by Varun Verma, M.D. | Jul 23, 2024 | Other
Embarking on a journey through medical school is both exhilarating and challenging. I wish I had stuck my head outside books now and then and really explored what the world beyond board exams and ward rotations would be like. Alongside rigorous academic training,...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Jul 16, 2024 | Other
Getting inundated with ads on Amazon Prime day! Instead of buying trinkets, we should all consider investing in our health. The yearly primary care visit isn’t enough! It’s seriously on us to take care of ourselves. I think everyone should own a scale to...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 8, 2023 | Other
There are a few reasons why it can be difficult to find a good financial advisor. There are a lot of them- There are hundreds of thousands of financial advisors in the United States. That’s a lot of people to choose from, and it can be hard to know where to...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 14, 2020 | Other
84 000 deaths apparently mean nothing to some people in the US. Before vehemently arguing how our economy cannot sustain more of a lockdown – imagine if you faced this scenario. Your partner/child/parent is taken to the hospital because of #COVID19 and you never...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Apr 22, 2020 | Healthcare Professionals, Physicians
Multiple times a week I get messages from dear friends, family or colleagues who ask some variation of ‘how are you holding up?’ I am neither an anesthesiologist, critical care or ER physician, so I’m not three inches away from contagion while intubating patients. I...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Mar 29, 2020 | Other
Our society is paying a tremendous price with the novel coronavirus pandemic; either with our health, job loss, financial loss, stress, or being forced apart from family. Unfortunately it seems that we are nowhere near the height of the devastation of COVID-19 even...