Volume 116, Number 9 — September 2020
An Unfortunate Legacy: The website for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is blunt: “History shows that severe illness and death rates tend to be higher for racial and ethnic minority populations during public health emergencies than for other populations.” That is certainly happening with COVID-19. Emerging data already show that long-standing social determinants of health are stacked against Blacks and Hispanics in Texas, in some cases prompting a stronger call for value-based care, among other tools, so physicians can better help people of color cope with the health inequities brought on by COVID-19.
An Unfortunate Legacy (pages 18-23) - By Sean Price
A Social Shift (pages 24-29) - By Joey Berlin
Profile: “This Makes Me Feel More Alive” (pages 30-33)
Catching COVID-19 helped family physician Tim Martindale, MD, find new ways to help his patients. By Sean Price
Education: A Perfect Match? (pages 34-36)
COVID-19 has forced GME programs and medical students to make last-minute adjustments in the resident selection process. By Sean Price
Economics: Same Old Hurdles (pages 40-43)
The Prescription Monitoring Program requirement doesn’t lower pharmacy-mandated obstacles to filling opioid scrips. By Joey Berlin
Law: Dulling the Pain of Future Damages (pages 44-45)
Texas Supreme Court decision carries new implications for periodic payment of future medical expenses. By Joey Berlin
Vaccines (page 47)
Talk to Patients About: Texas School Vaccines - By Sean Price
Back Page (page 48)
Farewell to Lou Goodman
Also in this issue:
Rounds, Deaths (pages 12-16)
Commentary: Climate impact (pages 4-5)
Focus on the Evidence
Health and Climate Connected
Last Updated On
September 24, 2020
Originally Published On
August 27, 2020