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Quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today‘s reporters
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MedPage Today Staff
May 26, 2024
“I’m still haunted by his pleas to get out of there.” — A Scripps Mercy Hospital patient in San Diego recalling the cries of another patient hospitalized there for 1,193 days.
“It’s actually not just a nuisance, these are actually medical issues.” — JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, of the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, on the need for hot flash treatments for postmenopausal women.
“For the longest time, it’s been a taboo topic.” — David Putrino, PhD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, on the possibility of persistent COVID-19.
“That’s a lot of moms, dads, aunts, and other loved ones not getting the care they should.” — Joel Topf, MD, medical director of St. Clair Nephrology Research in Detroit, on high rates of undiagnosed cases of chronic kidney disease.
“Contemporary cannabis is very potent.” — Nathan Stall, MD, PhD, of the University of Toronto in Canada, discussing emergency department visits for cannabis poisoning among older people in Ontario.
“It’s a great example of collective action.” — Felice Freyer, president of the Association of Health Care Journalists, after the New England Journal of Medicine rescinded its decision barring physician-focused publications from advanced access to embargoed articles.
“Almost all of those overdose deaths involved fentanyl.” — Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, on the increase of overdose deaths in adolescents.
“Don’t suffer, because if we can diagnose you we can treat you.” — Shawn Aaron, MD, of the University of Ottawa in Ontario, on undiagnosed asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
“I’m never surprised by another negative one.” — Robert Dickson, MD, of the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, discussing a failed sepsis treatment trial.
“It makes me wonder if it’s not the healthcare worker but the cofactors that go along with it.” — David Stamilio, MD, of Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina, commenting on pregnant healthcare workers’ higher risk for poor maternal outcomes.
