OpinionApril 15, 2022
New Cases of Childhood Diabetes Rose during the Pandemic
It isn’t clear why, but researchers are investigating a possible COVID link
Stories by Carolyn Barber
Carolyn Barber has been an emergency department physician for 25 years. She is co-founder of the homeless work program Wheels of Change and author of many articles and the book Runaway Medicine: What You Don't Know May Kill You, which was recently Amazon's number-one Hot New Release in Health Care Administration. She received her M.D. at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
OpinionMarch 9, 2022
When Is It Safe to Have Sex after COVID?
How to limit your risk of transmitting or getting infected with SARS-CoV-2
OpinionJanuary 12, 2022
Some COVID Patients Need Amputations to Survive
Impaired blood flow leads to loss of limbs
OpinionNovember 19, 2021
Texting Thumb, Trigger Finger, Gamer’s Thumb and Other Smartphone Injuries
What causes them and how to protect yourself
OpinionOctober 1, 2021
Pregnant and Unvaccinated: Delta’s Deadly Toll
The number of pregnant people suffering from severe COVID is preventable tragedy
OpinionAugust 9, 2021
Critical Care Doctors Are in Crisis
Who’s caring for the ICU physicians?
OpinionJuly 17, 2021
How Designer DNA Is Changing Medicine
A genomic revolution is poised to cure sickle cell and other genetic diseases
OpinionJune 27, 2021
How the Pandemic Roiled the Foster Care System
Lengthy suspensions of crucial services for foster children during the past year exacted a heavy emotional and mental toll
OpinionApril 16, 2021
The Fast Lane for COVID Testing Has Opened Up in the U.S.
Recently approved rapid antigen tests are likely to help mitigate the chain of transmission and put the U.S. on par with other countries that have them
OpinionApril 1, 2021
The Best Medicine Doesn’t Always Come in a Bottle
A program called Wheels of Change pays unsheltered people to pick up trash or otherwise help clean up their community—and it can turn their lives around
OpinionMarch 10, 2021
So What Can People Actually Do after Being Vaccinated?
It’s complicated; not even the experts agree
OpinionJanuary 23, 2021
Southern California Ambulance Crews Are Running Out of Oxygen—and Gas
The pandemic has put the region’s emergency personnel under extraordinary strain
OpinionDecember 29, 2020
The Problem of ‘Long Haul’ COVID
More and more patients are dealing with major symptoms that linger for months
OpinionNovember 12, 2020
An Emerging Tool for COVID Times: The Portable MRI
Bedside imaging holds vast potential as a diagnostic tool, especially during the pandemic
OpinionOctober 24, 2020
COVID’s Other Toll: Unnecessary Tests and Huge Hospital Bills
They highlight one of the biggest problems in American health care
OpinionOctober 21, 2020
When Will Football Stadiums Look Normal Again?
Professional and college teams alike need to get fans back in the stands in droves—as long as they can keep everyone safe
OpinionOctober 3, 2020
Can CBD Cure What Ails You?
Proponents say yes, but scientific studies on the effectiveness of this chemical derived from cannabis are a mixed bag
OpinionOctober 1, 2020
Protecting against COVID’s Aerosol Threat
How can we make our schools, office buildings and homes safer?
OpinionAugust 31, 2020
COVID-19 Can Wreck Your Heart, Even if You Haven’t Had Any Symptoms
A growing body of research is raising concerns about the cardiac consequences of the coronavirus
OpinionAugust 21, 2020
‘Instant Coffee’ COVID-19 Tests Could Be the Answer to Reopening the U.S.
Cheap and quick, they could move us toward normalcy before a vaccine is widely available