Now What Do I Do?
When the Healthcare System Lets You Down Several years ago a promising baseball pitcher in his twenties was destined for stardom. He had...
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Dr. Ed
Feb 124 min read
How the PGA and NBA Can Prepare You for Your Next Medical Appointment
No one has a greater stake in your healthcare than you do.
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Dr. Ed
Jan 227 min read
Why is going to the doctor like buying a car?
Going through the economic and emotional acrobatics of buying a car is not the highlight of my world. However, it is one of those...
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Dr. Ed
Jan 82 min read
Not Just a Cup of Coffee
Once upon a time a gas station was called a filling station. These were mom-and-pop operations scattered throughout communities and...
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Dr. Ed
Jan 11 min read
A Talk about Life and Death
Dr. Edward Creagan spent four decades at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, working as a cancer specialist and then helping to develop the...
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Dr. Ed
Dec 4, 20233 min read
I Need a New Doctor. Now What?
The letter arrived out of the blue like a notice from the IRS about an upcoming audit. The letter went something like this: Dear Valued...
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Dr. Ed
Oct 25, 20234 min read
The Unexpected Lessons
I had the great privilege to address an audience of a thousand residents from my community who have been participating in a decade-long...
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Dr. Ed
Oct 9, 20234 min read
The Headline That Jumped Off the Page
We can become numb by the relentless news cycle that can focus on the negative. But every once in a while, a brief sentence can change...
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Dr. Ed
Sep 13, 20233 min read
One More Day
Jerry Maguire was a brash sports agent representing a player for the Arizona Cardinals, wide receiver Rod Tidwell, who demanded a lavish...
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Dr. Ed
Sep 4, 20234 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20236 min read
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, 20234 min read
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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