Dr. EdJun 16, 20215 minThe Judge and the CaddyMore Lessons in the Key of Life The time, 1953. The place, the Hollywood Golf and Country Club in Deal, New Jersey, a prestigious, iconic...
Dr. EdJun 3, 20214 minHow do you get to Carnegie Hall?Okay, we all know the punchline. The only way to get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. But let us drill into the lives of...
Dr. EdMay 7, 20211 minED Talk: 'What is life about?' and Other Make-You-Think Questions/AnswersI was recently interviewed for a unique podcast hosted by Brilliant Miller, who has an incredibly fun, fresh style. He started the School...
Dr. EdApr 16, 20215 minThe Main Thing Is the Main ThingWhere should you put your attention in a post-COVID world? As we slowly stumble out of the pandemic fog and try to find our way in a...
Dr. EdMar 31, 20215 minPandemic 2.0: Two shots, ready to go, right?Wrong. As more states in the US open vaccination to anyone and everyone, we need to be mindful of the new rules. Just browse the Facebook...
Dr. EdMar 23, 20213 minLife after COVID (Spoiler alert: not much different) but Medical Care Is Changed ForeverOur nightmare of death and misery is over a year old now. We live with spikes and plateaus, shots and deniers, masks and distancing,...
Dr. EdMar 11, 20213 minHere’s Your COVID Get-Out-of-Jail-Free CardIn one year our world has gone from normal as we knew it to fully locked down Armageddon doing battle with a deadly bat virus. COVID will...
Dr. EdMar 3, 20213 minCOVID-19 and 'All Creatures Great and Small'For most circumstances in life, if we can anticipate an element of closure, of closing the chapter, connecting the dots and moving on, we...
Dr. EdFeb 23, 20214 minLike Yogi said, 'It ain’t over'Laurence Peter Berra. “Yogi,” as he is better known, was the transcendent catcher for the New York Yankees, a baseball team that was the...
Dr. EdFeb 8, 20213 minThe Road to Normalcy Took a Gravel RoadFor most of us, the nightmare of this pandemic started a year ago with the onset of shelter in-place and stay-at-home executive mandates....
Dr. EdFeb 1, 20213 minCOVID-19, Confusion, and ComplicationsThe lines were long. People with children were standing in line for a shot in the arm, eagerly waiting to be immunized against a killer...
Dr. EdJan 25, 20212 minThe COVID Vaccine: The Promise, the Perils, the Hope, the ForgottenA year ago. We had yet to ponder the implications of a deadly virus attacking the world. We had no clue what lay ahead for us. A year...
Dr. EdJan 15, 20213 minSo Why Can't We All Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Right Now?Depending upon when we start the COVID countdown clock, most of us are heading into the tenth month of this pandemic. Back in March,...
Dr. EdJan 8, 20211 minED Talk: Mutants among UsWith widespread vaccine protection on the horizon, Dr. Ed warns about mutant strains among us and just how infectious such variants can...
Dr. EdDec 28, 20201 minED Talk: COVID-19 Long Haulers and the Puzzling, Lingering Effects of a Virus We Don't UnderstandAs more and more Americans contract COVID-19 and survive, we are learning about the puzzling and long-term physical and mental effects...
Dr. EdDec 22, 20203 minWhen the Stars Align, We Can Find Peace in the Most Unusual WaysAs two planets aligned recently, we here on planet Earth are still feeling completely out of alignment in our lives. The COVID vaccine...
Dr. EdDec 10, 20201 minED TALK: Should you get the COVID-19 vaccination? Mayo Clinic doctor helps you decideDuring the next weeks and months, you will be asked to make an important decision. Dr. Ed, in this ED Talk, helps you decide. Take a few...
Dr. EdDec 3, 20205 minThe Doctor in the Mouse: Why telemedicine is the one stunningly hopeful change COVID has createdAs COVID infections spread in mid-2020, and as isolating was recognized as the path to prevention, patients were reluctant to show up for...