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The role of faith and culture in patient recovery
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I cared for a patient in the intensive care unit whose condition…
Living with the uncertainty of surviving stage 4 cancer [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Pediatrician Kelly…
A pharmacist's lesson in patient care
As a pharmacist, I have spent years behind the counter filling prescriptions, answering questions, and giving…
A mother's question about PCOS and her son's autism
I am the mother of a 37-year-old son diagnosed with autism and Crohn’s disease. He also…
Why we need national nurse-to-patient ratios
My current feeling as a nurse is more closely related to those of a line cook…
Why sudden testicular pain is an emergency
When a teenage boy develops sudden testicular pain, it should always be treated as an emergency.…
Endometriosis, AMH, and your fertility
A young woman in her late twenties came to me after surgery for extensive endometriosis. The…
When a pediatrician becomes the parent navigating childhood obesity [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Internal medicine-pediatric…
Stop worrying about when to exercise
He literally rolls into my office every three months, shoes still clipped to his carbon-fiber lifestyle.…