Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Medical student Christopher Nmai discusses his article, “Leaving medicine is not a failure: It might be the change you always needed.” Christopher shares his d…
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4 strategies to boost your medical practice’s profitability
Physicians, practices, and other health care providers seem to face a continual decline in reimbursements. According to an AMA analysis, inflation-adjusted Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians dropped 22 percent from 2001 to 2021, and insurers o…
What Avarie’s death in Rome teaches us about the gaps in food allergy education
I’ve just returned from the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Conference in Michigan, an inspiring confluence of advocacy, research, and business, all focused on one shared mission: improving the lives of those living with food allergies. I’ve be…
Leaving medicine is not a failure: It might be the change you always needed
Four rigorous years, filled with countless long days and nights of education, is often just the beginning for most medical trainees. The Match and subsequent residency await on the horizon. It is the norm in health care, and very few stray from that pa…
How moving abroad eased my allergies
A personal discovery “I used to have respiratory allergies back home, but since I moved to Málaga, they didn’t bother me anymore,” a patient answered to the usual question, “Do you have any allergies?” during a checkup in …
Why health care workers deserve more than a thank you [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Anesthesiologist Colleen Naglee discusses her article, “We should tip health care workers too.” Colleen reflects on the rise of tipping culture in everyday ser…
The modern health care professional: How to combine skills from different fields to redefine your career
Gone are the days when careers followed linear paths and job titles neatly fit into predefined boxes. Today’s health care industry celebrates versatility, and hybrid professionals are redefining what it means to succeed. A hybrid health care prof…
C. Everett Koop takes the lead, seeking specialty recognition
An excerpt from Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General. “I was the salesman for pediatric surgery. I have the knack of talking to an audience and convincing [them] about what I’m saying is true.” – CEK The early 1950s w…
We should tip health care workers too
I was checking into a hotel the other day and noticed a QR code to tip the front desk staff. In an era where we book online, check in online, and check out online, I am not exactly sure where that tip request comes from. Tipping culture has crossed a l…
Human trafficking isn’t what you think: Why education is key to stopping it
The recent focus on the Canada-U.S. border has led to frequent confusion between human smuggling and human trafficking. Smuggling involves people moving across international borders. In most cases, irregular migrants who are smuggled into the country c…
