Scores of Americans are in critical condition from the Covid-19 virus and so is our country. Covid-19 has eviscerated New York City and marches toward other urban areas across the United States. Dire predictions of anywhere from 100,000-240,000 US deaths…
The news media are not the best source for scholarly thinking around the allocation of scarce resources. Hyper-ventilating commentators who trigger hysteria about rationing do not allow for a productive discussion that helps the general public understand how healthcare professionals…
Craig Klugman, Ph.D., professor of bioethics and health humanities at DePaul University, recently published the following definition of triage. Triage is a process for determining which patients will receive limited resources in a time of scarcity. The patients who are…