DOM In the News
Read about how the Department of Medicine is responding to the outbreak of the coronavirus respiratory illness COVID-19. See related COVID-19 publications.
Angela Suen published paper in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Angela Suen, MD, our current T32 fellow, published a paper entitled "National Prevalence of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Alex Smith Featured in KALW Radio Segment "Racial Disparities in End of Life Care"
Alex Smith, MD was featured in a KALW radio segment about Racial Disparities in End of Life Care (4 minutes in). Quote, ""If you watch TV as most people do, you think 'hey yeah, if this happens to most people, bring me back. Restart my heart, go for it, ‘cause it happens all the time on TV.'“ says Dr. Alexander Smith. “Nobody wants the CPR, the chest compressions, the shocks, the breathing tubes. They want to like get back to their former selves, to go home. Not to live in the ICU on machines for a few days before dying."