Teresa has Down syndrome and was 49 when the capacity assessment took place in Ontario. I saw her as happy, healthy, and active. She enjoyed living nearby with my 91-year-old father, who often said, “We’re a team. We help each other.”…
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How AI can save lives by simplifying communication
Artificial intelligence is here. While the hype is new, it has existed longer than most think. With a history rooted in the mid-20th century, technologies like natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) spent decades in an academic chr…
Health care waste exposed [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We are joined by Edward Hoffer, an internal medicine physician, to explore the alarming levels of waste plaguing the U.S. health care system. Together, we shine a light on…
When the doctor’s office becomes a confession booth
“I made a big mistake a long time ago.” These words snapped my concentration. I squinted at the computer screen, and even though it had been stable, I waited for Brenda’s pancytopenia to collapse entirely. I enjoyed seeing Brenda, the…
How Enhanced Recovery After Surgery solves our opioid problems
In retrospect, we were an addicted nation waiting to happen. Not from a self-indulgent culture, not from an unwillingness to suffer hardship, nor any of the generational criticisms of lack of grit. Our opioid crisis derives from an impatient culture th…
Princess and the pauper: Both deserve health privacy
The sad news of Princess Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis is a sound reminder of the sanctity of a person’s health status and their right to privacy. I wasn’t sure which adjective I should use to describe Kate’s diagnosis – …
Finding peace in the face of loss: a father’s journey with hospice
How do you make sense of someone dying? The only way I know is to put it into some context so that, if possible, some good can come of it. Some of you may have known about my dad’s Parkinson’s disease. He’s had a fairly rapid decline …
Finding peace in the face of loss: a father’s journey with hospice
How do you make sense of someone dying? The only way I know is to put it into some context so that, if possible, some good can come of it. Some of you may have known about my dad’s Parkinson’s disease. He’s had a fairly rapid decline …
Physician scrutiny: legal challenges and career impact [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We are joined by Ron Chapman II, a federal criminal defense attorney, who sheds light on the increased scrutiny that physicians are facing from regulators. During our conv…
Physician scrutiny: legal challenges and career impact [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We are joined by Ron Chapman II, a federal criminal defense attorney, who sheds light on the increased scrutiny that physicians are facing from regulators. During our conv…
