Constant reevaluation is the bedrock of any emergency response. — Leana S. Wen Bedrock Copy Share Image
In medicine, we refer to pregnancy as a physiological stress test. — Leana S. Wen Medicine Copy Share Image
Addiction is a disease, just like diabetes and heart disease. — Leana S. Wen Addiction Copy Share Image
We must start 24/7 ERs dedicated to addiction and mental health. — Leana S. Wen Addiction Copy Share Image
If children cannot see, they cannot learn; if they have untreated medical conditions, they cannot focus in school. — Leana S. Wen Children Copy Share Image
By definition, outbreaks are quickly evolving situations. Outbreaks with novel diseases bring even more unknowns. — Leana S. Wen Definition Copy Share Image
People of color face more barriers to health care, as do low-income individuals and those living in underserved rural and urban areas. — Leana S. Wen Barriers Copy Share Image
When hospitals close, ambulance times can increase dramatically, and the additional wait often means the difference between life and death. — Leana S. Wen Ambulance Copy Share Image
If the goal is to reduce gun deaths and ensure safe, legal firearm usage, activists on both sides should stop fearing data… — Leana S. Wen Amendment Copy Share Image
Inaction will always have a disproportionate impact on those who are the most disadvantaged. — Leana S. Wen Always Copy Share Image
Politicians should not be making personal medical decisions for other people. — Leana S. Wen Decisions Copy Share Image
As an emergency physician, I have seen my patients forgo needed treatment because they are afraid they will lose their jobs. — Leana S. Wen Doctor Copy Share Image
When I was 16 and I wanted information about birth control, Planned Parenthood was the first and only place that I could… — Leana S. Wen Birth control Copy Share Image
Every time I am on air, I will receive actually quite a few messages that specifically tie me to the Chinese Communist… — Leana S. Wen Blame Copy Share Image
What needs to happen in a public health crisis? The federal government must establish a national roadmap with clear goals and evidence-based… — Leana S. Wen Clear Copy Share Image
For covid-19, we can think of risk through three key variables: proximity, activity and time. The highest-risk scenario is if you are… — Leana S. Wen Close Copy Share Image
An effective public-health response requires that those leading the response pivot when new information comes out and change course when unexpected circumstance… — Leana S. Wen Change Copy Share Image
In many patients, covid-19 causes a bilateral pneumonia affecting both lungs. Air sacs in the lungs become inflamed and filled with fluid,… — Leana S. Wen Air Copy Share Image
In my life as an immigrant living in low-income communities, as an emergency physician and as a public health advocate, I have… — Leana S. Wen Health Copy Share Image
Your risk of acquiring covid-19 is additive for every person you come into close contact with. Many people must return to work,… — Leana S. Wen Come Copy Share Image
My parents sacrificed everything because they wanted a better life for me and my little sister. That's why we came to the… — Leana S. Wen Better life Copy Share Image
We went through substantial periods of being dependent on some type of government service, whether food stamps, WIC, Medicaid, children's health insurance.… — Leana S. Wen Awareness Copy Share Image
In December of 1990, just before my eighth birthday, I left China for the United States. My father was a political dissident,… — Leana S. Wen Birthday Copy Share Image
In very few situations is there only one test that could work or one protocol that must be followed. If your doctor… — Leana S. Wen Doctor Copy Share Image
We came to the U.S. with $40. My parents were both professionals in China who had difficulty finding employment here. They worked… — Leana S. Wen Good Copy Share Image
Elijah E. Cummings leaves behind an invaluable legacy as a congressman for Baltimore for more than two decades and as a champion… — Leana S. Wen Champion Copy Share Image
My parents and I entered the U.S. legally, but when it was time for our visa extension, we were turned down. Returning… — Leana S. Wen Family Copy Share Image
Every day, I think, by the grace of God, I'm here, blessed to be a U.S. citizen, but I could have just… — Leana S. Wen Blessed Copy Share Image
Listening leads to better care, and your doctor should make an effort to hear you out and learn about you. — Leana S. Wen Better Copy Share Image
As a public health official, paid sick leave is first and foremost an issue of health - of people's lives. — Leana S. Wen Health Copy Share Image
To be clear, from an epidemiological perspective, there shouldn't be any mass gatherings during a pandemic. — Leana S. Wen Any Copy Share Image
Public health depends on winning over hearts and minds. It's not enough to just have a good policy, you have to convince… — Leana S. Wen Good Copy Share Image
Routine pap and HPV screenings save thousands of women from dying of cervical cancer every year. — Leana S. Wen Cancer Copy Share Image
Public health is hard. Nobody goes into it for the money or the acclaim. People work many long hours. — Leana S. Wen Hard Copy Share Image
Driving is an activity that carries risk, which can be reduced by following the speed limit and wearing a seat belt. — Leana S. Wen Belt Copy Share Image
