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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Jessie Mahoney |Alpa Shah |Dawn Baker |Casey P. Schukow
In medicine, we’ve long relied on the oxygen mask analogy to justify self-care: “Put your own mask on first before assisting others.” It’s a powerful image—but it’s not enough. Oxygen masks drop in emergencies. Putting them on is a reactive action. They keep us alive—but they don’t help us thrive. For many physicians, the oxygen mask has become the gold standard of wellness.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Muhamad Aly Rifai |Dawn Baker |Michele Luckenbaugh |Yoo Jung Kim
Recent headlines confirm what many Americans have sensed for the past few years: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is in crisis. A sweeping wave of layoffs is reshaping federal health agencies at every level—from the NIH to the CDC to the FDA. Some dismiss this as a political maneuver or an act of chaos. Others see it as an attack on career civil servants. I see it differently. This is what rock bottom looks like. And from here, the only direction left is up.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Stephanie Ernst |Pat Rich |Dawn Baker |Natalie Enyedi
Monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twin pregnancies come with more scans, more risk, and more decisions to make in very little time. Parents are expected to absorb complex medical information, navigate unfamiliar terminology, and act quickly, often under pressure. When care teams do not meet that need for clarity and support, parents do what any reasonable person would do. They go looking for answers.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | David Mandell |Dawn Baker |Najat Fadlallah |Julian Maamari
An excerpt from Wealth Strategies for Today’s Physician: A Multi-Media Playbook. Physicians of all specialties are different from the average U.S. investor in several important ways. This statement reflects data in key areas that impact fundamental aspects of investing and wealth management. It is important for physicians to realize these differences because most financial news, whether in print, online, or on television, is geared to the average investor.
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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Preyasha Tuladhar |Alpa Shah |Dawn Baker |James Han Mattson
Today I want to speak into something we don’t talk about enough. In a world where female physicians are constantly pulled in every direction—as doctors, mothers, wives, daughters—we often forget our own personhood. Between closing charts, answering endless patient messages, kissing boo-boos, and making sure every event has the right outfit, we forget to eat, to sleep, to breathe.
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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Maire Daugharty |Dawn Baker |Martha Rosenberg |Michele Luckenbaugh
I read with great interest the recently published article in The New York Times by Paul Tough, who has reported on child development and education over the last twenty years. He outlines statistics, specifically the rise in diagnosis of children and adults since the 1990s, and then discusses implications, including questioning a current understanding of the disorder and its treatment.
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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Dawn Baker |L. Joseph Parker |Rajarshi Banerjee |Michele Luckenbaugh
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Psychiatrist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article, “The future of psychiatry: How AI and genetics are reshaping mental health care.” Muhamad explores how the integration of genetic research, biomarkers, electrophysiology, and artificial intelligence is transforming psychiatry into a more precise and preventative field.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Erin Paterson |Simone Phillips |Alpa Shah |Dawn Baker
This story is dedicated to all my female friends in medicine. Didi does not love her job. What started as a noble purpose of helping people made her feel as though she has become a glorified customer service representative. She focuses on her Hippocratic oath, all right. She’s an internist in her 30s, seeing about fifteen to twenty patients per day, and she’s fed up with the sense of disrespect.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Dennis Hursh |Dawn Baker |Sheila Nazarian
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We dive into the critical yet often overlooked topic of wealth-building for physicians. Guest Amir Baluch, an anesthesiologist and financial expert, shares actionable strategies for diversifying investments, creating passive income streams, and leveraging high-earning potential to secure long-term financial stability. Amir Baluch is an anesthesiologist.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Damane Zehra |Dawn Baker |Casey Paul Schukow |Sarah Murad
In today’s medical world, cancer treatment guidelines are constantly evolving. CME events are held worldwide to help health care professionals become more familiar with new treatments. They can be live events held at specific locations or online activities. I will not go into further detail about the CMEs or industry-sponsored CMEs because that is not the focus of this story. The best thing about being a physician is the opportunity to participate in CME activities outside of Islamabad.
