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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Dr. Ed
Feb 2, 20236 min read
Welcome to the Dark Side of Your Medical Records
Once upon a time—and you know when I start with those four words, I’m taking you down a retrospective path—medicine reflected a sacred...
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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
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
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
Jan 10, 20224 min read
The Queen's Gambit and COVID: Checkmate
An international chess game is brewing as Russia has positioned more than 100,000 troops close to the border with Ukraine. Any further...
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Dr. Ed
Dec 27, 20214 min read
Like Rats in a Cage, Are We Witnessing the Collapse of the Healthcare System?
A classic laboratory experiment involving rodents goes something like this. These smart little caged rats quickly figure out if they...
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Dr. Ed
Dec 19, 20213 min read
Do I have to draw you a picture?
The virus variants affect us all, and our lives hang in the balance Growing up in the murky world of thoroughbred racing on the East...
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Dr. Ed
Oct 5, 20213 min read
Lesson from the Tree Guys: Don't Get Killed
A brisk horizontal wind swept through our community in September. Not quite a tornado, but the winds toppled large trees, pulled down...
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Dr. Ed
Sep 22, 20213 min read
Real People, Not Just a Number
Would You Do This If You Thought You'd Get Cancer? Let us imagine a football stadium. We don’t have to imagine because on any given...
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Dr. Ed
Sep 7, 20212 min read
Not the Spam You Think
Some Divisions Never Heal (and Why We Need to Put Our Differences Aside Now) Austin, Minnesota, was, in the 1980s, a rural community...
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Dr. Ed
Aug 10, 20213 min read
It's Not 'Game Over' with This Deadly Pandemic
We're playing the same risky game with a deadly pandemic. We know what works. We know how to institute a game-winning strategy, but in...
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Dr. Ed
Jul 30, 20214 min read
Troubled Times Call for a Declaration of Independence
Troubling times. With COVID we have taken many steps forward toward eradicating this plague, yet now we are taking steps backward as...
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Dr. Ed
Jul 19, 20214 min read
The Plague That Won't Go Away
We have become too complacent about the risks from COVID. The results can be disastrous. Let's look at some prudent guidelines.
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Dr. Ed
May 19, 20213 min read
To Mask or Not to Mask? That Is the Question
Mayo Clinic doctor uncovers the truth about wearing a mask Let me start with the bottom line: Those of us who have been wearing masks...
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Dr. Ed
Apr 16, 20215 min read
The Main Thing Is the Main Thing
Where should you put your attention in a post-COVID world? As we slowly stumble out of the pandemic fog and try to find our way in a...
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Dr. Ed
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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Dr. Ed
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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Dr. Ed
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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Dr. Ed
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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