The discomfort I felt around supervising did not arise in the clinic. It arose while reading…
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How frivolous lawsuits drive up health care costs
Frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits are endemic and infect everyone whether they realize it or not. The…
Concierge medicine access: Is it really the problem?
A recent Johns Hopkins study has reignited that debate. The research documents rapid growth in concierge…
Physician attrition rates rise: the hidden crisis in health care
America’s physician shortage is no longer a distant projection. It is happening now, steadily, one resignation,…
The Chief Poisoner: a chemotherapy poem
An excerpt from What the Physician Whispered. You are looking at me, little one,perhaps wondering who…
Corporate greed and medical complicity fueled a $250,000 drug [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Internal medicine…
Public health and primary care integration
An excerpt from Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics: Decoding the Social and Political Drivers of Pandemics from…
Why mindfulness fails to cure existential anxiety
For the past several decades, Western spiritual culture has been profoundly shaped by the rebranding of…
Why physician wellness programs must evolve beyond institutions
Wellness programming must evolve beyond institutions if we are serious about supporting physicians, especially women physicians.…
In-flight medical emergencies: Are planes prepared?
The cabin was quiet in that familiar, suspended way airplanes always are with a steady engine…