When a 24-year-old laborer’s apprentice used a chainsaw without training, they sustained a jagged laceration through their left quadriceps. When I saw them 12 months later in my general practice, their laceration was well healed. However, they re…
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Breaking down weight management: insights from a bariatric expert [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Maria Iliakova, a bariatric and general surgeon. In this episode, we’ll explore essential topics in weight management and bariatric surgery. Discover effective ways to start conv…
The hidden costs of “free” medical interpretation
He is a typical patient of our academic primary care internal medicine practice: elderly, frail, and with several complex conditions, including a history of a liver transplant requiring chronic immunosuppression, recurrent venous thrombosis requiring t…
The doctor’s guide to dividend wealth: Building a resilient portfolio with smart investments
Dividend investing, a strategy centered on generating income through regular dividend payments, holds particular relevance for doctors aiming to build a resilient and diversified financial portfolio. In this guide, we’ll explore the benefits, ris…
A doctor’s path to recognizing her own humanity
“Today is the first day of the rest of my life!” I’m sure you’ve heard that many times before; I’m sure I have. But in my obscure point of existence in this endless universe, that statement has never been more accurate tha…
Time to retire quarantine: Why 5-day isolation guidelines are doing more harm than good
I’m making morning rounds on the pediatric unit today: First up, 4-year-old twins with a severe asthma flare; next an infant with bronchiolitis on supplemental oxygen; then a dehydrated 3-year-old listless in bed. These children are all hospitali…
From 8-hour to 12-hour shifts: Exploring health care’s changing landscape [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Bruce L. Davidson, a pulmonary and critical care physician. We delve into the transformation of health care work conditions, from 8-hour shifts to 12-hour shifts, and how this impacts …
Lifelong learning: a game-changer in diagnosing dizziness
The eyes can’t see what the mind doesn’t yet know – an axiom to remind us not just of the value of lifelong learning, but that the answers are often in the exam room with us. Though bright and committed clinical people we may be, we’r…
Medical malpractice or miscarriage of justice? A doctor’s ordeal.
In 1999, Sally Clark was convicted of murder. Her son, Christopher, had been born in September of 1996 and by all accounts, had been a healthy baby. Just three months later, an ambulance was called to the home, and the baby was dead. The mother, Sally,…
Health care advocacy: physicians as changemakers
Advocacy plays a vital role in medicine, especially primary care. It means differently for different people in health care. Health advocacy is defined as “the processes by which the actions of individuals or groups attempt to bring about social a…
