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ED Talk: Our Unimaginable Future after COVID

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Nov 18
4 min

David and Goliath, and Guess Who Is Goliath?

In the spring of 1962 David fought Goliath for a state basketball championship. At that time in history, basketball was the only sport th...

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Nov 12
4 min

No Mask? I'm Outta There

We all understand the concept of the tipping point—as Malcolm Gladwell wrote about so powerfully in his book by the same name. The tippin...

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Oct 29
3 min

Masked Up, Gloved Up, and Stocked Up, but We're Now Sick and Tired: Understanding COVID-19 Fatigue

For most of us our journey with the coronavirus pandemic started in March 2020 with the institution of executive orders to stay at home a...

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Oct 19
3 min

Drug Trials 101: What does it mean when vaccine development is put on hold?

You don't know them, but they are heroes--Americans who are rolling up their sleeves to test vaccines to prevent COVID-19 in drug trials.

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Oct 10
3 min

Behind Every Number Is a Story

The numbers of dead and ill during this global pandemic continue to be mind numbing. But behind every number and every statistic is a story.

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Oct 5
3 min

The West Wing, COVID-19, and the Great Debate

Our lives are not reality TV. Our lives are real life. Lessons from TV's West Wing.

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Sep 23
3 min

The Man in the Big Delivery Truck

When that big truck pulls into your driveway, wave, say hello from a distance, thank the men and women in the big trucks--our lifelines.

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Sep 15
3 min

Save the Restaurants (and other COVID Victims)

Your favorite bars and restaurants may be closed (for good). Or closing or in trouble. Sadly, these familiar places are also COVID victims.

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Sep 2
4 min

As We Await Our Medical Knight in Shining Armor to Release Us from Our Viral Bondage

We are dealing with people whose lives and health and livelihood have been shredded by this viral nightmare in ways we could never imagine.

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Aug 28
3 min

COVID and My Cat

Chloe in her final dance brought community to our door during a time of profound grief and loss in more ways than one.

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Aug 12
4 min

What do Michael Jordan and COVID-19 have in common?

Be alert, engaged, and anticipate the future, because, like Michael Jordan, maybe we can create the future.

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Jul 27
3 min

The Taste of Summer—Ice Cream Cones and COVID

As the COVID-19 pandemic ensnares and unravels almost every aspect of our life, find some way to be kind to someone else.

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Jul 19
4 min

A Russian Psychologist 100 Years Ago Tells Us Why We Are Having Trouble Coping Now

What a Russian psychologist discovered 100 years ago about why we are having trouble coping today.

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Jul 10
3 min

Shift the Odds, Win the Game

Battling a virus is not a game. Do you want to play the numbers and bet your life on that?

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Jun 22
3 min

The COVID-19 Long Haulers—What Can We Learn?

The naysayers and disbelievers don’t understand the short- and long-term fate of individuals who become ill with COVID and survive.

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Jun 15
2 min

Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Take Me Out with the Crowd (wait, no)

We desperately want to turn back the clock to the way things were at the old ballgame.

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May 24
2 min

A Plane Crash and a Pandemic Walk into a Bar

We have lost focus on the grave danger of the virus among us. This is called cognitive tunneling.

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May 19
4 min

And then there will be a vaccine ... but don't believe the headlines

And then there will be a vaccine ... but don't believe the headlines just yet. Mayo Clinic doctor explains phases 1, 2, 3 clinical trials.

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May 11
5 min

“Your mother is very sick.” What to do when the doctors have “that talk” with you

We are not deciding who lives or dies. We are deciding what is the best course of treatment for the patient.

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