Burnout in the Time of Outbreaks: Building Mental Health Support into Infectious Disease Practice
By David Banach of Woodbridge Infectious disease physicians have always worked under pressure. But the last few years have pushed many of us beyond our limits. The COVID-19 pandemic tested the endurance of healthcare workers everywhere, and those of us on the frontlines of infectious disease faced unique and ongoing challenges—from advising on rapidly changing […]
Climate Change and Contagion: How a Warming World is Reshaping Infectious Disease Risk
By David Banach of Woodbridge Climate change is often framed as an environmental issue—rising temperatures, melting ice caps, and extreme weather. But as a physician and public health advocate, I’ve come to see it as something even more urgent: a growing threat to human health. One of the clearest, yet least discussed, ways climate change […]