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 27, 2020 | Physicians
The following blog post is my personal predictions and an action plan about COVID-19. I don’t represent any group, employer or any other healthcare professional and the following is not medical advice. It has been three weeks since the first case of SARS-CoV-2...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Mar 19, 2020 | Public Health, Physicians
Even prior to the novel coronavirus threat, the hundred billion dollar supplement industry was projected to grow immensely with half of adults report using one or more dietary supplements. Patients have been essentially stuck in a healthcare system that is in fact a...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Jun 22, 2018 | Healthcare IT
One would expect that in an era where smartphones are more powerful than our computers were 5 years ago, health care providers would have an arsenal of health care IT solutions to enhance patient care but also optimize their own workflow. Shockingly, in 2014 most...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 9, 2018 | Medical Error, Patient Safety & Quality, Patients, Physicians
We had no choice in becoming the “crazy” family that left a hospital against medical advice. Our four-day-old daughter was completely helpless, her condition deteriorating and the staff was ignoring our concerns. I carefully turned off the blue lights, removed her...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 4, 2018 | Cases, Physicians
Mr. F points a slender index finger to the heavens and states calmly – “it’s okay doctor… Je-sus will protect me.” I had just said I was sorry there was nothing more we could offer, and he was going to die. He definitely understood though…right? It had...
