The Podcast by KevinMD
Episodes
Science impacts our lives more profoundly than we appreciate
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Scientific research impacts our lives, however, and much more profoundly than we generally appreciate. Considering the wide-ranging benefits, science...
How this primary care doctor found his dream practice
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"My quality of life is outstanding. I leave work every evening only after every call is answered, fax addressed, a prescription delivered, then retrea...
Top questions doctors ask health care attorneys
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Being a transactional lawyer for physicians is never dull because the more the regulations, guidance, and laws change, the more questions everyone ha...
KevinMD on the Co-Learning Clinician podcast
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, I'm on the other side of the microphone. I'm interviewed by CMEfy's Brian Cohen on the Co-Learning Clinician podcast, and we ...
As doctors, caring is our poetry
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The art and craft of being a physician and finding meaning in our care of others are to make poetry out of our lives." Steven Kamajian is a family p...
How whole-person care can make us better healers
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"My lifelong quest to become a healer — over 40 years as a family physician, scientist, and researcher with the National Institutes of Health, the W...
We're confusing resilience with grit
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It's not that physicians need to be more resilient. We've failed to provide them with the goodwill to be human and embrace their "whole selves" (peop...
Meet the doctor who had a colonoscopy without anesthesia
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"If you did not have a colonoscopy, I would still recommend that you do it in a conventional way and get that IV sedation. But if you are an adventure...
Why you should add advance directives to your college freshman's checklist
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Suppose you're getting ready to send your young adult off to college for the first time. In that case, you've likely been spending the summer getting...
What it means to leave clinical medicine
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Not too long ago, a circumstance occurred. I have experienced similar circumstances several times in my career. However, this time, my response was d...
Preparing for fall and winter: Importance of COVID-19 vaccination during the flu season
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special sponsored episode. I'm joined by Dr. Filip Dubovsky. He is an infectious disease physician, executive vice president, and chief medica...
Keeping rural hospitals in the game
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Without a strong rural health care system, our nation's ability to expand and contract with surges in demand will become very limited. When hospitals...
Urging patience with patient self-advocacy
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I have come to appreciate why doctors find self-directed patients challenging, if not downright difficult. I wish all docs would engage with us, hear...
Health care is upside down
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"With regard to health care in the USA, the quote from Dickens is twice correct. We are in the best of times for knowledge, capability, and potential....
Addressing pain in patient experience surveys
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Yes, the opioid crisis in this country has caused a reckoning in the medical field about how to treat patient pain. Ignoring the pain will not make i...
Toughness is not defined by a dollar amount
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It has now been almost four years since I transitioned to academia. I see fewer patients per day and take fewer call. I also have more time with each...
How a medical-legal consultant refuted a pre-existing medical condition argument
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Doing medical-legal consulting is a great way to use your medical training in a non-clinical field that really helps people. One of the many things w...
Mental Health Technologies: Revolutionizing technology within the behavior health care field
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special sponsored episode, I'm joined by Ernie Wallerstein, CEO of Mental Health Technologies, or MHT. MHT is a cloud-based platform that enab...
A doctor's journey through constraints and creativity in the ER
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Baruch is an emergency physician and author of Tornado of Life: A Doctor's Journey Through Constraints and Creativity in the ER. We discuss his ...
Protect Black women's maternal health
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It is impossible to fix a system with an unwillingness to bend. It means working together to accomplish a goal. Living in the gray requires a commitm...
My one case of COVID impacted dozens of lives
05 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"If any of those people get infected, their illness will potentially impact dozens more. COVID infection may now be 'just a cold,' at least for the va...
Stop going through the motions and actually have the life you dreamed of
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Try incorporating the three small practices of your choice into your day-to-day for two weeks and watch your experience of your life transform. You h...
Who reads personal statements?
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"You received an interview invite based on ERAS filters the program set, so you already have your foot in the door. Don't have them yawning at a two-p...
Doctors are like hamsters running on an exercise wheel to nowhere
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"No wonder doctors feel like hamsters running on an exercise wheel to nowhere. And this sense of futility is driving burnout. How much patient care wi...
My sister went to the hospital seeking help. Instead, she died.
