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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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Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join Benita Talati, a patient advocate who illuminates the biases health care providers may hold toward patients unable to adhere to traditional appointment hours. We explore how limited paid time off, extended wait times, and financial barriers impact working patients’ ability
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Working patients and health care [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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1d ago
I’ve been inspired by a recent New York Times article that came out about IUDs, better known as intrauterine devices, and how painful and horrible some of the experiences for women have been over the years. Since writing some of these thoughts, I saw that a Cosmopolitan article recently chimed in on the topic. I
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Optimizing IUD placement: prescribed medications and timing tips originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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2d ago
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We sit down with Carlo Mahfouz, a technology executive and author, to explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care communication. Carlo delves into AI’s historical roots, its recent acceleration in adoption, and the unique challenges facing its
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AI’s role in simplifying communication [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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2d ago
Patience is a notoriously hard skill to master. When working in health care, your patience is constantly tested, a lesson I have repeatedly learned in my time as a medical assistant in a large orthopedic surgery practice. Whether it is taking the time to reexplain instructions to a patient when I know am running behind
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Practicing patience with patients originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
GLP-1 medications like Wegovy are effective metabolic health tools for teens with insulin resistance
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2d ago
Lizzie is a 13-year-old with a great sense of humor. She tells it like it is, especially to her Mom, Jackie, who admits to being a bit of an Almond Mom (the parent who is stuck in a weight-focused diet culture). Jackie leads a very healthy lifestyle and has never had to deal with being
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GLP-1 medications like Wegovy are effective metabolic health tools for teens with insulin resistance originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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3d ago
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join Caissa Troutman, an obesity medicine physician, as we delve into the intricate relationship between self-perception, mistakes, and personal growth. Caissa shares insights on how our beliefs about perfectionism shape our reactions to failure and explores the transformative power of self-compassion
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Embracing imperfection: strategies for growth and self-compassion [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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3d ago
The red climbs up. She just delivered, and the arm of my gown. It seeps under the glove, soaking the cuff. She’s still bleeding. No worries – I call for the postpartum hemorrhage meds in the order I’ve memorized and used successfully hundreds of times before. It’s always stopped before. I trust my training. She
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Post-delivery complications: a glimpse into obstetric care originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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3d ago
A recent New York Times opinion piece detailed a lack of available pain medications. While the DEA claims that it is not purposefully restricting legitimate medication availability, even the names of its own operations belie this statement. On Halloween 2023, the DEA launched Operation “Bottleneck,” serving immediate suspension orders to six large pharmaceutical supply companies.
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Elite access vs. public scrutiny: Medication disparities exposed originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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3d ago
Measles is on the rise in more than a dozen states, an alarming surge for a vaccine-preventable disease eliminated in the United States nearly 25 years ago. Meanwhile, young women exposed to relentless unscientific deception by social media algorithms are abandoning hormonal contraception in favor of significantly less effective methods that result in more unwanted
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The Supreme Court must consider science, not pseudo-science, in public health rulings originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
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3d ago
There is a diary entry of mine (Sparks) from when I learned that the pandemic would last longer than we initially thought. 17 years old at the time, I described my feelings of fear at the thought that I may die. “I don’t know if there’s even a point to planning for the future anymore.”
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Youth are changing perceptions of death: Here’s what they want you to know originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more