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Mar 15, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Tom Lawry |Michele Luckenbaugh |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada
An excerpt from Health Care Nation. Of all the lessons learned from fighting a pandemic, none was more frightening or important than discovering how dependent the system is on how we treat our doctors, nurses, and frontline caregivers. They were already in short supply, with burnout on the rise, when the pandemic hit. As multiple waves of COVID-19 variants washed over us, frontline health workers stepped in at great risk and personal sacrifice to care for highly infectious patients.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Angel Garcia Otano |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada |Jen Barna
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Susan Landers shares her heartfelt journey as a neonatologist navigating the challenges of burnout, the rewards of practicing medicine, and the complex emotions surrounding early retirement. From her intimate experiences in the NICU to rediscovering purpose through hobbies, writing, and grandparenting, Susan’s story offers valuable insights for health care professionals and working parents alike.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Mitchell Berger |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada |Jen Barna
At the beginning of 2024, the nation continued to experience the impact of three declared public health emergencies with significant behavioral health implications: COVID-19, Mpox, and the opioid crisis. At the same time, three major national associations continued to highlight what they first described in 2021 as a “youth mental health crisis.” As we enter 2025, emergency declarations for two of these — Mpox and COVID-19 — have expired.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Jeremy Howick |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada |Jen Barna
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Radiologist Robyn Tiger shares her journey from childhood tragedy to a career dedicated to healing and self-discovery. Robyn recounts how the loss of her father to suicide sparked her passion for understanding the human mind and led her to become a physician. She opens up about her struggles with chronic stress, burnout, and the profound insights that transformed her life and career.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Oluyemisi Famuyiwa |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada |Jen Barna
The growing concernIn the age of marijuana legalization, a troubling health concern is emerging—its impact on fertility. While cannabis enjoys increased social acceptance, its unintended consequences on reproductive health are often overlooked. Daily marijuana use now surpasses high-frequency alcohol consumption, marking a cultural shift that demands urgent attention. Yet, despite accumulating evidence, why does it feel like no one is listening?
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Monique Potvin Kent |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada |Jen Barna
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 like diet, stress, and environmental exposures influence gene expression through mechanisms like DNA methylation and histone modification.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | M. Bennet Broner |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada |Jen Barna
According to the National Institutes of Health, the majority of individuals experience several traumatic events in their lifetimes, but do they all develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? If you question the general populace or the media, they would indicate that PTSD is extremely common. Although it varies by sub-population, for the general populace, 13 and above, the rate of diagnosed PTSD is 4 percent to 8 percent.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Scott Janssen |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada |Jen Barna
In the weeks after her mother died, Stacy’s mind was filled with thoughts about things she believed she’d done wrong and ways she’d let her mother down. “I shouldn’t have gotten so impatient with her”; “I should have been kinder, should have spent more time with her.” She was even tormented by the inaccurate belief that she had caused her mother’s death by failing to “try harder to get her to eat.” Painful thoughts and emotions coupled with harsh self-judgments and fear about the future.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Curtis G. Graham |Klaus Kessel |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada
Noticing the local physicians who practiced in your area, stayed for two years or so, and then moved to a “different place to practice” (cover story—meaning they never made enough income to stay in practice in your area) involves thousands of physicians across our nation annually, which has led to the physician attrition crisis today. Not enough money or income is most often the cause.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Richard A. Lawhern |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada |Pat Irving
Dedicated to my friend and colleague Pat Irving to whom I first told the story. I’m 80 years old and I’ve been writing for over 60 years—first in systems engineering, later in advanced technology, and more recently in public health policy for the regulation of pain medicine. At this stage of my life, some of my writing is introspective, in an attempt to extract and share “lessons learned” with others. Thus, these five questions.
