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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....

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...

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...

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,...

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...