He’s called Dr. Ed — that’s Edward T. Creagan, MD, a cancer specialist, the first Mayo Clinic doctor board certified in hospice and palliative medicine. A welcome keynote speaker on topics ranging from How to Live Long Enough to Cash In Your 401(k) to the Eight Commandments for Living Long and Living Well, Going the Distance (on stress and burnout, especially among healthcare profess ionals), Resilience: The Art of Cancer Survivorship, and the Healing Power of Pets. Dr. Ed has dedicated his life to

Coal mining is a profoundly dangerous profession. Before there were federally mandated safety measures, these early pioneers were aware of the risks of their profession especially from the accumulation of potentially explosive gases that could entomb miners miles underground. The tradition of using canaries goes back to 1911 to detect carbon monoxide and other toxic gases before they would injure in these workers. The canaries are more sensitive to the colorless and odorless carbon monoxide and

He’s called Dr. Ed — that’s Edward T. Creagan, MD, a cancer specialist, the first Mayo Clinic doctor board certified in hospice and palliative medicine. A welcome keynote speaker on topics ranging from How to Live Long Enough to Cash In Your 401(k) to the Eight Commandments for Living Long and Living Well, Going the Distance (on stress and burnout, especially among healthcare profess ionals), Resilience: The Art of Cancer Survivorship, and the Healing Power of Pets. Dr. Ed has dedicated his life to

There is no substitute for that face-to-face encounter between a concerned patient and a compassionate healthcare provider.

For most circumstances in life, if we can anticipate an element of closure, of closing the chapter, connecting the dots and moving on, we can somehow marshal that inner strength, that inner karma to go the distance. No one knows this better than our veterinarians. Let me explain.Having finished 14 marathons, I know the importance of mapping out the course for key milestones indicating how much longer to the finish line. Milestones might be a bridge, a statue, a building. As I run, I tell myself