How We Get to Normal

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04/09/20 • 8 min

What will the world on the other side of COVID-19 look like—and when will we get there? Those are some of the questions Esther Choo, M.D., gets asked the most, and in Episode 3 of Doctor’s Log, she shares some surprising answers. What will the implications be of Americans having put off “non-essential” doctors’ visits and surgeries for months? How will health-care providers themselves deal with built-up trauma and stress? And—to answer a burning parental concern—will there be summer camp? While no one knows what our new normal will look like, Dr. Choo’s honest, unvarnished diary provides clues, and perspective. For transcripts, please visit https://pineapple.fm/doctorslog.

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Collateral Damage

In Episode 2 of Doctor’s Log—a diary of one ER physician’s life on the COVID-19 front lines—Esther Choo, M.D., shares an update on a sick colleague. Plus, she reflects on what the public doesn’t understand about this country's much-publicized ventilator shortages, and goes deep on the topic of “collateral damage”: the unforeseen consequences of forcing victims of child abuse and domestic violence to sequester in homes that simply are not safe for them. This is a point of view only an insider could have: raw, emotional, and deeply informed.

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