What a time to be alive. What a time to be a new emergency room doctor. Ten months into a hopefully long career and already facing the healthcare battle of my life. I’m in my early 30s. Not exactly the highest risk age group when it comes to the novel coronavirus. But make no mistake, …
I am an ER doctor on the frontlines of the COVID-19 fight but I am counting my blessings Read More »
I roll in my bed, unable to sleep. I listen to BBC talk about the craziness that took over the world, preoccupied with this one question. What question? It’s not: “Why, Corona?” For that, I already have more answers than I want. Scientists say that COVID-19 is an animal virus. It spread to humans from …
A critical care doctor explains what treatment for coronavirus looks like in the intensive care unit. Late one recent night, I found myself on the phone with my patient’s brother, trying to explain respiratory failure and Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. He had been unable to sleep, he told me, after hours …
Six things you can do right at this moment, along with some simple exercise equipment to get for your house. “Trying to preserve some sense of normalcy is really important for people’s well-being,” said Dr. Russell G. Buhr, a pulmonologist at U.C.L.A. Health. Maintaining a routine, he said, like getting up and getting dressed and doing what …
Muscles may “remember” in ways that will allow us to regain fitness once gyms reopen and we start working out again. For those of us sheltering at home because of coronavirus and unable to visit the gym or otherwise weight train — which, right now, is most of us — a new study of the inner …
Attempts to avoid coronavirus can increase the risk of physical and emotional harm from limited social contact. Two years ago, when Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the former surgeon general of the United States, started researching his book, “Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World,” he never anticipated how relevant the …
The Loneliness of Social Distancing, Take These Steps to Counter it. Read More »
With the whole world seemingly on lockdown, there’s a lot of panic and misinformation that’s going around about the coronavirus. In these difficult times, we all need to stick together and support each other. South Korea is widely acknowledged for having had one of the best responses to contain the pandemic, today we share an …
Baja Health Cluster fue invitado a la reunión mensual de la Asociación de Hoteles del Noroeste, A.C. (ASHONO), donde tuvimos la oportunidad de brindar información del BHC y sus beneficios al sumarse a nuestra organización, así mismo invitar a aquellos hoteles que aún no han sumado a BHC. El Dr. Fabian Walters Vicepresidente del BHC, …
El día Sábado 29 de Febrero se reunió la embajadora de Irlanda en Mexico Barbara Jones con el Baja Health Cluster la cual tuvo una reunión con el presidente Dr. Ricardo Vega donde se platicaron de diversas oportunidades de intercambio de negocio, de conocimiento y buenas prácticas. Se visitaron las instalaciones de SIMNSA Health Plan …
Reunión con la embajadora de Irlanda en Mexico Barbara Jones Read More »
El dia de ayer 25 de Febrero 2020, el Baja health Cluster estuvo presente en el recorrido de New City Medical Plaza con el objetivo de conocer y promover los nuevos proyectos dirigidos al Turismo Médico en la Ciudad de Tijuana. New City Medical iniciará operaciones este año y contara con una torre médica con …
