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1 week 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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1 week ago | 
kevinmd.com | Lori Johnson |Molly Walker |Michele Luckenbaugh |Michael O. Fine
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Anesthesiologist Colleen Naglee discusses her article, “We should tip health care workers too.” Colleen reflects on the rise of tipping culture in everyday services and questions why health care workers—who risk violence, burnout, and underpayment—are left out of these gestures of appreciation.
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2 weeks 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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2 weeks ago | 
kevinmd.com | Neil H. Baum |Michele Luckenbaugh |Lydia Green |Stephen Foley
Have you ever marveled that a new patient will share with you their most intimate secrets just minutes after you initiate their medical history in the exam room? Patients will discuss what they might not share with friends, spouses, significant others, and even their clergyperson. This privilege should not be taken for granted. It is time to pause and think about patients’ trust in physicians.
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2 weeks ago | 
medium.com | Michele Luckenbaugh
But Longed For. Michele Luckenbaugh·FollowPublished inNever Stop Writing·1 min read·--photo by Edward Howell @ UnsplashI waited forever and a day,but with each passing day, there was no response. I felt the need to write to her, expressing my sadnessat how we hadn’t communicated in so long…sisters, just three years apart, having grown up together. Now, with families of our own, we seem to havedrifted apart. What was it, that key moment, that upended our relationship?
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3 weeks ago | 
kevinmd.com | Thanh Nguyen |Michele Luckenbaugh |Natalie Enyedi |Jennifer Jonsson
When the patient arrived by ambulance, he was frail, elderly, and alone in a hospital that spoke a language he could not understand. He had been transferred from a neighboring hospital across state lines due to concerns of malnutrition and pain. The initial CT scans were alarming—multiple lung masses, highly concerning for metastatic cancer. Yet, despite the grim prognosis, there were still barriers to giving him a definitive diagnosis, and even more barriers in simply understanding his needs.
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3 weeks ago | 
kevinmd.com | Erica Dorn |Michele Luckenbaugh |George Mathew |Pamela Miles
My journey in nursing has led me to experiences and insights I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I declared nursing as my major because I was passionate about making a difference in patients’ lives. I envisioned sitting by patients’ bedsides, holding their hands, and providing comfort in their moments of need. I dreamed of showing up every day to make a meaningful impact.
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3 weeks ago | 
kevinmd.com | Kyle Wells |Jennifer Roelands |Michele Luckenbaugh |Kasey M. Johnson
I’ve been an X-ray and CT technologist for almost ten years, and I’ve always taken pride in my work. But nothing could have prepared me—or any of us—for what the COVID-19 pandemic brought. It wasn’t just the virus itself; it was the way it exposed the cracks in our health care system, the way it pushed us all to our limits, and the way it changed how we saw our work, our patients, and each other.
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4 weeks ago | 
kevinmd.com | M. Bennet Broner |Kasey M. Johnson |Arthur Lazarus |Michele Luckenbaugh
In past decades, physicians practiced medicine. The majority were dedicated to patient well-being. They were paternalistic and decided what was in their patients’ best interests, and patients generally trusted their judgments. In the 1970s, ethicists concluded that patients and clinicians should make treatment decisions jointly. This position has been championed since then, despite multiple surveys demonstrating that more than 50 percent of patients prefer their physicians to be the decision-makers.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Advait Suvarnakar |Aashka Suvarnakar |Michele Luckenbaugh |George Mathew
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Health care executive Susannah Eastwick discusses her article, “Advancing health care through physician leadership: 5 skills for changing health care.” Susannah explores the evolving health care landscape in 2025, where physicians face growing corporate control and reduced autonomy.
