— Memorable words gathered by MedPage Today’s team of reporters

"I’m still troubled by his desperate requests to leave that place." -- A patient at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego reflecting on the cries of another patient who had been thereopens in a new tab or window for 1,193 days.

"This is more than just an inconvenience; these are genuine medical issues." -- JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, from the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, stressing the importance of addressing hot flashesopens in a new tab or window in postmenopausal women.

"It’s been a taboo subject for such a long time." -- David Putrino, PhD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, speaking on the potential long-term effectsopens in a new tab or window of COVID-19.

"So many mothers, fathers, aunts, and loved ones aren't receiving the necessary care." -- Joel Topf, MD, medical director at St. Clair Nephrology Research in Detroit, on the alarming rates of undiagnosed casesopens in a new tab or window of chronic kidney disease.

"Today’s cannabis is incredibly strong." -- Nathan Stall, MD, PhD, from the University of Toronto in Canada, discussing the rise in emergency department visits due to cannabis poisoningopens in a new tab or window among seniors in Ontario.

"This shows how powerful collective action can be." -- Felice Freyer, president of the Association of Health Care Journalists, after the New England Journal of Medicine reversed its decisionopens in a new tab or window cutting access to embargoed articles for physician-focused media outlets.

"Fentanyl was involved in nearly all those overdose deaths." -- Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, discussing the surge in overdose fatalitiesopens in a new tab or window among teenagers.

"Don’t endure in silence; if we can diagnose the issue, we can provide treatment." -- Shawn Aaron, MD, from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, on the issue of undiagnosed asthmaopens in a new tab or window and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

"I’m no longer surprised by another failed attempt." -- Robert Dickson, MD, from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, referring to an unsuccessful sepsis treatment trialopens in a new tab or window.

"It makes me question whether it's the healthcare worker themselves or other contributing factors." -- David Stamilio, MD, from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina, on higher risks of poor maternal outcomesopens in a new tab or window among pregnant healthcare workers.