Tonight, my lab quietly changed what it considers a “normal” ApoB. On Monday, my patient’s ApoB…
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Why women in medicine need to lift each other up [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Board-certified pediatrician…
Rethinking cholesterol and atherosclerosis
A recent Washington Post article called for earlier detection of atherosclerosis and a shift from “ischemia-centric”…
How health disparities affect children
In 1995, I stood at the edge of a map most policymakers ignored: Appalachian Ohio. The…
Expanding Parkinson's care: a new universe for patients, caregivers, and clinicians [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Neurologist Ray…
CRISPR therapy offers hope for diabetes
In a major advance in medicine, a man with type 1 diabetes is making his own…
Why carrier screening results are complex
Carrier screening has outgrown the language we still use to explain it. The rapid expansion of…
How undermining physicians harms society
Physicians hold one of the most essential and sacred trusts in every society: the care of…
What psychiatry can teach all doctors
Psychiatrists know what it feels like to practice in a field questioned at every turn. From…
Grief and leadership in health care
I didn’t understand why, especially since I had just spoken with him before his travels. The…