The U.S. infant mortality rate, children who die under one year of age, rose to its highest rate in two decades in 2022, up about 3 percent to 5.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. At the same time, the nation’s neonatal mortality rate, infant…
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70 and thriving: How I discovered my encore career
In the midst of moving and changing my residential address, and at 70 years of age, I finally figured out my encore career: building Bankers Boxes. Perhaps my skills will transfer to folding pizza boxes. This is as good a time as any to use humor, i.e….
The “doctor” treatment: How to vet physicians for ourselves and those we love
There’s an old Dutch Proverb that goes: “We grow too soon old and too late smart.” I’m not so sure about the “too late” part. In the almost five years since I walked off the mound for the last time, i.e., I retired f…
Eye dryness, insomnia, and more: hidden signs you’re in perimenopause
I am 47 years old and was today years old when I realized I have been going through perimenopause for the last four years. It is only with a retrospective lens that I can review my last four years and pick up intermittent symptoms or even just mild nui…
Outdated technology is hurting patients [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join us as we delve into the complexities of modern health care with guest Samant Virk, a neurologist and health care executive. We explore pressing questions surrounding …
Pain management for Black patients and painful realities
This piece is inspired by my recent patient encounter. Within the past week, I received a call from the ER to admit a 29-year-old African-American female whom, for the sake of this essay, I will call Keisha. Keisha presented with severe lower abdominal…
Apple’s new accessibility features: a game changer in health care
Apple’s recent announcement of new accessibility features, including eye tracking, music haptics, and vocal shortcuts, represents a significant leap in technological advancement to improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities. Th…
A simple poem, and a profound message: Exploring Wendy Cope’s The Orange
Wendy Cope is a poet of modern times. She was born in Erith, Kent. She spent fifteen years teaching primary school in London after graduating from college. She has published five collections of her poems: Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis in 1986, Serious…
The credentialing scavenger hunt: Navigating hospital credentials
If you are a physician planning to move to a new hospital or take a contract job in another state, prepare yourself for the daunting process of credentialing. As a pediatric emergency physician who frequently provides locum coverage, I’m intimate…
A disabled sibling’s right to stay home [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join us for a conversation with Franke James, an activist, artist, and author, as we delve into her book, Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me. Together, we…
