PSA: It’s time to play offense on COVID-19 About 9 weeks ago I had written how in the middle of the tsunami of the first wave, the safest assumption (with the relative little information we had) at the time was that one should come to the ER only if they had a...
A PSA on what “Plateau’ing” really means for us. (TLDR: things seem to be calmer this week in the ER, but #dontfuckitup and #keepstayingthefuckhome) That things are getting “better” is a relative statement: You put sugar on poop,...
My PSA on COVID-19 testing: UNLESS it’s a life or limb threatening emergency (eg you need oxygen or ventilatory support), DO NOT GO TO, OR GET ROUTINE COVID-19 TESTING IN AN ER!!! What a week it’s been — I’ve worked the past 10 days in 7 different ERs in NYC. Every...
Primer on Cabinda Formerly known as “Portuguese Congo” and no larger than the state of Delaware, Cabinda is a curious little region sandwiched between the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Having endured a 30 year long...
A little video I just quickly edited in of what we saw the past 48 hours: How did we get here? Well we began our journey yesterday morning, waking up early from Luanda at 4:30am for the slow 6am train heading towards the province of Malanje. We headed out at 5am...
Once in a while, I’m blessed to write up and release a blogpost that will stand the test of time in my memories. This is one of those posts. The irony of today rests in the fact that after a decade visiting 180 countries and territories, that it would...
By now you might be sick of all these “throwback” nostalgia I’m writing about, 10 years this, and 10 years that. Thankfully, there’s some new material as I had missed Aswan the last time I was here. Therefore it would be our first stop...
