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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.…
The cost of illegal immigration on Black communities
In the shadowed corridors of America’s great academic hospitals, those bastions of progressive piety nestled in…
Pregnancy after age 35: What are the real risks?
An excerpt from Understanding High-Risk Pregnancy: A Patient’s Guide to Prenatal Complications. If you are 35…
What Paige Bueckers's historic rookie season can teach doctors
Paige Bueckers, a 23-year-old WNBA star, was drafted number one this year to the Dallas Wings…
Why the "Cap'n Crunch" approach to medicine puts patients at risk [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Patient advocate…