New Non-Fiction
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The Covid-19 pandemic has presented the world with unprecedented challenges. The effects on society have been comprehensive and affected every walk of life. In Pandemic Heroes and Heroines, Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard offers the first book-length study of the pandemic’s impact on one of the most vulnerable groups, front line medical workers charged with caring for the sick and providing general health and welfare.
In 2020, the coronavirus cataclysm wreaked havoc on America’s medical system. Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard movingly chronicles the personal stories of heroic doctors and nurses who were thrust into wartime conditions, having to devise treatments, deal with unfathomable sorrow, and combat misinformation. Bouvard’s vivid account reveals how the pandemic exposed the racial, societal, and environmental challenges that must be addressed.
—Isaac Schiff M.D. C.M., Chief of Vincent Obstetrics & Gynecology, Emeritus, Massachusetts General Hospital
—Isaac Schiff M.D. C.M., Chief of Vincent Obstetrics & Gynecology, Emeritus, Massachusetts General Hospital
For those who saw news reports of hospitals dealing with COVID-19 and want a personal behind-the-scenes understanding, Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard’s book is a compelling and sobering dive into eye of a pandemic.
—Mary L. Rosser M.D. Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia University Medical SchoolDirector, Integrated Women Health in Obstetrics & Gynecology
—Mary L. Rosser M.D. Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia University Medical SchoolDirector, Integrated Women Health in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard examines the complex relations between many of the social, political, economic and medical challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. She discusses the lives of doctors struggling with the increased work load while juggling with the need to stay current on the rapidly evolving science and management of the Covid-19 infection while simultaneously caring for their families. As a doctor who has been constantly adjusting to the rapidly changing demands on our professional and personal lives during the Pandemic of 2020, this book resonates with me and helps to remind us of the many challenges we have all faced as a result of this virus.
—Daniel Gaposchkin M.D/Ph.D, Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
—Daniel Gaposchkin M.D/Ph.D, Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital