Charles Dinerstein

Nov 4, 2024 | geneticliteracyproject.org | Charles Dinerstein

Embedded Bias: Doctors use problematic race-based algorithms to guide care every day. Why are they so hard to change? [Editors note: The online science magazine STATS explored the racial biases that have infected primary care medicine.

Oct 6, 2024 | kevinmd.com | G. Richard Olds |Charles Dinerstein |Leonard Wang |Divya Srinivasan

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We sit down with Patrick Hunt, a physician executive, to explore one of the most pressing challenges in U.S. health care—the growing physician shortage. With projections indicating a shortfall of up to 86,000 doctors by 2036, Patrick shares his insights on how workforce management technology can help mitigate this crisis.

Sep 20, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Charles Dinerstein |Oscar Chen |Sera Choi |Clara Seong

In a world where experts are our go-to for solving everything, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed just how fallible these specialists can be. Despite impressive titles and years of experience, many experts were just as clueless as the rest of us, often with unwarranted confidence. A recent study delves into the uncomfortable truth: the more knowledge you think you have, the less aware you might be of your actual ignorance.

Sep 1, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Audra M. King |Debbie Moore-Black |Joseph Lanctot |Charles Dinerstein

As I neared the end of my second year of general surgery residency, I had spent almost an hour comforting an anxious patient, assuring her that her bedside abscess drainage would be simple and quick. Finally, I put on my sterile gloves to begin. Before I could start, a nurse who embodied the “Karen” stereotype entered the room and asked, “Are you cleared to perform this procedure alone?

Aug 5, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Charles Dinerstein |Homer Moutran |Caline El-Khoury |Danielle Wilson

For decades, the medical community has wrestled with the role of race in research and practice, a tug-of-war steeped in historical, social, and political entanglements. While some argue for discarding race, in doing so, we overlook the nuanced interplay between genetics and lived experiences. Does race carry explanatory power, or are there better alternatives to this surrogate? Race presents a complex interplay of benefits and challenges as a variable in health care studies and clinical practice.