-
Jan 20, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Dawn Baker |Sarah Murad |Michele Luckenbaugh |Yoo Jung Kim
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We explore the groundbreaking efforts to advance autism research through postmortem brain tissue donation with David G. Amaral, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. Learn how brain donation provides unique insights into the biological causes of autism and its co-occurring conditions, and discover how families can play a pivotal role in transforming our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders. David G.
-
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.
-
Nov 8, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Leonard Wang |Sarah Murad |G. Richard Olds |Sonja Grigg
Up until a few years ago, I was living my life entirely in fear. In my earliest years, I remember lying awake at night judging if the creak I heard was significant enough to mean someone was breaking in. I was scared of basements, scared of strangers, worried if my parents would come home safely—the usual collection of childhood fears. During adolescent years, the fears of my approval-seeking self focused on achieving good grades and being liked by my peers.
-
Nov 1, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Kolleen Dougherty |Leonard Wang |Sarah Murad |G. Richard Olds
My work was draining. The joy was no longer there. Sure, I loved caring for patients, but the schedules, the call, and missing my children’s life events were all catching up to me. It all was too much. After two decades at a Level 1 hospital, I was the epitome of a “burned-out” physician. My mind would harken back to the Clash’s famous song from the 1980s—”Should I stay or go now?”I wanted a change. But it took me five years to make it.
-
Oct 24, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Nina Agrawal |Leonard Wang |Sarah Murad |Nicholas Bascou
When I’m not knocking on exam-room doors as a pediatrician in New York City, I’m knocking on voters’ doors in Northampton, Pennsylvania—a small county that could determine the outcome of this year’s nail-biting presidential election. Each time I walk up to a voter’s front door, my heartbeat quickens. You would think a doctor who talks to total strangers every day would be immune to such jitters. But even with a door-knocking or “canvas buddy” that the campaign pairs me with—I’m nervous.
-
Oct 24, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Nina Agrawal |Leonard Wang |Sarah Murad |Nicholas Bascou
When I’m not knocking on exam-room doors as a pediatrician in New York City, I’m knocking on voters’ doors in Northampton, Pennsylvania—a small county that could determine the outcome of this year’s nail-biting presidential election. Each time I walk up to a voter’s front door, my heartbeat quickens. You would think a doctor who talks to total strangers every day would be immune to such jitters. But even with a door-knocking or “canvas buddy” that the campaign pairs me with—I’m nervous.
-
Oct 4, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Damane Zehra |Leonard Wang |Sarah Murad |G. Richard Olds
He is 75 years old, and I am 30. Wondering how we met? It was a very casual meeting in a park. I live in a four-story building with numerous flats. There is a long walking and jogging track and a playground in front of my building. On the opposite side of this ground, there are huge bungalows and fancy houses. People from both sides of the road come here to walk and jog with their spouses or children. Some people come to walk their dogs. I started going for a walk in the evening just out of boredom.
-
Sep 21, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Jillian Rigert |Dawn Baker |Yoo Jung Kim |Sarah Murad
You can’t tell how much someone is suffering by looking at them—one reason I don’t share my journey with anorexia using photos to signify my mental health status. I’ve suffered more when appearing well, and “before and after photos” would spread misconceptions about eating disorders. They don’t magically go away with weight restoration and nourishment. People assume I no longer live with anorexia.
-
Sep 20, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Dennis Hursh |Leonard Wang |Sarah Murad |G. Richard Olds
Are hospitals crazy? I suspect many physicians would answer “yes” to that question without much contemplation. I have always assumed that, although hospitals are profit-driven and therefore likely to have very different priorities than physicians who care about patients, the institutions can be relied upon to have some semblance of reasonableness. Lately, however, I have been forced to reconsider my position. For decades, I have represented physicians in their various interactions with hospitals.
-
Aug 26, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Leonard Wang |Michele Luckenbaugh |Sarah Murad |G. Richard Olds
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We sit down with Scott Abramson, a retired neurologist with over 40 years of experience, to discuss the pervasive issue of physician burnout and moral injury. Scott shares his insights on the external pressures from EMR guidelines, hospital administration, and big pharma, as well as the internal myths that contribute to these challenges.
