Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article, “Physician patriots: the forgotten founders who lit the torch of …
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From stigma to science: Rethinking the U.S. drug scheduling system
In 1971, President Nixon initiated a battle that would reshape the United States: The War on Drugs. As a key part of that campaign, he enacted the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which authorized the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to categorize…
The gift we keep giving: How medicine demands everything—even our holidays
What’s the least glamorous thing you’ve ever done as a physician on a holiday? Let me start. One year, I spent Christmas Day in the library. Not sipping cocoa. Not gathered with family in matching pyjamas. Not basking in the warmth of laugh…
The promise and perils of AI in health care: Why we need better testing standards
There is substantial enthusiasm around the advancements of AI in health care, as exemplified by the media attention for the new HealthBench release from OpenAI and similar recent studies from Google (MedPalm2, AIME). Market enthusiasm often leads us to…
From burnout to balance: a neurosurgeon’s bold career redesign
When a neurosurgeon tells you she thinks she might want to leave surgery for interior design, you listen closely. Not because it’s outrageous, but because it’s honest. Many physicians carry similar longings. They wonder whether it’s O…
Healing the doctor-patient relationship by attacking administrative inefficiencies
I have a great doctor. I’ve enjoyed his approach to providing care so much that I was greatly distressed when, at my last visit, he told me he was thinking of retiring early. While I consider myself fortunate to have a positive and dependable rel…
Who will train the next generation of primary care clinicians without physician mentorship? [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Founding director of the Doctor of Medical Science program at The College of St. Scholastica, Kenneth Botelho, discusses his article, “In the absence of physician me…
The hidden health risks in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
In an age where bold language dominates headlines, it can be easy to overlook the real-world effects of complex legislation. But this is not just a matter of political branding. The proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act has implications that, based on cu…
The CDC’s restructuring: Where is the voice of health care in the room?
As a surgery resident, I see the long shadow of poor public health every day — whether it’s a diabetic foot infection that’s gone too long without care or a hypertensive crisis that never should’ve happened. That’s why the propo…
Choosing between care and country: a dual citizen’s Independence Day reflection
There’s a stretch of days at the beginning of July, between Canada Day and Independence Day, when I find myself holding my breath. It’s a liminal space that I know intimately as a professional, a mother, and a dual citizen. Born Canadian an…
