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Doctors are like hamsters running on an exercise wheel to nowhere [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “No wonder doctors feel like hamsters running on an exercise wheel to nowhere. And this sense of futility is driving burnout. How much patient care will you get out of docs who have m…
My sister went to the hospital seeking help. Instead, she died. [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “I am heartbroken at the loss of my sister. No, breast cancer didn’t physically kill her, and for that, I am grateful. Its presence in her medical history, however, quite possibly did…
Can the Inflation Reduction Act build back medicine better and reduce climate change? [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “There is great hope for this bill to accomplish the stated goals in the medical and energy worlds. There are many excellent summaries regarding this bill, and I would urge any intere…
A Hungarian Jewish man’s fight for freedom [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Despite the terror of the Soviets, it was clear that not even their mighty tanks could eradicate the social tides that now, like a tsunami, could not be turned back. The power of the…
Why psychological explanations for long COVID are dangerous [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and their allies will rally in DC, London, and Edinburgh this September to “demand bold, urgent governmental action” for the millions of …
When patients want their doctors to heal [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “I think it’s much more likely that my patients — some of whom are terminal and facing their own mortality; others who are suffering through a multitude of side effects from their can…
Giving language to empathy: lessons from palliative care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “The value of empathy in medicine is seldom debated. Just as the art of medicine is taught as the balance of knowledge and application, so has empathy been recognized as both a value …
Want to improve telehealth? Ask people with disabilities. [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “The tech industry needs to invest in developing platforms and devices with active, consistent, and frequent input from the disability community. This input must reflect a range of in…
Meet the primary care doctor who’s happy with his job [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “There is no temptation to go back to my old life. I hit rock bottom and have been enjoying a doctor’s job. My future is bright. My income is growing. My schedule still has …
Habits of highly effective interns [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “The clocks have flash forwarded, and here I am supervising incoming interns on the 1st of July (which for the past two years has fallen on a weekend). As a frenetic day has finally c…