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I am heartbroken at the loss of my sister. No, breast cancer didn't physically kill her, and for that, I am grateful. Its presence in her medical his...
Can the Inflation Reduction Act build back medicine better and reduce climate change?
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"There is great hope for this bill to accomplish the stated goals in the medical and energy worlds. There are many excellent summaries regarding this ...
A Hungarian Jewish man's fight for freedom
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Despite the terror of the Soviets, it was clear that not even their mighty tanks could eradicate the social tides that now, like a tsunami, could not...
Why psychological explanations for long COVID are dangerous
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and their allies will rally in DC, London, and Edinburgh this September to "demand bold, urgent governme...
When patients want their doctors to heal
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I think it's much more likely that my patients — some of whom are terminal and facing their own mortality; others who are suffering through a multi...
Giving language to empathy: lessons from palliative care
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The value of empathy in medicine is seldom debated. Just as the art of medicine is taught as the balance of knowledge and application, so has empathy...
Want to improve telehealth? Ask people with disabilities.
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The tech industry needs to invest in developing platforms and devices with active, consistent, and frequent input from the disability community. This...
Meet the primary care doctor who's happy with his job
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"There is no temptation to go back to my old life. I hit rock bottom and have been enjoying a doctor's job. My future is bright. My income is gr...
Habits of highly effective interns
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The clocks have flash forwarded, and here I am supervising incoming interns on the 1st of July (which for the past two years has fallen on a weekend)...
A cancer patient's last wish
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I smiled, put the lamb curry in front of her, and instructed her granddaughter on how much time to heat it up in the microwave. Val wasn't in a condi...
How AI-based technology can help improve hospital capacity management
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Health system leaders can master this 'chess game' by anticipating the next several moves well in advance with the assistance of AI-based predictive ...
How the internet broke parenting
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Modern parenting comes with challenges that only a modern parent can understand. As both a pediatrician and a mother, I dispense with the advice I wi...
Food allergies are not a joke
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I was truly gutted when watching the recent Saturday Night Live that joked about nut allergies. My son Joshua, who is 16 years old, has an anaphyla...
Boundaries for women physicians
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I learned the hard way what can happen when physicians—especially women physicians—lack personal boundaries. Before hitting my low point, I had n...
Using simulations to improve medical decision making
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The scenario is preset, and hence based on a lot of constraints, but when it is run, there is freedom for everyone to operate. This freedom to take p...
Hearing is connected to well-being
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"As an audiologist, treating hearing loss is a part of my everyday life. Even still, I'm sometimes amazed at the difference hearing aids can make in p...
I wanted to care for people, so I became a direct primary care doctor
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I've started to understand many aspects of business, and although we've done some pretty amazing things in the past two years, we've also made people...
Emotional eating: Why you always want food
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I've consistently found that most of the doctors who want coaching help feel like I did when I struggled with my weight: They weren't feeling like th...
How discovering trauma changed this doctor's life
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"In some ways, my diagnosis was the beginning of the rest of my life. I'm now a health coach, helping women struggling with chronic stress and anxiety...
End printed medical journals
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"For the better part of two decades in medicine, I considered printed journals an old friend. Getting my latest medical journal in the mail, opening i...
What physicians can do in Ukraine
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"You can talk about Ukraine and the courage of the Ukrainian people as you talk to colleagues and patients and as you talk to family and friends in yo...
KevinMD on the Stay Off My Operating Table podcast
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, KevinMD is on the other side of the microphone as he's interviewed by cardiothoracic surgeon Philip Ovadia and patient advoca...
A pediatrician reflects after a difficult conversation
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"There is silence, then the words from the family flow forth. Angry, accusatory, confused, dismissive, worried, ugly, personal. The words cut deeply, ...
Miscarriages in a post-Roe world
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The consequences of making miscarriage management unsafe will land most heavily on the marginalized and vulnerable. Our appalling maternal mortality ...
Exploring the critical gaps in Canada's health workforce planning
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We need to stop simply clapping our hands in support of health workers — and start planning to create better workforce conditions for them. Let's...
Who are the neurodiverse people in your life?
