As an internal medicine physician practicing in Southaven for more than eight years, I’ve learned one…
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The childhood risk we never talk about
Parents are inundated with advice and guidance on all manner of topics from an array of…
A doctor's cure for imposter syndrome
Picture this: It’s your second month of residency, and you’re deep into a hectic ED shift.…
A poem about being seen by your doctor
I come to you with storiesI cannot name.They press against my chestwaiting for a moment whenit…
The crisis in modern autism diagnosis
Autism was never meant to be diagnosed in 15 minutes. The original vision, born in war-torn…
My persistent adverse reaction to an SSRI
Two years ago, I took a single 20 mg dose of escitalopram. Like millions of others,…
The problem with laboratory reference ranges
Tonight, my lab quietly changed what it considers a “normal” ApoB. On Monday, my patient’s ApoB…
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…