Category Archives: change

Here in Boston, people are hunkering down for the weekend because a historic storm is arriving. High winds, cold temperatures, and lots of snow are in the forecast. This extreme weather has me thinking about global warming and the oil boilers which are going to be keeping people warm this weekend. Meanwhile, we know thatContinue reading “Blizzard hits Boston”

Of course the Omicron situation isn’t good. We’ve known that for over a week. But we can “Keep Calm, Fight Om!” From Kai Kupferschmidt, writer at Science Magazine: The only solution to this is to realize that we are part of a community, a country, a world and that we cannot extricate ourselves from thatContinue reading “Keep Calm, Fight Om!”

Certainly the news this morning looks bad. Professor Trevor Bedford from the Fred Hutch presented data on Twitter yesterday suggesting an Omicron surge is almost definitely coming. Meanwhile, Dr. Abraar Karaar from Stanford University made a convincing argument that the White House’s COVID response has been very weak, and certainly not centered on equity. WillContinue reading “Come run with us”

This morning, I went for a walk in the arboretum with my friend, a cardiologist, and our dogs. As we hiked up a hill, we talked about a variety of issues, from how to prevent coronary heart disease to electric cars. But most importantly, we spoke about burnout and depression among healthcare workers and theContinue reading “If you don’t like the road you’re walking”