As a health care professional, I’ve often observed how one critical aspect of medication safety and…
Category: Insights
Why sleep is the missing pillar in modern health care
Sleep is not a luxury — it’s a fundamental pillar of health on par with diet…
Why holding a patient’s hand matters more than technology
I was on another overnight shift in the OB/GYN emergency department. The air was thick with…
When credibility is your only asset: the cautionary tale of DrKoop.com [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Historian and…
How a family’s strength led to a successful kidney transplant
An excerpt from The Healthy Kidney Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Manage Hypertension, Control Stress, and…
The weaponization of rules: How regulatory overreach puts physicians and health care at risk
In recent years, an alarming trend has emerged within the health care system, one that is…
Beyond the TikTok hype: Rebuilding trust in evidence-based weight loss medicine
A woman sat nervously in front of me, eyes wide, voice low. “I saw this video…
AI is not a threat to radiologists. It’s a distraction from what truly matters in medicine.
As a radiologist, I’ve heard the same question too many times, usually from anxious medical students…
The Nova Oath: a physician’s pledge to courageous and ethical care
The Nova Oath is a modern physician’s declaration of courageous care and ethical impact: I stand…
Ethical dilemmas in using unclaimed bodies for medical research
In January, I wrote regarding the biased NBC report on unidentified bodies from a coroner’s office…