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Clinicians should not overlook the benefits of botanicals and dietary supplements

A patient recently came to my office seeking antibiotics for her viral URI symptoms. After a shared decision-making discussion on using Echinacea (an immunostimulant with antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial effects) instead, we were able to…

Clinicians should not overlook the benefits of botanicals and dietary supplements

A patient recently came to my office seeking antibiotics for her viral URI symptoms. After a shared decision-making discussion on using Echinacea (an immunostimulant with antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial effects) instead, we were able to…

A doctor’s reflection: 25 years of mentoring and pride in medicine

“I want you to be proud of me,” my intern replied when I asked what he wanted to get out of the rest of his year. We were wrapping up the first two weeks of July—his first two weeks of being a doctor—and having our end-of-rotation feedback …

An inspirational journey through chemotherapy and immunotherapy [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join Deborah C. Smith, a nurse who shares her courageous battle with T-cell lymphocytic leukemia and aplastic anemia. Diagnosed in 2017, Deborah navigated extreme fatigue,…

How a doctor transformed grief into personal growth

This season, I’m living even more fully into who I am behind the scrubs and stethoscope. I’m deepening my understanding of whether I’m operating in my highest energy versus operating from stress and fear. When my mother passed away mo…

From plant milk to human milk: the untapped climate solution

Did you know? August 22nd marks World Plant Milk Day. Get ready for a creamy, non-dairy cheers! Once just reserved for soy, the list of alternate milk options now includes everything from macadamia to hemp to flax to rice milk. But has anyone stopped t…

How embracing vulnerability transforms pain into power

Regret. We often think about it because of an action or lack of action. We regret having done something or perhaps not doing enough. Regret is filled with “shoulds,” which soon spiral down into guilt, remorse, self-judgment, anger, and depr…

How medical school curricula perpetuate inequality

An excerpt from Curricular Injustice: How U.S. Medical Schools Reproduce Inequality. Copyright (c) 2024 Lauren D. Olsen. Used by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved. In Curricular Injustice: How U.S. Medical Schools Reproduce Inequaliti…

Tax-free income with the Augusta rule [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we explore the Augusta Rule, a unique tax strategy that allows homeowners to rent out their property for up to 14 days annually without paying taxes on th…

A life of purpose: free from societal pressures that lead us astray

When you allow yourself to truly see and sit with the fact that we are only here for a short period of time, it can feel scary and also freeing. My world became small when I started developing profound anxiety about dying. It was a good sign, actually,…