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1 day ago | kevinmd.com | Susan Levenstein |Robert Pearl |Christopher Foster |Jay Anders

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Physician and clinical researcher Chris Apfel discusses his article, “Functional precision oncology: a game changer in cancer therapy.” Chris explains that functional precision oncology takes a highly personalized approach by testing a patient’s live tumor cells outside the body (ex-vivo) against a panel of cancer drugs to directly observe which treatments are most effective against that specific cancer.

2 days ago | kevinmd.com | Christopher Foster |Susan Levenstein |Sean Lee Jordan |Martha Rosenberg

Introduction: Financing cancer or fighting it? Tobacco remains the single largest preventable cause of cancer worldwide, responsible for nearly 8 million deaths annually, including 1.2 million from exposure to secondhand smoke. Despite decades of public health efforts, global tobacco use continues to pose a significant threat to cancer prevention. The question remains: Are we truly winning the war against the world’s leading carcinogen, or are we merely negotiating with death?

5 days ago | kevinmd.com | Lianne Mandelbaum |Amber Patterson |Kara Wada |Tiffany Owens

Some people eat to live, but most of us live to eat. Meals are more than sustenance; they are how we celebrate milestones, connect with loved ones, and mark the passage of time. But for people living with food allergies, dining out can feel less like a joy and more like an exercise in survival. Trust becomes the most important ingredient on the plate. Trust that an unfamiliar chef has taken precautions. Trust that the person taking your order understands cross-contact.

6 days ago | kevinmd.com | Ryan Ritchie |Michael McCutchen |Susan Bornstein |Gary Rothenberg

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Endocrinologist William Hsu discusses his article, “Reimagining diabetes care with nutrition, not prescriptions.” William argues for a paradigm shift in treating Type 2 diabetes, moving away from a primary reliance on medications for symptom management towards a focus on achieving disease remission and regression through comprehensive, nutrition-based lifestyle interventions.

6 days ago | kevinmd.com | Harvey Castro |Joshua W. Elder |Tamara Scott |George Mathew

A quiet revolution is taking place in health care technology. AI is shedding its screen-bound constraints and stepping into forms that blend seamlessly into our lives—rings, glasses, pendants, earbuds. These “ambient” devices collect real-time insights from sound, motion, and physiology, surfacing only when needed. For clinicians, this shift means more than convenience: It reimagines how we gather data at the bedside and how patients manage their health between visits.