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This has been on my mind a lot, so I'm going to start a thread about how covid-19 and the load on hospitals is impacting care & treatment for other illnesses and disabilities. 1/
Unsubstantiated hype about hydroxychloroquine has left patients with lupus & rheumatoid arthritis facing a scarcity of a medication they rely on
(It's also important to note that lupus disproportionately affects women & African Americans) 2/ https://www.propublica.org/article/lupus-patients-cant-get-crucial-medication-after-president-trump-pushes-unproven-coronavirus-treatment
(It's also important to note that lupus disproportionately affects women & African Americans) 2/ https://www.propublica.org/article/lupus-patients-cant-get-crucial-medication-after-president-trump-pushes-unproven-coronavirus-treatment
CW: suicide
This is so dark: "One New York City paramedic described responding to a suicide attempt of a woman after her cancer treatments had been delayed, in part because hospitals were clearing their beds for coronavirus patients." 3/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/nyregion/nyc-coronavirus-ems.html
This is so dark: "One New York City paramedic described responding to a suicide attempt of a woman after her cancer treatments had been delayed, in part because hospitals were clearing their beds for coronavirus patients." 3/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/nyregion/nyc-coronavirus-ems.html
The term "elective surgery" is incredibly misleading. It means any surgery that is scheduled in advance, and includes cancer surgery, organ transplants, brain surgery, etc. These surgeries are being cancelled. 4/ https://www.propublica.org/article/cancer-surgeries-and-open-transplants-are-being-put-off-for-coronavirus-can-they-wait
An earlier article about this from mid-March, that included a cancelled brain surgery for daily seizures: 5/ https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1240309231095603201?s=20
