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A truly incredible story of an elementary school immigrant from China who through grit, perseverance, and steely focus, and who witnesses and experiences all too many tragedies becomes one of America’s most trusted physicians and public health advocates not necessarily because she wanted to, but because she feels compelled to do so.  Dr. Leana Wen’s deep care, empathy, integrity, pragmatism and gratitude towards her patients and the public are a consequence of her stressful upbringing, fortuitous opportunities, and individual setbacks which were complemented by the support and kindness of strangers, teachers, and mentors who took an interest in helping push and guide her. In a very raw, candid, and personal account of her challenges growing up, becoming a patient advocate, and then ultimately a very public figure, Dr. Wen shares her personal and professional struggles as a child living in an immigrant household trying to make ends meet, seeing injustices […] Read More »

Wow. Must read. Amazing insights which offers solutions for ensuring better health care. Dr. Vivian Lee has done a miraculous job in writing an easy to understand and very engaging book on the challenges facing the US health care system to ensure affordability, accessibility, and consistent high quality care. This is a must read for anyone wishing to understand how the US health care system got started, how did it become what it is today, and what is needed to make it better. Through and full of insightful perspectives from experts in health care from the public sector and private sector as well as memorable one-liner quotes and anecdotes, it ends each chapter asking each responsible party in health care – payers (insurers, employers), patients, physicians, health care providers, and policy makers, what each should do to enable a better future. I appreciate the enormous difficulty in explaining the US […] Read More »

Highly recommended. Delightful. Fun and important practical read, especially for Asian Americans Full of personal anecdotes and based on research, author and Harvard Business School professor Laura Huang lives and breathes EDGE – Enrich, Delight, Guide, Effort. Hard work alone isn’t enough. You need something else to stand out and give you that EDGE which makes you unique and different. Taking stereotypes and biases and flipping them, discovering your individual story, and then building on it means you can find your authentic self. Be the person no one else can copy because no one has your specific journey, successes, setbacks, insights, and experiences. As a result, no one can replicate the special value and perspectives you bring. This is important in a busy world where people and organizations make assumptions which often are incorrect but will not change unless you take action by empowering yourself with EDGE. I wish I […] Read More »

I had the opportunity to listen to exceptional physician leaders on the frontline on how our country might reopen in an unprecedented time during the COVID-19 pandemic. I came away inspired and thankful we have these individuals helping lead our country into this unknown. The perspectives showed thoughtfulness, experience, wisdom, and frank candor. These are qualities we should always expect from our leaders. Thank you to Adrian Aroun, founder and CEO of the health care start-up Forward to moderating this delightful program. @AdrianAoun The four physician leaders are: Dr. Bob Wachter Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco – @Bob_Wachter Dr. Sara Cody, Public Health Department Director of Santa Clara County Dr. Jim Yong Kim, Vice Chairman and Partner at Global Infrastructure Partners Dr. Nate Favini, Medical Lead at Forward – @NateFavini Highlights from the video My highlights are not meant to be exhaustive […] Read More »

For educational purposes Consult a clinician for specific details You need to estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 cases in your community 5% is typical in NON COVID-19 hot spots 20% is a reasonable estimate for a hot spot like New York City. CALCULATE HERE for Quest Diagnostics serology test CALCULATE HERE for your OWN SARS-Cov2 serology test. You need to know the SENSITIVITY and the SPECIFICITY of the test. Prevalence image from May 21, 2020. Provided by Dr. Scott Gottlieb via Twitter. SENSITIVITY and SPECIFICITY of TESTS OFFERED AT LEMONAID HEALTH FDA requirements for EUA testing Sensitivity must be 90% or better Specificity must be 95% or better Quest Diagnostics serology test – FDA EUA Sensitivity is 90 to 100% Specificity range is 99 to 100% Scanwell at home test kit – pending FDA EUA PENDING What is the sensitivity of a test? What is the specificity of the test? […] Read More »