Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Family physician Jay K. Joshi discusses his article, “Why patients and doctors are ditching insurance for personalized care.” He explains that as traditional i…
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Internal Medicine 2025: inspiration at the annual meeting
“So wonderful to see you!” This phrase was heard repeatedly all over the convention hall at the recent American College of Physicians annual meeting, Internal Medicine 2025. Held in New Orleans last April, the meeting welcomed attendees fro…
Why patients and doctors are ditching insurance for personalized care
As the traditional health insurance framework becomes increasingly inaccessible, physicians and clinical leaders are being called to rethink both how care is delivered and how it is paid for. Insurance companies are covering fewer services, raising ded…
Overcoming the curse of knowledge: Why doctors need to translate medicine [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Communications consultant and attorney Heather Hansen discusses her article, “Why every doctor needs a translator.” Drawing on her background as a medical malp…
Learning to trust your body again: Healing the hidden wounds of medical training
In medical training, we were taught to trust protocols, patients, and data—but not our own bodies. The body was something to overcome. Tired? Push through.Hungry? Ignore it.Sore? Work harder.Sick? Keep going. This way of being seeps so deeply into us t…
Practical advice for physicians seeking joy and well-being [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Palliative care physician and author Alen Voskanian discusses his article, “Discover the secrets to regaining joy in medicine,” based on an excerpt from his bo…
Why every physician needs business skills to thrive
I love being a doctor. But I almost walked away from medicine entirely—not because I did not care, but because it almost killed me. I am a neurodivergent, African-American woman who grew up poor and beat the odds to wear a white coat. But nothing in my…
Why academic publishing is broken — and how researchers are fighting back
If you’ve ever published or read scientific research, you’ve likely encountered the phrase non solus — subtly attached to over 720,000 research articles in 2024 alone. It’s Latin for “not alone.” In 1620, a Dutchman named …
Addressing the crisis in rural health care access and outcomes [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Internal medicine physician Edward Hoffer discusses his article, “Can rural health care be saved?” He outlines the significant health care disparities facing r…
Native communities deserve better: the truth about Pine Ridge health care
Driving through the barren lands of South Dakota after visiting the Badlands, I noticed a sign denoting I was entering the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. As a medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) in Scranton, PA, I rarel…
