Why is going to the doctor like buying a car?
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- Nov 14, 2023
- 3 min
More Lessons from the Piano in the Key of Life
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- Oct 25, 2023
- 4 min
The Unexpected Lessons
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- Aug 5, 2023
- 4 min
A Horse of Course and a Life Lesson
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- Jul 5, 2023
- 5 min
Imagine Cancer Testing with a Drop of Blood
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- Jun 18, 2023
- 5 min
Democratization of Medicine: Does your doctor know best? Maybe not
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- Apr 4, 2023
- 5 min
The Group that Defied the Odds
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- Mar 15, 2023
- 4 min
Hello, Spring. Where Are You? A Short Essay on COVID and Clutter
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- Feb 27, 2023
- 5 min
Why Your Doctor Doesn’t Listen to You
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- Feb 20, 2023
- 6 min
When the Time Comes: What We Can Learn from President Jimmy Carter's Hospice Decision
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- Feb 13, 2023
- 4 min
Message in a Bottle: Life Lessons from Rock Stars
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- Feb 2, 2023
- 6 min
Welcome to the Dark Side of Your Medical Records
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- Jan 19, 2023
- 3 min
Why Goldfish Have a Longer Attention Span than We Do
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- Jan 11, 2023
- 4 min
Now, where did I put my glasses?
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- Jan 6, 2023
- 3 min
The Lesson from Damar Hamlin. Are You Prepared for the Worst?
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- Dec 3, 2022
- 2 min
Another of Life’s Wonderful Lessons Because It Is a Wonderful Life
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- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
The Asteroid That Destroyed Healthcare as We Knew It
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- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
What Empowered Patients Can Learn from the Car Repair Guy
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- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Where’s the Canary in the Healthcare Coal Mine?
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- Jul 5, 2022
- 5 min
What Dorothy Said to Toto