Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Physician and clinical researcher Chris Apfel discusses his article, “Functional precision oncology: a game changer in cancer therapy.” Chris explains that fun…
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Why tracking cognitive load could save doctors and patients
Medicine demands precision. However, we overlook one of its most critical variables: physician cognitive load. As a medical student, I see both sides: how deeply patients trust their doctors, and how invisible that mental toll often is. Each day, docto…
When a doctor becomes the narrator of a patient’s final chapter
“I will catch you on the flip side,” I said these words as I planted a kiss on Laura’s clammy forehead. I instinctively knew this would be the last time I spoke with her. I walked around the foot of her hospital bed to Sherry and told…
Why innovation in health care starts with bold thinking
Let’s bust a myth: Health care is not just about rules, protocols, and playing it safe. In fact, real breakthroughs happen when we dare to think differently. Whether it’s improving patient outcomes, solving staffing gaps, or designing more …
Navigating fair market value as an independent or locum tenens physician [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Health care attorney Dennis Hursh discusses his article, “What independent and locum tenens doctors need to know about fair market value.” Dennis explains why …
Gaslighting and professional licensing: a call for reform
Gaslighting manifests in many forms. The most common may be political fights involving the extreme positions on any controversial issue (e.g., gun control, abortion, immigration, you name it). One extreme faction claims they have the truth and blames t…
How self-improving AI systems are redefining intelligence and what it means for health care
Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving, poised to reshape research, health care delivery, and medical decision-making. A new interactive slideshow delves into this shift, highlighting self-improving AI systems like the Darwin Gödel Machine and aut…
How blockchain could rescue nursing home patients from deadly miscommunication
Imagine a health care team treating your elderly loved one—without the full picture. This is the reality of the U.S. health care system. Our system is failing nursing home residents, the most vulnerable population, by dragging out an outdated, ineffici…
When service doesn’t mean another certification
Doctors are born to serve. We say yes to the late shifts, cover for colleagues, sign up for the committee, and go the extra mile for our patients. Somewhere along the way, that instinct to serve often mutates into something sneakier: The belief that we…
Financing cancer or fighting it: the real cost of tobacco
Introduction: Financing cancer or fighting it? Tobacco remains the single largest preventable cause of cancer worldwide, responsible for nearly 8 million deaths annually, including 1.2 million from exposure to secondhand smoke. Despite decades of publi…
