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.…

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…