Late one evening, I am reflecting on my inpatient list. The first patient, a middle-aged man, has been admitted with an “all-over” rash. Since every other patient was sicker, this patient had slipped from my mind and I had left the hospital without seeing him, thus breaking my own rule. Now, struck by a dreadful thought, I text the medical fellow. “Could the rash be measles?” “I don’t think so …” she replies. The ellipsis worries me. In my head, I see a bevy of patients and staff exposed to contagion. Shouty headlines and public outrage swim before my eyes
John Howards dog-whistle intervention in gun debate all but dashes any hope of meaningful reform
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