Physicians’ dual obligations to serve both the well-being of their individual patients and that of other patients and the community at large come into sharp tension in a pandemic. Physicians must balance competing responsibilities simultaneously, notably in the decisions they make about when and how to draw on resources that are limited and critically needed by all.
Dr. Ali Raja, of Mass General, also talks about the FDA’s approval of a new drug to protect babies and toddlers from RSV.
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Dr. Shadi Kourosh is the director of Dermatology for Community Health Program at Mass General Hospital.
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The possible risks to patients are endless when a physician does not have access to complete medical information.
These people ignore praise, are highly self-critical, and attribute their successes to external factors, such as luck, hard work, or receiving help from others.
