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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Caitlin McCarthy |Jimmy Chen |Tomi Mitchell |Damane Zehra
Here in the Midwest we have finally made it through the doldrums of winter, which also indicates the season that basketball fans eagerly anticipate all year: March Madness. The annual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) single-elimination basketball tournament inspires millions of folks to fill out brackets predicting the winners, myself included.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Molly Walker |Michael McGuire |Tomi Mitchell |Shashank Madhu
Shortly after taking the oath of office on January 20, 2025, President-elect Donald Trump issued two Executive Orders: One halted diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government, and another mandated the use of “sex,” rather than “gender,” in official federal documents while simultaneously terminating federal funding for gender-affirming care.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Tomi Mitchell |Sarah Alnaher |Denise Reich |Jennifer Jonsson
Imagine waking up one morning to a bold headline screaming: “New Global Law: All Antidepressants Abolished!” Just like that, no more Prozac, no more Zoloft—no more of those little pills that have helped millions keep their balance while navigating life’s emotional tightrope. Pharmacy shelves are wiped clean overnight, and suddenly, one of the pillars of modern mental health care is gone.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Tomi Mitchell |Sara Pastoor |Christopher Habig |Sylvie Stacy
It was a crisp winter day where the sun shines so brightly it tricks you into thinking it’s warm until you step outside and instantly regret not grabbing your scarf—that I heard about the latest musings from our southern neighbors. The commander-in-chief (yes, President Trump, I’m looking at you) had hinted, joked, or perhaps accidentally tweeted (it’s hard to tell these days) that Canada could become the 51st state.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Tomi Mitchell |Advait Suvarnakar |Aashka Suvarnakar |Michele Luckenbaugh
Yes, I said it. Health care is a dumpster fire—a meme-worthy catastrophe of epic proportions. It’s the chaos that future comedians and historians will roast with gusto, leaving us shaking our heads in embarrassed agreement. My somewhat cynical sense of humor is helping me mentally process the dumpster fire that is the current U.S. health care system. But as bleak as it feels, there’s a glimmer of hope.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Tomi Mitchell |Eric Beam |Helen Kim |Megan McLaughlin
This wasn’t the article I had initially planned to publish. I had intended to discuss the health care system, calling it a “proverbial dumpster fire.” But in a year marked by relentless challenges, the metaphor feels too raw, too real, so I will save that for a later date. Parts of the country are literally on fire, with Los Angeles and nearby areas battling raging infernos that have torn families apart.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Tomi Mitchell
As a physician, I’ve spent years working to provide care that’s compassionate and focused on the patient. But everything changed when I found myself on the other side of the system—as a patient. Suddenly, I saw health care through a new lens, one that revealed cracks I hadn’t fully understood before. What I went through opened my eyes to the real risks patients face, especially those from marginalized communities.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Tomi Mitchell
Before children (B.C.), life was completely different. I had the kind of freedom I didn’t even realize I had. I could decide, on a whim, to go out for dinner, catch a late movie, or simply lie in bed doing absolutely nothing (well, that part rarely happened as I was too busy either in school or thinking about work). I could stay up late, not because I had to, but because I wanted to—reading, watching TV, or just enjoying an empty house’s beautiful, glorious silence.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
businessandamerica.com | Tomi Mitchell
The sudden death of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson has pulled back the curtain on something we’ve all known deep down: America’s health care system is failing. Every day, we hear heartbreaking stories of people denied life-saving treatments like cancer care, not because those treatments don’t exist, but because someone decided they weren’t “cost-effective.” This isn’t just a health care problem—it’s a crisis of humanity.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Tomi Mitchell |George Mathew |Steven Siegel |Ronald A. Paulus
The sudden death of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson has pulled back the curtain on something we’ve all known deep down: America’s health care system is failing. Every day, we hear heartbreaking stories of people denied life-saving treatments like cancer care, not because those treatments don’t exist, but because someone decided they weren’t “cost-effective.” This isn’t just a health care problem—it’s a crisis of humanity.
