Millennials and COVID-19
Personal experience, conversations with a post-COVID-19 patient, and some questions to think about I’m writing this chapter in the month of June. Surprisingly, the quarantine has been lifted, and the…
The effects of the pandemic on oil services and shipping industry
Introduction Oil and gas industry have experienced déjà vu as oil prices have once again crashed, this time due to the destruction of demand associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
COVID-19: Lessons from the frontline
Background The global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within a 12-week period had countries globally grappling to meet the demands of the unknowns of this pandemic. Health-care systems have…
COVID-19 and the role of medical professional societies
Introduction Membership in a medical professional organization, or society, is both voluntary and common. Many clinicians belong to more than one such society, especially if they practice critical care medicine….
Politics and the pandemic
In this Information Age, the value of science as the leading source for public policy on health has largely been replaced with the mood of the masses, and from the…
Lockdown as a public health measure
As we learned through this book, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought to light how vulnerable we are to the infectious respiratory virus due to our living patterns, travel, and…
Novel treatments and trials in COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease arising from the beta coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has presented a major challenge to health-care systems and societies across the…
COVID-19 and social media
Introduction Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves Matthew 7:15 The original severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) also…
Allocating scarce medical resources: Inequity in the face of crisis (in pursuit of PPE)
Early in March of 2020, everything changed in the intensive care units (ICUs) throughout the nation. All of the sudden, surgical and N95 masks were the most valuable items in…
COVID-19: A health-care worker’s perspective
Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic took the world by surprise in 2020, rapidly overwhelming our societies, economies, and health-care systems. The health-care workers (HCWs), hospital administrators, government leaders,…
