When I started medical school, I imagined long nights memorizing anatomy, shadowing physicians, and, eventually, walking…
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The truth about sun exposure: What dermatologists want you to know
Sunlight is essential to life. It stimulates the production of Vitamin D, a hormone that plays…
Why clinicians must lead health care tech innovation
Over the past couple of years, advanced technological development, adoption, and implementation have grown exponentially across…
Every medication error is a system failure, not a personal flaw
Every 24 hours, at least one person dies from a preventable medication error. Every hour, countless…
Could ECMO change where we die and how our organs are donated?
The question is not where one is born, because birthplace—whether a country or continent—is never chosen…
When life makes you depend on Depends
At any given time, about five percent of men and nine percent of women, just like…
How to balance clinical duties with building a startup
I’m often asked about how to pursue a physician entrepreneurial career pathway. Like Peter Medawar opined…
Guilty until proven innocent? My experience with a state medical board.
When I found out about the summary suspension of my medical license in February, I was…
Doctors reclaiming their humanity in a broken system [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Physician advocates…
From Civil War tales to iPhones: a family history in contrast
We are informed by the Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, and poet George Santayana, that “those who cannot…