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Light in the Darkness
America is in a dark place. I care for patients whose lives have been ruined by COVID-19. More than 300,000 have died from the virus. Homicides have surged nationwide. More...
From Sirens to Song
At first, I didn’t notice the sirens. As a medical doctor, I’d grown used to electronic distress calls. Besides, I live in New York City. Ambulance whines and taxi...
A Call to Ordinary Heroism
Every night at 7 p.m., residents of Manhattan, where I live, fling open their windows. For about five minutes they cheer, shout, whistle, and bang spoons on pots in...
The Cure for What Ails Us
A National Hospice Foundation survey some years ago found that Americans are more inclined to discuss safe sex and drugs with their children than they are to talk with...
