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Dr. Kevin Pho is a board-certified internal medicine physician and founder of KevinMD.com, which Forbes called a "must-read health blog." He shares the stories and insight of the many who intersect with our health care system, but are rarely heard from. Thousands of authors contribute to the site which includes front-line primary care doctors, surgeons, specialist physicians, nurses,..
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Understanding human anger is complex and multifaceted, rooted in a myriad of psychological, social, and even biological factors. We frequently confront personal experiences with everyday people reacting angrily to situations that could be handled with communication and a kind approach. The daily news is filled with violence related to anger. One of the primary catalysts
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The many faces of anger: from frustration to social change originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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10h ago
It is a simple idea, but we don’t think about it. Everyone will leave their job, including us. This thought occurred to me as our office was undergoing a painful turnover. I started my private practice in 2020, expecting it to be a small, close-knit office. I had the vision of practicing medicine as I
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The truth about employee turnover: It’s inevitable (and OK!) originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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10h ago
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join us as we delve into the complex terrain of end-of-life care and the contentious debate surrounding assisted suicide legislation. Cardiologist Joseph E. Marine offers unique insights into the ethical, medical, and societal implications of this polarizing issue. From disparities in
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Assisted suicide legislation: ethical considerations [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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1d ago
In our quest for personal and professional fulfillment, many of us meticulously plan our lives, crafting each step to align with our individual preferences and values. This “life by design” approach offers a clear path through the chaos of everyday existence, providing a sense of control and direction. However, while setting up our lives according
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How choosing purpose over design transforms your life and destiny originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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Xylazine has been found to be adulterating pills in America, and doctors will need to understand this new threat. First, xylazine is not “krokodil,” although it produces somewhat similar-looking skin ulcers. Krokodil is a pseudonym for desomorphine, which is created from a precursor chemical called alpha-chlorocodide. Desomorphine is dihydrodesoxymorphine and was developed in Germany in
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Xylazine: the lethal ingredient hiding in your pills originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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1d ago
I enjoy using social media (SoMe). These social communications-based, user-generated platforms part of Web 2.0 can be a great way to eat up time while scrolling mindlessly through funny posts, “how-to” cooking videos, or find breaking news updates (while being mindful of source reputation, of course). In medicine, SoMe can be an exceptional tool to combat medical misinformation, evolve traditional medical
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I was trolled by another physician on social media. I am happy I did not respond. originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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2d ago
Physicians have the unique duty of giving patients and their loved ones the worst news people can receive. It may be complicated, heavy, dark, somber, terrifying, and hopeless. It may also be a welcome, a relief, an ending, and a beginning. It is as important as anything we will ever say or do with or
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The doctor’s duty: Delivering bad news with care and compassion originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Welcome to the of psychedelics with our guest, Corina Fratila, an endocrinologist. Join us as Corina shares her journey from growing up in a communist country where psychedelics were stigmatized to becoming a trained psychedelic guide. We’ll explore her first psychedelic
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A physician’s psychedelic journey [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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3d ago
Once upon a time, I’d imagined myself the Lone Ranger physician, self-sufficient and incapable of weakness, and when I had my spinal cord injury in 2008, I really felt alone, in the negative spiral of a victim mindset, my own worst enemy and in a dark space where my idea of myself felt entirely lost.
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The first time I walked again after a spinal cord injury originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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3d ago
Last month, while spring cleaning my home-based office, I faced off with a bookshelf full of past writing journals. Get rid of them (I coaxed myself). Whatever you wrote here is history now. My inner packrat resisted. Couldn’t I just box them up and move them to the basement to join all those other journals
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Secret support for this family caregiver originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more