Here are a few of my favorites in one, easy to find location.
I am a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist in Texas. I grew up in Dallas. I attended college at Trinity University in San Antonio, where I played basketball and majored in Spanish. I then returned to Dallas to attend the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
After completing my residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital, I moved to Irving, Texas, to work with MacArthur Medical Center, where I now serve as the CEO.
I have the honor of speaking around the country on family planning, sexually transmitted disease prevention, and teen pregnancy prevention.
I am happily married to a wonderful woman. We have four amazing children who continuously provide me with writing inspiration. The pandemic has been a huge challenge for my family. I shared our experience here in this story. …
In these anxious times, we need to feel good about something.
Sometimes we need a jolt to snap us out of a funk. It‘s been a long time since I smiled, laughed, or felt happy about something. Like many, my soul craved a defibrillating reboot. I discovered a shocking way to inject optimism back into my life through a TV show called Ted Lasso on Apple TV+.
The show follows the journey of American college football coach Ted Lasso played by actor Jason Sudeikis. Despite knowing absolutely nothing about soccer, Ted has been hired to coach a fictional English Premier soccer (football) team, AFC Richmond. Ted’s job is to elevate the team and prevent relegation. …
Shortform stories offer innovative options for sharing.
Have you noticed those weird-looking short stories popping up in your daily feeds? I have. At first, they just confused me. I was not sure what was happening. Then, I noticed I was reading every single one of them from start to finish.
After this lightbulb moment, it was time to investigate this different style of publishing Medium refers to as shortform stories. If you are not familiar with shortform, here is an article from Creator’s Hub explaining how this story style works.
To test out this type of story, there are a few technical items you need to know. First, shortform stories should be under 150 words. This length allows the entire story to be visible without triggering a break to a “read more” link. This number is important to encourage a frictionless inline reading experience. Shortform posts are excellent ways to bring readers into your personal feed and keep them there. …
Thank you, Hal Elrod, for waking me up to a new perspective
Snooze button. Snooze button again.
Tired, sluggish, and dreading the day, I drag myself out of bed like a zombie from The Walking Dead. Like many hard-working entrepreneurs, this was my daily morning routine. Two years ago, I stumbled upon a podcast interview with author Hal Elrod in which he shared his incredible story and explained his book The Miracle Morning. His message hit me like a ton of bricks.
We all work so hard to create an amazing life for ourselves, but we never stop and take the time to enjoy the life we have created. …
Marketplace solutions, not government actions, will likely get us to herd immunity
People are worried about Covid-19 vaccine refusal. I am not concerned at all. Don’t stress. People are ready to get their lives back, and the Covid-19 vaccine is the golden ticket to the future.
Fear-mongering news stories hype the question of vaccine hesitancy. Will enough people accept the vaccine to help us reach herd immunity and allow us to get our lives back?
The answer, I think, is yes. People will get vaccinated. Here is why.
Back in April, Emily Mullin wrote an outstanding yet disturbing story covering immunity passports. The basic concept is those who have immunity through a previous infection or vaccine-induced antibody conversion will have a dystopian economic advantage. Her article haunted me from the first time I saw it. …
El departamento de salud del estado, publica un mapa que muestra las ubicaciones de los proveedores de la vacuna COVID-19.
Jubilados esperan ansiosamente su turno para vacunarse contra Covid. Después de meses de quedarse en casa aislados, muchos abuelos esperan poder abrazar a sus nietos.
Los trabajadores de la salud de primera línea y los clasificados como 1A comenzaron a recibir vacunas el 14 de Diciembre.
En Texas, los candidatos de la categoría 1B son elegibles para la vacunación a partir de hoy. La confianza del público en la vacunación aumenta cada día. El problema es que nadie parece saber dónde conseguirla.
Los candidatos de la categoría 1B de Texas incluyen:
Personas de 65 años o más
Personas de 16 años o más con al menos una afección médica crónica que las pone en mayor riesgo de contraer una enfermedad grave por el virus que causa COVID-19, como, entre…
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Medika has created a memorial page called The Global Memorial Project for those who lost their lives to the pandemic. These lives must be remembered and should be celebrated.
Your Being Well editor survived a severe Covid infection. I shared a tool provided by the Texas health department showing locations of COVID-19 vaccine providers in Texas Provides a Useful Tool For Senior Citizens Covid Vaccinations.
We start the new year with A New Year’s Message of Hope from Medika Life. …
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The Being Well team writes for change in 2021
We start 2021 with a shared experience of hope with the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines and new governmental leadership. Both inject optimism into American culture.
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Medika has created a memorial page called The Global Memorial Project for those who lost their lives to the pandemic. These lives must be remembered and should be celebrated. …
