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1. Yes, you should still take 'tripledemic' seriously

Author

Lew, Thomas K.

Subjects
Respiratory tract infections -- Patient outcomes -- Statistics -- Prevention, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas K. Lew, Opinion contributor There's a saying in many hospitals: The nicer a patient is, the worse their prognosis. This was unfortunately true when I treated a [...]

Published
2024

2. Funding, compassion must drive opioid fight

Author

Lew, Thomas K.

Subjects
Drugs -- Overdose, Federal aid to medical centers -- Forecasts and trends, Substance abuse -- Care and treatment, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas K. Lew, Opinion contributor A 40-year-old man arrives in my hospital's emergency department, blue from not breathing. It takes several rounds of medication and ventilators to save [...]

Published
2023

3. Retire with pride, Dr. Fauci, despite unfair hatred

Author

Lew, Thomas K.

Subjects
United States. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases -- Powers and duties, Epidemics -- Control -- United States, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas K. Lew, Board of Contributors, USA TODAY Less than a year ago, I was standing in front of a man who would soon die from COVID-19. I [...]

Published
2022

4. In the COVID fight, it's us against the unvaxxed

Author

Lew, Thomas K.

Subjects
Vaccination -- Public opinion -- Political aspects, Company distribution practices, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas K. Lew, Board of Contributors I still don't believe in it. These words, punctuated with gasping breaths, were said to me by my patient infected with COVID-19 [...]

Published
2021

5. My patient thought COVID was over. He was wrong

Author

Lew, Thomas K.

Subjects
Epidemics -- Control -- Patient outcomes -- United States, Vaccination -- Statistics, Public health administration -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Company distribution practices, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas K. Lew I was out on the streets of San Francisco last weekend when I noticed something I hadn't seen in over a year: The hustle and [...]

Published
2021

6. Don't give in to COVID fatigue

Author

Lew, Thomas K.

Subjects
Epidemics -- Psychological aspects -- Statistics -- Casualties -- Control -- United States, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas K. Lew After nearly a year of treating very ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19, I received a letter from a patient I had cared for in March. [...]

Published
2021

7. My COVID-19 vaccine was like a flu shot

Author

Lew, Thomas K.

Subjects
Vaccination -- Health aspects -- Personal narratives, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas K. Lew During a week in which two of my patients died from COVID-19 and I had to break the news to their families over the phone, [...]

Published
2020

8. Doctor's orders: Stay home for Christmas

Author

Lew, Thomas K.

Subjects
Christmas, Epidemics -- Distribution -- Control -- United States, Entertaining -- Safety and security measures, Company distribution practices, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas K. Lew In many ways, this nightmarish year has been defined by isolation and loneliness. My heart broke for my 80-year-old patient, a devoted father and grandfather, [...]

Published
2020

9. Virtual Thanksgiving is best amid COVID-19

Author

Lew, Thomas K.

Subjects
Thanksgiving Day -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations -- Safety and security measures, Entertaining -- Safety and security measures, Epidemics -- Social aspects -- Distribution -- Risk factors -- United States, COVID-19 -- Social aspects -- Distribution -- Risk factors, Company distribution practices, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas K. Lew Excited to see her children and grandchildren, an 80-year-old grandmother traveled halfway across California to visit, eagerly planning all the meals she would cook and [...]

Published
2020

10. Fire and COVID are raging all around me

Author

Lew, Thomas Ken

Subjects
California -- Environmental aspects -- Health aspects -- Social aspects, California Wildfires, 2020 -- Environmental aspects -- Social aspects -- Health aspects, Epidemics -- Distribution -- California, Wildfires -- Environmental aspects -- Health aspects -- Social aspects, Company distribution practices, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas Ken Lew This has been anything but a normal year, but when I first saw the lightning strikes, I thought, even for 2020, this is crazy. Waking [...]

Published
2020

11. Don't fall for fake news on COVID-19

Author

Lew, Thomas Ken

Subjects
Infection control -- Methods, Epidemics -- Prevention -- Care and treatment -- United States, Disinformation -- Methods, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas Ken Lew My dad recently forwarded me a message that said if you could hold your breath for 10 seconds, you were proven not to be infected [...]

Published
2020

12. Young people like me are at risk

Author

Lew, Thomas Ken

Subjects
Young adults -- Health aspects -- Methods, COVID-19 -- Risk factors -- Demographic aspects -- Prevention, Infection control -- Methods -- Health aspects, Elderly, Youth, Ice cream, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dr. Thomas Ken Lew On one of my lonely strolls during our county's shelter-in-place order, I passed by a densely packed line of people, waiting for ice cream. Upon [...]

Published
2020

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