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Dr. Ed
Jan 19, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20225 min read
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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Dr. Ed
Jun 26, 20223 min read
What Our Prehistoric Ancestors Taught Us about Social Connection (and Why COVID Changed All That)
Let us turn back the clock several million years. We humans survived in small groups of families and clans. We sat around campfires, we...
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Dr. Ed
Jun 3, 20222 min read
With the World in Chaos, Where Do We Find Solace?
Regardless of what we do for a living or where we live, to some extent we are all connected by the demons of our digital world. According...
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Dr. Ed
Apr 21, 20226 min read
What keeps you up at night?
What do you fear? In your quiet moments. In ancient Rome, when the conquering generals would return to Rome following their victory in...
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Dr. Ed
Feb 11, 20223 min read
How do some people thrive in chaos?
A casual comment by a colleague came out of the blue: “I am just tired of the pandemic, tired of the political discourse, tired of this...
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Dr. Ed
May 7, 20211 min read
ED Talk: 'What is life about?' and Other Make-You-Think Questions/Answers
I was recently interviewed for a unique podcast hosted by Brilliant Miller, who has an incredibly fun, fresh style. He started the School...
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Dr. Ed
Feb 15, 20213 min read
When It Comes to Predicting Death, Doctors Have a New, Reliable Tool
In the world of oncology (cancer), hospice, palliative medicine, and the intensive care unit, there is a responsibility for us medical...
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Dr. Ed
Dec 3, 20205 min read
The Doctor in the Mouse: Why telemedicine is the one stunningly hopeful change COVID has created
As COVID infections spread in mid-2020, and as isolating was recognized as the path to prevention, patients were reluctant to show up for...
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Dr. Edward Creagan
May 11, 20205 min read
“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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Dr. Edward Creagan
Sep 21, 20193 min read
The Short Goodbye: How to Visit a Patient in Hospice
We all know etiquette for weddings, and I have written about etiquette at funerals and for visiting patients in the hospital. But no one...
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Dr. Edward Creagan
Apr 22, 20193 min read
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish—Be Realistic
As we are getting to the end of the academic year, speakers are lining up to give commencement addresses. The usual message goes...
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Dr. Edward Creagan
Sep 4, 20183 min read
"Doc, How Long Do I Have to Live?"
The often-asked question for many of my patients and their families toward the end of life goes something like this: “Okay, Doc, how long...
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