Michael NorthropJust a SecondI am an ICU pediatrician, working at a medium sized pediatric trauma center. Gun violence is a routine part of our lives at the medical…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
Michael NorthropeQuestions Every Parent Should Ask Before Their Child Has Heart SurgeryThere have been numerous articles lately describing the systematic failures of various children’s hospitals in their approach of pediatric…Feb 17, 2022Feb 17, 2022
Michael NorthropSuffocation Is a Bad Way To GoEvery year there is a medical conference in Keystone, Colorado on advanced therapies for respiratory failure. It draws experts from around…Aug 16, 20211Aug 16, 20211
Michael NorthropPediatric Beds Are LimitedWe starting to see more young people, including teenagers getting very sick with COVID. One of my pediatric ICU colleagues has three…Aug 6, 2021Aug 6, 2021
Michael NorthropTimeHow much time do we have? Is eighty years enough? Fifty? Is there enough time to do the things we want to do? For physicians, the balance…Dec 10, 2020Dec 10, 2020
Michael NorthropWho Is Caring For The Caregivers?Not many people understand what it’s like to sit by a patient’s bedside all night long as the patient dies. Few see the anguish and…Nov 14, 2020Nov 14, 2020
Michael NorthropThere’s Not Going To Be A Cure for COVIDI keep hearing people ask the question ‘why is everyone so focused on a vaccine?’Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
Michael NorthropSuch a small thingThe tenets of managing an ICU are relatively simple: air goes in and out, blood goes round and round.Jun 6, 2020Jun 6, 2020
Michael NorthropThere Is No ConspiracyThe anti vaccine community has surged lately, bringing with it outbreaks of preventable disease as well as a general propensity to embrace…May 9, 2020May 9, 2020
Michael NorthropLots of People Try Dubious ‘Cures’It’s important to understand the impact and medical context of Trump’s comments about treatments for coronavirus, whether he’s touting…Apr 25, 2020Apr 25, 2020