Ben Aiken

Feb 14, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Ben Aiken |Martin Lustick |Robert Laszewski |Michele Luckenbaugh

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes!In this episode, we sit down with Shirin Hund, an internal medicine physician, to explore the impact of high-deductible health plans on individuals with chronic medical conditions like diabetes. Shirin discusses the financial barriers these patients face, the consequences for medication adherence and health outcomes, and the need for legislative changes to improve access to essential care. Shirin Hund is an internal medicine physician.

Dec 30, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Alex Stavros |Emily O'Rourke |Ben Aiken |Jennifer Reid

It’s been two years since the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national state of emergency in children’s mental health. Yet sadly, very little has changed. This year, 25 percent of youth have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. More than 20 percent of teens have seriously considered suicide, and more than 40 percent of high school students reported that they’d felt so sad or hopeless within the past year that they were unable to do their regular activities.

Sep 20, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Steve Burgess |Michael McCarthy |Michael Mccarthy |Ben Aiken |Seth Rabinowitz

Americans die younger than people living in other wealthy nations. A lot younger. That’s been the case since the early 1980s, and it’s getting worse. A lot worse. Since 1980, 13.1 million American lives have been lost relative to other wealthy nations. Did we even see this in the news? The entire population of the Los Angeles metropolitan statistical area lost in a little over 40 years. Over 2 million were in 2020 and 2021.

Mar 3, 2023 | smirkingchimp.com | Ben Aiken

When self-proclaimed white nationalists spray painted over a mural of Arthur Ashe in Richmond, Va., in the fall of 2021, it wasn’t just another act of vandalism. It was an American-born form of terrorism that needs to be put down before it spreads to your community. The stenciled slogans that covered Ashe’s face were meant to intimidate the historically Black neighborhood surrounding Battery Park, and they did. Some residents stopped using the popular park altogether.

Mar 2, 2023 | commondreams.org | Ben Aiken

When self-proclaimed white nationalists spray painted over a mural of Arthur Ashe in Richmond, Va., in the fall of 2021, it wasn’t just another act of vandalism. It was an American-born form of terrorism that needs to be put down before it spreads to your community. The stenciled slogans that covered Ashe’s face were meant to intimidate the historically Black neighborhood surrounding Battery Park, and they did. Some residents stopped using the popular park altogether.