC with the Me/2 Orchestra for performances this week. This is Mental Illness Awareness Week and we are partnering with both Neurocrine and Sing for Hope to bring music and positive mental health messages to Manhattan on Thursday-Friday! Here is our schedule for Thursday, October 7: 12:30 pm on Lincoln CenterContinue reading “In New York City”
Be Our Conductor
Come join us Sunday afternoon at Ramsay Park in the South End of Boston – and conduct the Me/2 Orchestra!
Saint Rose String Band Concert
Today, we are hosting a small concert in the Saint Rose Street Garden in Jamaica Plain from 3:30-5pm. The Saint Rose String Band (Zoltán Glück/banjo, Adam Omar Hosein/guitar, me/violin) will be playing a couple of sets of folk and old time tunes and maybe a few jazz standards. And there will be a clay tableContinue reading “Saint Rose String Band Concert”
Health and Healing
As I waited alone on the platform for the approaching train, tears welled up, compounded by years of solitude; the darkness and loss of my inner identity had invisibly built up over time. It was a hot summer day, and I held in my hand a homemade sign. In large block letters it said, “SEEKINGContinue reading “Health and Healing”
Our Letter in the New York Times
June 4, 2020 RE “Built for This, C.D.C. Shows Flaws in Crisis” (front page, June 3) To the Editor: As former Epidemic Intelligence Service officers at the C.D.C. and former members of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, we believe that this article, while raising valid points about the C.D.C.’s need forContinue reading “Our Letter in the New York Times”
Innovation and Knowledge Sharing Can Transform COVID-19 Infection Prevention Response
Our recent article about SARS Cov-2, from the Journal of Hospital Medicine: Emerging studies on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirm high rates of infection among healthcare workers (HCWs). As widespread community transmission increases, frontline HCWs, such as hospitalists, are at particularly high risk of exposure to people with undiagnosed COVID-19. Although there is no knownContinue reading “Innovation and Knowledge Sharing Can Transform COVID-19 Infection Prevention Response”
Philip A. Lederer 