Author: Andrew Gardner

As we continue to study the impact of COVID-19 from clinicians’ point of view, the Behind the mask team is finding strong evidence that doctors find themselves caught between powerful forces—their desire and oath to help patients and their communities, a healthcare system that has placed them in a position of maximum accountability without commensurate […]

The HH&Y Behind the mask study is tracking provider and patient attitudes and experiences through the pandemic. It has shown that the impact of technological changes is ubiquitous, starting especially during lockdown in places like the UK and Germany, and continuing today. Beyond the immediate disruption, these changes have proven, somewhat ironically, to be upgrades […]

Since the practice of medicine began, healers have held a special, almost exalted place in society. In turn, their obligation to their patients and to society at large was considered “holy” in a very real sense. This dynamic has continued to the present day; doctors and nurses swear an oath pledging their commitment to their […]