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Mar 31, 20215 min read

Pandemic 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...

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Life after COVID (Spoiler alert: not much different) but Medical Care Is Changed Forever

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Mar 23, 20213 min read

Life after COVID (Spoiler alert: not much different) but Medical Care Is Changed Forever

Our nightmare of death and misery is over a year old now. We live with spikes and plateaus, shots and deniers, masks and distancing,...

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Here’s Your COVID Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card

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Mar 10, 20213 min read

Here’s Your COVID Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card

In 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...

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COVID-19 and 'All Creatures Great and Small'

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Mar 3, 20213 min read

COVID-19 and 'All Creatures Great and Small'

For most circumstances in life, if we can anticipate an element of closure, of closing the chapter, connecting the dots and moving on, we...

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When It Comes to Predicting Death, Doctors Have a New, Reliable Tool

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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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Feb 8, 20213 min read

The Road to Normalcy Took a Gravel Road

For 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....

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Feb 1, 20213 min read

COVID-19, Confusion, and Complications

The lines were long. People with children were standing in line for a shot in the arm, eagerly waiting to be immunized against a killer...

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The COVID Vaccine: The Promise, the Perils, the Hope, the Forgotten

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Jan 25, 20212 min read

The COVID Vaccine: The Promise, the Perils, the Hope, the Forgotten

A 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...

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So Why Can't We All Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Right Now?

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Jan 15, 20213 min read

So 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,...

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Jan 8, 20211 min read

ED Talk: Mutants among Us

With widespread vaccine protection on the horizon, Dr. Ed warns about mutant strains among us and just how infectious such variants can...

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ED Talk: COVID-19 Long Haulers and the Puzzling, Lingering Effects of a Virus We Don't Understand

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Dec 28, 20201 min read

ED Talk: COVID-19 Long Haulers and the Puzzling, Lingering Effects of a Virus We Don't Understand

As more and more Americans contract COVID-19 and survive, we are learning about the puzzling and long-term physical and mental effects...

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When the Stars Align, We Can Find Peace in the Most Unusual Ways

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Dec 22, 20203 min read

When the Stars Align, We Can Find Peace in the Most Unusual Ways

As two planets aligned recently, we here on planet Earth are still feeling completely out of alignment in our lives. The COVID vaccine...

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ED TALK: Should you get the COVID-19 vaccination? Mayo Clinic doctor helps you decide

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Dec 10, 20201 min read

ED TALK: Should you get the COVID-19 vaccination? Mayo Clinic doctor helps you decide

During 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...

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The Doctor in the Mouse: Why telemedicine is the one stunningly hopeful change COVID has created

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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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ED Talk: Our Unimaginable Future after COVID

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Nov 28, 20200 min read

ED Talk: Our Unimaginable Future after COVID

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ED Talk: No One Should Die Alone, a Thanks-Giving Message

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Nov 20, 20200 min read

ED Talk: No One Should Die Alone, a Thanks-Giving Message

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David and Goliath, and Guess Who Is Goliath?

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Nov 18, 20204 min read

David 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...

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Nov 12, 20204 min read

No Mask? I'm Outta There

We all understand the concept of the tipping point—as Malcolm Gladwell wrote about so powerfully in his book by the same name. The...

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Masked Up, Gloved Up, and Stocked Up, but We're Now Sick and Tired: Understanding COVID-19 Fatigue

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Oct 29, 20203 min read

Masked Up, Gloved Up, and Stocked Up, but We're Now Sick and Tired: Understanding COVID-19 Fatigue

For most of us our journey with the coronavirus pandemic started in March 2020 with the institution of executive orders to stay at home...

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Drug Trials 101: What does it mean when vaccine development is put on hold?

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Oct 19, 20203 min read

Drug Trials 101: What does it mean when vaccine development is put on hold?

You don't know them, but they are heroes--Americans who are rolling up their sleeves to test vaccines to prevent COVID-19 in drug trials.

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