Horacio Romero Castillo

2 months ago | kevinmd.com | Princess Benson |Horacio Romero Castillo |Erik Messamore |Lianne Mandelbaum

On a seemingly ordinary Sunday evening, a casual conversation with my mother took a terrifying turn. She mentioned a sudden, excruciating headache that had woken her from a nap. My medical training immediately raised red flags. Despite no prior history of such severe headaches, I recalled an isolated incident of elevated blood pressure. Instinctively, I insisted on checking her blood pressure again. Within 15 minutes, the readings soared from 182/120 to a dangerously high 215/105.

Oct 4, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Mustafa Farooq |Horacio Romero Castillo |Clarissa C. Ren |Sara Hurley

The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on every aspect of health care, including neurosurgery. As a fourth-year medical student navigating my neurosurgical rotations during this unprecedented time, I experienced firsthand how the pandemic reshaped our approach to medical education, patient care, and surgical practice.

Feb 28, 2024 | kevinmd.com | P. Dileep Kumar |Horacio Romero Castillo |Molly Walker |Clarissa C. Ren

Do masks prevent COVID-19 infections? You might be thinking that it is a bit late to ponder these questions. But better late than never! As shown in the following graph provided by the CDC, COVID is here to stay with us, at least for the time being. Even though nothing compared to the 140,000 hospitalizations per week during the early 2022 wave, there were still about 40,000 weekly hospitalizations a couple of weeks back.

Dec 13, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Kasey M. Johnson |Horacio Romero Castillo |Jingyi Liu

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes!We sit down with Marissa Lombardo, a cardiologist, to delve into her deeply moving experiences on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Join us as Marissa shares her journey, from delivering heart-wrenching news to families over the phone to coping with the isolation and fear that gripped health care workers during this challenging time. Marissa Lombardo is a cardiologist.

Aug 1, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Robert Killeen |Kasey M. Johnson |Horacio Romero Castillo |Jingyi Liu

When I started visiting patients in nursing homes, a good many of them had some degree of dementia. In its earliest form, a person with dementia could recall what they were doing when they found out about 9/11, or when Kennedy was shot, or when Pearl Harbor was bombed in the Second World War. However, they couldn’t recall their most recent events.