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Sonal Chandratre, 42, a pediatric endocrinologist, is part of a team that is rolling out vaccines in northcentral Wisconsin, and responsible for signing vaccine orders for the region.
Meanwhile, half a world away, Sonal Chandratre s brother, Sameer Chandratre, 50, is a pulmonologist at his own clinic and also at Shatabdi Hospital in Nashik, in India s northwest Maharashtra state. As president of the India Medical Association, he works with doctors on the COVID-19 response, from vaccine guidelines to addressing challenges of oxygen shortages.
It has put many to the test in unimaginable ways, with limited and often scarce resources.
A study of intensive care unit staff in the UK found that nearly half developed symptoms of PTSD and anxiety during the pandemic.
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Sameer describes the coronavirus situation in India lately as a war that no one can escape, with oxygen shortages and rationing, and friends and family directly reaching out to him for medical advice and help.
Sameer said that almost all health workers in Nashik have gotten at least one shot of the vaccine now.
When India s vaccination drive started for health care workers, nearly 50% of doctors had already been infected.
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The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the suspension of a Northland physician’s license for having sex with an underage patient.
Dr. Blake Henry Donaldson, who operated the Primary Care North clinic in Parkville, had argued he was denied due process when his license was suspended on an emergency basis in December 2017.
But in a unanimous decision today, the court found that his suspension was justified under the law.
The court’s ruling is significant because Donaldson had challenged the constitutionality of the law allowing the state’s medical disciplinary board to suspend a physician’s license on an emergency basis.
Dr. Blake Henry Donaldson had practiced as an osteopathic physician and surgeon since 1995.
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the suspension of a Northland physician’s license for having sex with an underage patient.
Dr. Blake Henry Donaldson, who operated the Primary Care North clinic in Parkville, had argued he was denied due process when his license was suspended on an emergency basis in December 2017.
But in a unanimous decision today, the court found that his suspension was justified under the law.
The court’s ruling is significant because Donaldson had challenged the constitutionality of the law allowing the state’s medical disciplinary board to suspend a physician’s license on an emergency basis.