Stories by Angira Patel

Angira Patel, M.D., M.P.H., is an associate professor of pediatrics and medical education, pediatric cardiologist, and director of the McGaw Bioethics Clinical Scholars Program. She is at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Credit: Nick Higgins

Policy

Extend the Census Deadline to Protect Vulnerable Children

They need to be counted accurately to ensure the health and other services they need, and the pandemic has made that task much harder

April 20, 2020 — Erin Paquette and Angira Patel | Opinion

Policy

Medical Students Must Learn How Social Factors Affect Health

Part of a physician’s job should be to address not just illness but also its root causes

March 26, 2020 — Erin Paquette and Angira Patel

Policy

What if Two COVID-19 Victims Need Ventilators and Just One Is Available?

Health care providers need a well-organized response grounded in science and ethics as the U.S. responds to the pandemic

March 16, 2020 — Rupali Gandhi and Angira Patel | Opinion

Policy

Doctors Should Care for Patients and Social Justice

Medical students must be taught to address systemic problems that contribute to poor health

October 17, 2019 — Erin Paquette and Angira Patel | Opinion

Policy

Doctors Must Speak Up for a Free Press

We need an effective connection between medicine and journalism to bring legitimate research findings to the public

August 22, 2018 — Angira Patel and Sarah C. Bauer

Policy

It's Time for More Physicians to Embrace Advocacy

If young teenagers can embrace activism and say #Enough by engaging in the political conversation, doctors can, too

March 13, 2018 — Angira Patel

Mental Health

Doctors and Grief

It’s an inevitable part of a physician’s job, and it needs to be managed to avoid burnout

August 25, 2017 — Sarah Bauer and Angira Patel