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Breaking down barriers: How technology is improving diabetes management in underserved communities

Despite advancements in health information technology (HIT), the prevalence of diabetes in the United States continues to be high and is the seventh leading cause of death. Diabetes management in underserved communities has challenges concerning health…

From penicillin to digital health: the impact of social media on medicine

In a growing social media world population, one cannot ignore the technological invasion of the medical world. From the discovery of penicillin to electronic medical records and the digital health revolution, real medical revolutions are not too many. …

Healing the damaged nurse-physician dynamic

As anyone in health care knows, a strong nurse-physician dynamic is critical to achieving successful patient outcomes. To provide a quality care experience, it is essential to have a clinical team that knows how to collaborate to achieve that goal. If …

How to overcome telemedicine’s biggest obstacles

The global health care sector has undergone a digital revolution, with telemedicine at the forefront of this transformation. Telemedicine offers promising opportunities to enhance patient care, reduce costs, and expand access to health care services. H…

Deaths of despair: an urgent call for a collective response to the crisis in U.S. life expectancy

Some grim news has emerged revealing the sad decline in the health of the United States. America saw its most significant 2-year fall in life expectancy, 2.7 years, in almost 100 years. This has led to U.S. life expectancy being at its lowest since the…

Redefining success: a journey of self-discovery and fulfillment [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! We are joined by Ketan Kulkarni, a physician entrepreneur. We dive into the often-used but loosely defined word “success.” With the constant bombardment of images of success thr…

Yoga and self-care won’t cure my Crohn’s disease

Inflation and rising interest rates have given way to a record high of $930.6 billion in credit card debt. I am among many people who have gone into credit card debt by spending too much on health and wellness. Several years ago, I was diagnosed with C…

The patient who became my soulmate

As oncologists, we encounter numerous patients on a daily basis and form emotional bonds with many of them, especially if they survive long enough and continue to see the same doctor for several years. This bond can grow so deep that we feel their pain…

Breaking the stigma: Addressing the struggles of physicians

The state of health care in the U.S. is widely considered to be inadequate. I recently learned in an online class that family doctors in Canada only have 10 minutes per patient. I am unsure who sets or enforces this rule and it is unclear why anyone wo…

Can AI solve the physician shortage crisis?

A 2021 Merritt Hawkins article reports increasing physician shortfalls in the U.S. while pointing out that almost 50 percent of all currently practicing physicians are older than 55. In some medical specialties, the “greater-than-55” physic…

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