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Dr. Ed
- Sep 4
- 4 min
What Is It about September?
Our primitive ancestors survived on the blistering savannas of Africa by recognizing the importance of rituals and routines. They...
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Dr. Ed
- Aug 5
- 4 min
A Horse of Course and a Life Lesson
Medicine is complex. The body of medical information doubles approximately every 72 days. Surgical procedures now routinely performed in...
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Dr. Ed
- Jul 5
- 5 min
Imagine Cancer Testing with a Drop of Blood
The phone call was completely unexpected. A colleague with whom I had trained was in town for the evaluation of a potentially serious...
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Dr. Ed
- Jun 18
- 5 min
Democratization of Medicine: Does your doctor know best? Maybe not
Not too many decades ago, in the history of medicine, healthcare providers were culled from the ranks of the clergy. These practitioners,...
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Dr. Ed
- Apr 23
- 5 min
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Who’s the Greatest Athlete of All?
Once upon a time the term GOAT was a term of derision to describe someone who underperformed under pressure. The player who fumbles the...
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Dr. Ed
- Apr 4
- 5 min
The Group that Defied the Odds
Almost 100 years ago, Harvard University enrolled several hundred individuals in a long-term study of why some people live longer than...
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Dr. Ed
- Mar 28
- 3 min
Hey, Lady, You Want This Piano Moved?
Having lived a somewhat nomadic existence in childhood because of family commitments, I understood the chaos and the emotional energy and...
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Dr. Ed
- Mar 15
- 4 min
Hello, Spring. Where Are You? A Short Essay on COVID and Clutter
Phil was right. The groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter, and he was right. For the last several months, we here in the upper...
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Dr. Ed
- Feb 27
- 5 min
Why Your Doctor Doesn’t Listen to You
Scenario 1: You’re in the exam room, sitting in an open-backed gown. You and your doctor have discussed your high blood pressure (stay on...
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Dr. Ed
- Feb 20
- 6 min
When the Time Comes: What We Can Learn from President Jimmy Carter's Hospice Decision
The recent statement from the family of President Jimmy Carter opens the door for a crucial conversation about end-of-life decisions for us.
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Dr. Ed
- Feb 13
- 4 min
Message in a Bottle: Life Lessons from Rock Stars
Many of us can recall individuals who were destined for the Big Stage, the Big Room. These shining stars seemingly had that unique...
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Dr. Ed
- Feb 2
- 6 min
Welcome to the Dark Side of Your Medical Records
Once upon a time—and you know when I start with those four words, I’m taking you down a retrospective path—medicine reflected a sacred...
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Dr. Ed
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Why Goldfish Have a Longer Attention Span than We Do
We live in a world of constant, unpredictable, intermittent inattention. We are bludgeoned and bombarded with a tsunami of digital...
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Dr. Ed
- Jan 11
- 4 min
Now, where did I put my glasses?
A common medical term is sequela. You pronounce it like this: seh-QWEL-uh. And it means the after-effects of a disease. In other words, a...
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Dr. Ed
- Jan 6
- 3 min
The Lesson from Damar Hamlin. Are You Prepared for the Worst?
Damar Hamlin, a remarkable and beloved football player for the Buffalo Bills, suffered a cardiac arrest following what would appear to be...
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Dr. Ed
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
The Big Bank Heist
It’s easy to drown in a sea of nostalgia and remember the good old days, which in actual fact may not have been so good. However, the...
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Dr. Ed
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
The Asteroid That Destroyed Healthcare as We Knew It
We humans survived on the grassy plains of East Africa millions of years ago by the power of community. The power of connectedness....
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Dr. Ed
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Where’s the Canary in the Healthcare Coal Mine?
Coal mining is a profoundly dangerous profession. Before there were federally mandated safety measures, these early pioneers were aware...
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Dr. Ed
- Jul 5, 2022
- 5 min
What Dorothy Said to Toto
In the 1939 iconic musical fantasy, Wizard of Oz, Dorothy cradles her little dog Toto when a tornado transports them from her home state...
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