Have you ever thought about moving to Europe? Life has bogged you down a little. Your job may get boring. Are you feeling the drag of burnout? Try something different, have a new experience, and mix things up. But the biggest problem? You’re a ph…
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The personalization of cancer care in 2025
In the past 50 years, cancer in many cases has morphed from a certain death sentence into a chronic illness. However, cancer is unlike other chronic conditions. There are hundreds of different cancers, classified by where they start in the body and how…
Balancing love and sacrifice in a physician’s journey
As a biology major in undergrad, people would often ask me if I intended to pursue medicine as my future career. I never hesitated to tell them no. It wasn’t for me: The years of training, the debt, the delayed income, the prospect of matching to…
How generative AI can transform cardiovascular disease prevention [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Cardiology and preventive medicine fellow Anand Shah discusses his article, “The role generative AI can play in cardiovascular education for patients,” explori…
Violence in health care: Why doctors and nurses are leaving
I was recently asked what I thought were some of the biggest evolving obstacles to physicians and health care in 2024 and beyond. My answer: Health care has become America’s most dangerous profession due to workplace violence, with health care wo…
How a medical school gym transformed my perspective on burnout
Etched on the wall of our medical school gym was a quote by Marcel Proust: “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” At first glance, it seemed like an unusual choice for a gym—more philos…
Why patients need a registered dietitian on their health care team
How’s your cholesterol? Are you getting enough protein? Do you even know? Whether you’re a doctor, a patient, or both, you may be missing out on the powerful benefits of a registered dietitian. Recently, I received lab results that were concernin…
The inspiring journey of a medical physicist and her unbreakable friendship
M has always been very close to me. She joined our hospital’s oncology department over ten years ago as a radiation technologist. Currently, she works as a medical physicist in our department and is the only female physicist in our hospital. Her …
How illegal cosmetic procedures are putting patients at risk [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Physician and author Kate Dee discusses her article, “Medspa madness: How illegal practices are putting patients in peril” and book, Med Spa Mayhem: The Good, …
What happens if medical malpractice attorneys take over
Senator Dick Durbin proudly describes his career in the following quote: “Before I was elected to Congress, I worked in a courtroom. For years, I defended doctors and hospitals, and for years, I sued them on behalf of people who were victims of m…
