Spoiler Alert! This post contains spoilers for HBO Max’s “The Pitt,” Seasons 1 and 2. Feel free to bookmark this and save it for later if you were planning to watch and don’t want any spoilers.

Last year, I wrote about Season 1 of “The Pitt,” which has since gone on to dominate awards shows like the Emmys, Golden Globes, and even the AARP Awards. Season 2, whose finale premiered last Thursday on HBO Max, continues in that tradition of excellence. The way the writers carry every thread and storyline from episode 1 through the to the season finale is an impressive feat. They have chosen to tackle challenges in the U.S. health care system ranging from ICE to palliative care, violence against healthcare workers to sexual assault, and supportive decision-making to alcoholism (and so much more). I want to highlight 4 of this season’s topics that stood out to me (AI in Healthcare, Physician Burnout, Health Care Finances, and Cardiac Resuscitation of Women), as well as some miscellany.....

This week’s questions:

Have you watched Season 2 of “The Pitt”? What issues or storylines stood out to you?

Related Posts:

https://whatsherproblem.substack.com/p/the-pitt-and-doctor-centered-media?r=heamx

https://whatsherproblem.substack.com/p/penicillin-anaphylaxis-and-the-allergist?r=heamx

https://whatsherproblem.substack.com/p/penicillin-anaphylaxis-and-the-allergist-257?r=heamx

Links/References:

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital-health/more-80-physicians-use-ai-professionally-ama-survey#:~:text=The%20physicians%20surveyed%20were%20generally,interpret%20radiology%20or%20pathology%20results.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37972797/#&gid=article-figures&pid=figure-1-uid-0

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