Category: KevinMD

Real estate syndications: Are they a right fit for me?

Have you been thinking about investing in real estate? There are many benefits to owning real estate, but as physicians, most of us are already busy with our full-time clinical careers. It can be difficult to find the extra time necessary to learn how …

Estate planning and personal finance tips for physicians [PODCAST]

“With COVID-19 raging through the nation, and limited supply of PPE at hospitals, doctors and other critical care personnel are at high risk due to their increased and daily exposure to the virus. For health care workers, the need to plan for a p…

An ode to hospital cafeterias

I have been nourished by cafeteria food since elementary school. I remember the public school pizza squares with its melted artificial cheese, the fruit cocktail drenched in sickeningly sweet syrup, and 2 percent chocolate milk pints—costing $1.65 per …

Can what you eat worsen your ADHD?

An excerpt from This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More. Suzy was a bright and hardworking student. However, even though she was conscientious and generally ch…

7 tips to balance family and professional needs during the pandemic

The reality of being a medical practice owner is that we are small business owners and very vulnerable to the impact of COVID.  Having previously worked in the telemedicine industry and because I am a psychiatrist, I initially felt that I was in a good…

7 tips to balance family and professional needs during the pandemic

The reality of being a medical practice owner is that we are small business owners and very vulnerable to the impact of COVID.  Having previously worked in the telemedicine industry and because I am a psychiatrist, I initially felt that I was in a good…

What we can learn from England about universal health care

It’s winter in Oxford, and I’m biking to the John Radcliffe Hospital, the flagship medical center of England’s National Health Service. It’s raining, and the chain on my bike keeps slipping off the gear. “Figures — I…

I am tired. But I still love emergency medicine.

I love being an emergency doctor. I loved my residency, my co-residents, and my attendings. I love my training: watching, learning, treating. I love the emergency department, the vastness, and the variability of emergency medicine. But I am tired. I am…

How to help families struggling to find their way in a foreign culture [PODCAST]

“We are blessed to work in a clinic that has a very large immigrant population. Over the years, we have cared for those who speak over 80+ languages with an even higher number of unique countries and regions represented. Arabic and Spanish are ou…

Why is the government so scared of directly negotiating drug prices?

President Trump recently signed two executive orders directly related to prescription drug prices in the U.S. One order would allow the “reimportation” of prescription drugs from Canada. This longstanding idea would allow U.S. pharmacies an…