Dr. EdDec 19, 20213 minDo I have to draw you a picture?The virus variants affect us all, and our lives hang in the balance Growing up in the murky world of thoroughbred racing on the East...
Dr. EdDec 4, 20214 minRiding the COVID roller coaster. Have we reached the “Point of No Return”?Our world plummeted down the rabbit hole of chaos in March 2020 when the nightmare of COVID disintegrated our daily lives. With the...
Dr. EdSep 22, 20213 minReal People, Not Just a NumberWould You Do This If You Thought You'd Get Cancer? Let us imagine a football stadium. We don’t have to imagine because on any given...
Dr. EdAug 10, 20213 minIt's Not 'Game Over' with This Deadly PandemicWe're playing the same risky game with a deadly pandemic. We know what works. We know how to institute a game-winning strategy, but in...
Dr. EdJul 30, 20214 minTroubled Times Call for a Declaration of IndependenceTroubling times. With COVID we have taken many steps forward toward eradicating this plague, yet now we are taking steps backward as...
Dr. EdJul 19, 20214 minThe Plague That Won't Go AwayWe have become too complacent about the risks from COVID. The results can be disastrous. Let's look at some prudent guidelines.
Dr. EdMay 19, 20213 minTo Mask or Not to Mask? That Is the QuestionMayo Clinic doctor uncovers the truth about wearing a mask Let me start with the bottom line: Those of us who have been wearing masks...
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 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. 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 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. EdNov 18, 20204 minDavid 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...
Dr. EdNov 12, 20204 minNo Mask? I'm Outta ThereWe all understand the concept of the tipping point—as Malcolm Gladwell wrote about so powerfully in his book by the same name. The...