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3 weeks ago | 
kevinmd.com | Debbie Moore-Black |Jay Wong |Seth Rabinowitz |Robert Smith
We were a team. Always had been. Always would be. We defended each other, protected each other—from management, from nurse bullies, from the cruel ICU doctors who thought they ruled the world. Back in the day, we had our own kind of “therapy sessions”—long talks over coffee, unloading the weight of twelve-hour shifts, of lives saved and lost, of the battles fought in the trenches of critical care. But life had gotten busy, and we hadn’t had one of those talks in months. It was Gail’s birthday.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Rita Assi |Carol Ewig |Emily Hagen |Jay Wong
In 2023, Peggy, a vibrant 63-year-old woman, entered my life under the most challenging of circumstances. She was diagnosed with inv(3) acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive and relentless disease, and faced a grim prognosis. From our very first conversation, I knew Peggy was different. She exuded strength, determination, and an unyielding zest for life.
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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Jaclyn Caserta-Wells |Jay Wong |Mary V. Tipton |Lynn Marie Morski
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. It’s in our phones, our search engines, and increasingly, in our health care systems. For speech-language pathologists (SLPs), AI holds the potential to be a powerful ally—offering tools to enhance patient care, track progress, and even expand access to therapy for underserved populations. But with every innovation comes responsibility. The ethical concerns surrounding AI are not hypothetical—they are real, pressing, and demand our attention.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Brian A. Primack |Jay Wong
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We explore the high-stakes world of life-and-death decisions in medicine with William O. Collins, an otolaryngologist and airway surgeon. Drawing from personal experiences, he shares the challenges of performing under pressure, the importance of preparation, and the mindset needed to thrive in critical moments.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Richard A. Lawhern |Audrey Shafer |Donna Grande |Jay Wong
At age 80, I’m an “old guy.” I’ve been an avid reader and writer on multiple subjects all of my life. Though I write primarily about U.S. health care, I maintain a lively interest in politics generally. Since election day, I’ve been hearing stories that express a profound sense of trauma in millions of us. Many feel themselves to be in mourning for their beloved country. Others feel vindicated and not at all hesitant to say so.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Francisco Torres |Lynn Marie Morski |Stephen Foley |Jay Wong
As a pain management specialist, I have often found that the course of treatment for a patient requires a careful balance of many factors before making a recommendation. But sometimes, the best course seems obvious. That was the case with Mr. Bautista (name replaced to protect identity). He was an older gentleman, and his imaging scans showed spinal stenosis that was likely to lead to nerve pain. And what was his chief complaint on that day? Excruciating pain in his lower back, of course.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Jay Wong |Michael McGuire |Leonard Wang |Erin Paterson
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us for a conversation with Fazlur Rahman, a hematology-oncology physician and author of Our Connected Lives. In this episode, we explore how Fazlur’s journey from physician to patient transformed his understanding of empathy.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Damane Zehra |Jay Wong |Sophia Zilber |Michael McGuire
I’m at a loss for words—how can someone give something so beautiful to a complete stranger who is nothing more than a doctor? I first met him a year ago when he was referred to us by the neurosurgery department following his brain tumor surgery. I was the first doctor to meet him in the radiation oncology clinic. He was 40 years old, a laborer from the lower middle class, and accompanied by his wife, who was in her 30s. Both of them were illiterate and quite simple. They were apprehensive.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Arthur Lazarus |Lynn Marie Morski |Emily Kahoud |Jay Wong
In the mid-1960s, the Grateful Dead were the house band for Ken Kesey’s Acid Tests, parties in which people were “tripping out” on LSD, parties that helped bring psychedelics into the counterculture. Psychedelic drugs have been the focus of extensive clinical research since then, and their potential therapeutic benefits have seen renewed interest in recent years.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Jillian Rigert |Natalie LaBossier |Jay Wong |Aaron Morgenstein
In 2019, I bought a condo, as growing up with the image of the American Dream told me to buy a house as soon as I could. I loved my little condo, but I felt trapped. I decorated the rooms and made it a home, but it wasn’t me. In 2020, I sold it and nearly everything in it, minimizing my belongings. This was not the most economical decision when it came to house selling, but I felt free. At the time, I knew I would not be staying in my job, but I had no idea what was next.
