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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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Oct 10, 20203 min read

Behind Every Number Is a Story

The numbers of dead and ill during this global pandemic continue to be mind numbing. But behind every number and every statistic is a story.

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The West Wing, COVID-19, and the Great Debate

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Oct 5, 20203 min read

The West Wing, COVID-19, and the Great Debate

Our lives are not reality TV. Our lives are real life. Lessons from TV's West Wing.

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Sep 23, 20203 min read

The Man in the Big Delivery Truck

When that big truck pulls into your driveway, wave, say hello from a distance, thank the men and women in the big trucks--our lifelines.

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Save the Restaurants (and other COVID Victims)

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Sep 15, 20203 min read

Save the Restaurants (and other COVID Victims)

Your favorite bars and restaurants may be closed (for good). Or closing or in trouble. Sadly, these familiar places are also COVID victims.

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As We Await Our Medical Knight in Shining Armor to Release Us from Our Viral Bondage

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Sep 2, 20204 min read

As We Await Our Medical Knight in Shining Armor to Release Us from Our Viral Bondage

We are dealing with people whose lives and health and livelihood have been shredded by this viral nightmare in ways we could never imagine.

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