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Neurodiverse individuals enhance our lives. Without neurodiverse people, we wouldn't have Ghostbusters (Dan Akroyd has Asperger's syndrome, which is ...
There are so many paths to financial freedom
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"More than anything, I want to help our physician colleagues build financial freedom. We work with so many talented and passionate individuals. I know...
Meet the emergency physician who writes satire
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"In the dark radiology reading rooms, only the gentle hum of the computers and the quiet chatter of residents dictating radiology reads break the sile...
Public health requires collective courage
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"To create a healthier, more just, and more equitable world, we must confront the truth, and that requires an act of collective courage. Perhaps there...
Premature babies grow up. It's time to pay attention.
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Premature babies (a.k.a. preemies) and their families are increasingly becoming a powerful voice in society. Life in and after the neonatal intensive...
Your anesthesiologist cares for you
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It's one of the hard things about anesthesiology. A window opens, you work like all get out, doing all sorts of things while the breeze blows in, the...
Insurance companies deny medical care. And that's wrong.
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Securing prior authorizations is a daily ordeal for most doctors' offices. Doctors report that, on average, they must get insurance company approvals...
My postpartum blood pressure spike
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I think about my preeclampsia-specific and general knowledge gaps. I could not recall learning about postpartum preeclampsia in my prenatal classes. ...
Think about genetics in heart disease
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Despite these high numbers, we cardiologists often look to genetic screening last in our diagnostic workup. But without genetic screening, we can't a...
A physician's reflections with certainty in medicine
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Lacking a supreme being in which to place our faith, my wife and I decided to make the most difficult decision of our lives and discontinue life supp...
We are all responsible for women physicians' pay discrepancy
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Take the time to invest in yourself; it is the best investment you can make. Work to improve your communication, negotiation skills, and financial li...
Practical solutions to prevent and prepare for hypoglycemia
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite advances in diabetes care, hypoglycemia remains a common complication. Yes, new therapies are associated with less hypoglycemia risk, and pati...
If you can't connect the issues, think connective tissues
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"When Lauren came to my office as a 16-year-old, she had been diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and a few other chronic ...
A 15-minute relationship fix
24 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Depression involves withdrawal, withdrawal from oneself and others. Feeling safe enough in a relationship to reveal our innermost feelings safely is ...
KevinMD on PermanenteDocs Chat
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, KevinMD is on the other side of the microphone as he's interviewed by Dr. Alex McDonald, originally aired as a PermanenteDocs...
We need a mental health infrastructure bill
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"As we slowly emerge from the physical withdrawal required during the pandemic, the emotional toll of this past year will become increasingly apparent...
Walk to reduce your loneliness and improve your well-being
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Just before the pandemic, I walked 96 miles (154.5 km) in seven days on the West Highland Way in Scotland, though I was hardly alone in this endeavor...
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"ME/CFS is a complex multi-system illness that destroys lives (essentially killing the person yet leaving them alive). It leaves patients with unima...
4 steps to de-escalate hostile people
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The boundaries of unacceptable behavior have eroded in the past few years. Politicians, law enforcement, movie stars, health care providers, the heal...
Lessons from Radonda Vaught: Nurses need to raise their voices
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"One thing is hard to ignore – nurses need better treatment. Nurses need a seat at the table and advocacy. Nurses need to raise their voices, listen...
A neurosurgeon puts down the knife
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"MRI studies of these patients determined that it was not only the circuitry that was affected by the burnout but also the size of the brain structure...
How to stay off my operating table
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Health isn't about luck — it's about intentionality. But even if you're doing and saying all the right things, you might not be any closer to your ...
Why are women leaving medicine? Gaslighting.
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We cannot change societal norms, gender biases, childhood needs, the education system, or stop a pandemic. But, we can stop gaslighting 50% of the po...
Why physicians require business skills
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"There are two valuable reasons why all physicians, especially medical students, should obtain or demand from their medical school academic business e...
A nut allergy nightmare at 35,000 feet
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"People developing anaphylaxis will not always have five extra minutes to spare. I do appreciate that auto-injectors are expensive, but it is not at a...
