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I Interrupt Your Day to Bring You This Blog on Interruptions
On a miserably cold, gray, and blustery Tuesday afternoon, a block of time miraculously appeared in my schedule when two Zoom calls were...
Dr. Ed
Mar 4, 20243 min read
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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...
Dr. Ed
Jan 8, 20242 min read
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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...
Dr. Ed
Jan 1, 20241 min read
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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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Dec 4, 20233 min read
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More Lessons from the Piano in the Key of Life
It really does not take much to make a difference in someone’s day, in someone’s life. Let me explain. About twenty years ago an...
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Nov 14, 20233 min read
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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...
Dr. Ed
Oct 25, 20234 min read
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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...
Dr. Ed
Oct 9, 20234 min read
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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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Sep 13, 20233 min read
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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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Sep 4, 20234 min read
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High-flying Vigilance: A Lesson from the Window Guys
Although most of us live in a digitally connected world, on some occasions the input of an actual human is important. I discovered some...
Dr. Ed
Aug 21, 20233 min read
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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...
Dr. Ed
Aug 5, 20234 min read
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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...
Dr. Ed
Jul 5, 20235 min read
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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,...
Dr. Ed
Jun 18, 20235 min read
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When AI Customer Service Goes Horribly Wrong, Humans to the Rescue
Many of us live in a fast-paced, hyper-caffeinated digitally driven culture of intermittent constant interruptions, unreasonable demands.
Dr. Ed
Jun 5, 20234 min read
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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...
Dr. Ed
Apr 23, 20235 min read
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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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Apr 4, 20235 min read
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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...
Dr. Ed
Mar 28, 20233 min read
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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...
Dr. Ed
Mar 15, 20234 min read
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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...
Dr. Ed
Feb 27, 20235 min read
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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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Feb 20, 20236 min read
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