Episode 48: Healthcare (Part 2)

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Special Guest: Dr. Simone Mendel. What does Covid look like from the perspective of those working in hospitals? How has the pandemic revealed/exacerbated existing problems in our healthcare system? In this episode, Aya and Josh continue their discussion on healthcare with childhood friend Simone Mendel, further contrasting the US and Canadian systems (Progressive vs. Conservative views, taxation, empathy, health outcomes, strategies for improvement), getting an insider perspective on Covid in hospitals (ICU overflow, outbreaks, protesters, progression of illness, putting people on ventilators, benefits of vaccination, Covid/vaccine myths, myocarditis, patient regrets about not getting the vaccine), alternative treatments (Vitamin C, Ivermectin), palliative care, abortion, bedside manner, breaking the news of a patient’s death/prognosis to their family, and facing the death of a loved one as a healthcare provider, family member, or both.