Negotiating employment contracts from a place of strength
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The most important lesson when negotiating contracts is picking your battles and coming at them with optimism and positivity. Yes, you can and should...
What to do if you're involved in a medical malpractice lawsuit
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The worry and anticipation of getting sued are heightened more than ever in the wake of the pandemic. It is in all physicians' minds. I recently did ...
Antibodies are the future of cancer treatment
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Since President Nixon declared war on cancer in 1971, and despite some great victories and many losses, there continues to be a never-ending battle i...
How you can donate effectively after tragedy
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Gun violence, war, pandemic, natural disasters — listening to the news or doom scrolling on social media during times of tragedy can leave us feeli...
Contractual issues for female physicians
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"All physicians need to be concerned about issues such as potential delays in the start date, restrictive covenants, potential ownership in a private ...
5 things this allergist-immunologist will never do
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Jumping on the recent TikTok trend of medical professionals sharing the things they would never do given their knowledge and expertise, I am sharing ...
Top tips for new interns
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"New resident physicians who have earned their MD degrees will be heading to hospitals to start their residencies during the last two week in June and...
When it comes to feeding infants, support is best
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"What really is best and first when it comes to infant feeding: support. Support is best. Whether we are talking about infant feeding or frankly anyth...
How to make primary care rotations more appealing for students
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It is time that every health profession school specifies their criteria for optimal teaching primary care practices and for the training that would o...
Skinny fat and normal weight obesity
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Obesity is genetically common in our family. I was being gaslighted and judged by a bunch of obese people, most of whom were doing nothing to improve...
If it's not clinically pertinent, then stay out of my uterus
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"No matter how far we've come, women are still judged by fertility status but shouldn't be. If it's clinically pertinent to ask about reproductive hea...
How technology can streamline tedious health care processes
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Companies that embrace digital processes will reap the rewards, as shown by the Forrester survey taken in 2020 after the pandemic began. The survey f...
How in silico drug development can improve patient outcomes
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"In silico technologies also enable drug developers to perform, in theory, an unlimited number of tests using a wide range of variables that include a...
Combating antimicrobial resistance during COVID
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"While the world has spent the last two years laser-focused on the COVID pandemic, another public health threat is still lurking in the shadows: the r...
Secrets for managing time, stress, and people
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Every January, millions of people make New Year's resolutions. It's a joyous time full of high hopes. Ask people what they wish to achieve or hope to...
Activism is a part of medicine and we cannot remain neutral
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Nowadays, even scientific fact has been politicized. Even though many of us may wish to stay out of politics and stick to our "nobler" lane of medici...
Reversing the impact of the pandemic on childhood obesity
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"With schools closed, children spent hours upon hours sitting in front of a screen for instruction and homework. Non-academic screen time increased as...
Getting an appointment with primary care is the Achilles' heel of medicine
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"'Doctor, it's taken so long to get this appointment with you!' This is the opening line of so many medical visits, and I find myself constantly apolo...
A doctor for LGBTQ+ health needs
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It is uncomfortable to be publically vulnerable with my story. I wish the statistics and research were enough to change the field of medicine for pat...
Why you need to care about oral health
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Guess what? The mouth is attached to the rest of the body. And though dentistry and medicine are typically separated from the very beginning of profe...
Contract advice for physicians leaving the military
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Military physicians should also realize that not all employers are equal or treat their physicians equally. Military physicians entering the civilian...
Melting the iron triangle: Health equity in innovative health care landscapes
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"While the technological boom in the health care field is not a circumstance of the pandemic, the accelerated roll-out and adoption of digital feature...
Non-judgmental empathy in the exam room
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I think we all have an inclination—at least from time to time—to judge others. No matter how experienced, compassionate, and professional we are ...
Tips for treating high-weight patients
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It might seem odd to write about what high-weight patients would like when they meet with their doctors. Don't they want what every patient wants? Th...
How the culture of health care perpetuates racism
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Many health care professionals go into health care to help people, no matter their race, socioeconomic status, or other identities. Even as white hea...
To scribe or not to scribe? That is the question.
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I was working at an urgent treatment center, where a busy Saturday in January would be overwhelming. At one point, I hired a scribe. She was a bright...