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Jan 12, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Oluyemisi Famuyiwa |Pat Rich |Natalie Enyedi |John Corsino
At-home hormone testing kits have surged in popularity, offering individuals unprecedented access to tools they believe will help them understand their bodies. Marketed as convenient, empowering solutions to monitor fertility and general hormone health, these tests may seem like a valuable resource at first glance. However, the reality is far more complex. In many cases, these kits create confusion, unnecessary stress, and even lead to harmful interventions.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | John Corsino |Richard S. Isaacs |Chris Grant
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us as we discuss the global epidemic of hypertension with cardiologist Jeremy Bock. With over a third of the adult population affected and traditional treatments missing the mark for millions, Jeremy dives into the challenges of controlling high blood pressure and explores innovative solutions.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Riya Sood |Pat Rich |Matt Drewes |John Corsino
During my time as a medical student shadowing in the intensive care unit, I met Ms. Stacey, hospitalized with a severe intestinal infection. As I entered her room, I saw her frail form lying amidst a web of tubes and monitors. Her prolonged hospital stay had visibly drained her, leaving her dependent on the vigilant care of both the medical staff and a quiet, devoted man sitting beside her bed—her husband.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Jennifer Jonsson |John Corsino |Kenneth W Lin
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We sit down with psychiatrist Morgan Hardy to explore the complex rise in adult ADHD diagnoses. Morgan shares insights on the growing demand for ADHD evaluations, the impact of social and environmental factors, and the fine line between appropriate treatment and overdiagnosis.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Claire Abramoff |John Corsino |Jaimie Cavanaugh |Daryl James
Voting is one of the most fundamental rights in our democracy, and yet it can be incredibly challenging. Getting to your polling station, waiting in line, remembering to request your absentee ballot, checking your voter registration status—it is not a straightforward process. If you suffer from an unexpected illness or injury and find yourself hospitalized, it can feel impossible to make your voice heard and participate in an election.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Beth Waldron |Pat Rich |Natalie Enyedi |John Corsino
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We sit down with Oluyemisi (Yemi) Famuyiwa, a fertility specialist and founder of Montgomery Fertility Center, to explore the hidden barriers patients face when accessing fertility medications. We delve into the complex role of pharmacy benefit companies and discuss how their influence can create unexpected challenges, delays, and additional stress for those undergoing fertility treatments.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Yael Dreznik |John Corsino |Robert Berry |Yoo Jung Kim
An excerpt from Battles in White: October 7 attack: The story of the medical, nursing, and rescue teams. Dr. Amit Frenkel is an intensive care physician at Soroka Hospital. He is married and a father of three, his wife is a psychiatrist, and his eldest son is a soldier serving in the south of the country. The family lives in Meitar, a small pastoral settlement a fifteen-minute drive from Soroka.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Laura Buchman |John Corsino |Robert Berry |Yoo Jung Kim
An excerpt from NERVE: Surviving Medical Madness. “There are moments which mark your life. Moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same and time is divided into two parts, before this and after this.”— N. KazanIt was a peaceful, uneventful drive—until it wasn’t. My husband and I flipped to the local news radio station and heard them discussing an extreme weather event just as we looked straight ahead through the windshield at the whirling and tight twisting top in the sky.
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May 31, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Akshat Jain |John Corsino |Lynn Marie Morski
Hemophilia and other bleeding disorders are rare genetic conditions that affect the body’s ability to properly form blood clots. People with these conditions often face challenges in accessing appropriate care and treatment. This is true not only in developed countries but also in low- and middle-income countries around the world. One of the biggest access to care issues for people with hemophilia and bleeding disorders is the availability of specialized treatment centers.
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May 23, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Mick Connors |John Corsino |Robert Berry |Yoo Jung Kim
If you are a physician planning to move to a new hospital or take a contract job in another state, prepare yourself for the daunting process of credentialing. As a pediatric emergency physician who frequently provides locum coverage, I’m intimately familiar with the cumbersome, repetitive, and costly scavenger hunt that accompanies credentialing at each new hospital. This process must be endured every time, at every hospital, with no sharing of data between institutions.
