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Letter for December 16th, 2021

The latest on the Omicron variant. What can help us? Flu shots are feeling lonely. It's better to strive for a pear shape than an apple. Seek a sense of awe.

Ryan McCormick, M.D.'s avatar
Ryan McCormick, M.D.
Dec 16, 2021
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Welcome to this newest letter! Unfortunately the most pressing news is still about the pandemic, and the Omicron variant in particular. Someday I hope to bore you with breaking news about celery, or that doctors finally decided to retire the term “Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism,” in favor of the much easier name “Timmy.” But not today.

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