I didn’t know when I placed my stethoscope on your chest, listening, that I was listening for the last time. I didn’t know that you said, “when the doctor sees me, I will be fine.” I wish I had held you longer. If I had known it…
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Did Step 1’s pass/fail switch actually increase medical student burnout?
In January 2022, the medical school curriculum underwent a transformative shift when Step 1, the first of three licensing exams for U.S. medical students, switched from numerical score to a pass/fail (P/F) grading system. Now, with several years of per…
How lifestyle choices today could impact your future family’s fertility [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Epigenetics is transforming our understanding of fertility. In this episode, fertility specialist Dr. Oluyemisi (Yemi) Famuyiwa joins us to explore how lifestyle factors l…
Resilient heart: a journey through medicine and life
Prologue: a life forged in resilience If you had asked me in the early days of my life where I thought I would end up, my answer would have been straightforward—a career in medicine like my mother, a family of my own, and perhaps a path well-traveled. …
Is the Goldwater Rule hindering us?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will likely be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. He has said things that are not true about vaccines, autism, raw milk, and more that we do not have to list here. Furthermore, I do not want to waste time with facts …
How life’s biggest lessons shape us: a journey through struggle, loss, and resilience
Life has a way of teaching us through the most unexpected experiences, often in moments that feel daunting. I reflect on this often, especially when I consider my own journey—a journey shaped by illness, loss, inspiration, and a constant hunger for kno…
Navigating patient transitions following the withdrawal of Oxbryta
The withdrawal of Oxbryta (voxelotor) from global markets, announced by Pfizer after a recent data review revealed a rise in deaths and complications, has left sickle cell disease (SCD) patients in a precarious situation. The sudden nature of the annou…
Patient insights can shape your career in unexpected ways [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join us in this episode as we explore the story of a medical student who redefined her career path after a pivotal moment of self-discovery and patient insight. Our guest,…
How one health care family is using fiction to inspire real change in medicine
American health care is broken. There are decades of literature detailing the physician shortage, burnout, moral injury, administrative bloat, devaluing of physicians, the shift from fee-for-service to real value unit (RVU)–based compensation, as well …
The urgent need for better early intervention programs
As someone working in the health care field, I have become all too familiar with the need for early intervention and how important it can be for a child’s overall progress. There are parents who travel to larger states in search of better medical…
