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5 days ago | kevinmd.com | Maire Daugharty |Jay Wong |Lynn Marie Morski |Stephanie Ernst

In his book Ways of Attending, McGilchrist (2016) discusses a difference in attention—one that seeks organization and one that any attempt at organizing subverts. A bit like Schrödinger’s cat, just by looking, it is disturbed. In differing translations of Tranströmer’s poem Prelude from 17 Dikter (1954), about the moment upon wakening from a dream, he captures the infinite possibility that slides one fully awake into a new day, and which fades rapidly back into the now-forgotten dream.

5 days ago | kevinmd.com | Stephanie Ernst |Pat Rich |Dawn Baker |Natalie Enyedi

Monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twin pregnancies come with more scans, more risk, and more decisions to make in very little time. Parents are expected to absorb complex medical information, navigate unfamiliar terminology, and act quickly, often under pressure. When care teams do not meet that need for clarity and support, parents do what any reasonable person would do. They go looking for answers.

5 days ago | kevinmd.com | L. Joseph Parker |Lynn Marie Morski |Elizabeth M. Barreras-Rivest

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Anesthesiologist and psychotherapist Maire Daugharty discusses her article, “Why real therapy isn’t just about crisis.” She challenges the common misconception that therapy is only necessary or effective during acute crises (“crisis-hopping”), explaining that this view can lead to premature termination—a “flight to health”—when underlying work remains.

6 days 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.

1 week ago | kevinmd.com | Martha Rosenberg |Leslie Gregory |Paul Pender |Nina Cloven

Why has faith in government health agencies never been lower? Because conflicts of interest (COIs) have never been higher. At the FDA, concerns about drugmakers “buying” drug approvals go back to passage of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) in . Since then, the many doctors with research and speaker grants, drug stocks, and past employment with drugmakers heighten concerns.