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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. Founded in 2004, KevinMD.com is the web's leading platform where physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, medical students, and patients share their insight and tell their stories.
KevinMD.com | Social media’s leading physician voice
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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
KevinMD.com | Social media’s leading physician voice
9h 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
KevinMD.com | Social media’s leading physician voice
9h 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
KevinMD.com | Social media’s leading physician voice
1d 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
KevinMD.com | Social media’s leading physician voice
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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
KevinMD.com | Social media’s leading physician voice
1d 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
KevinMD.com | Social media’s leading physician voice
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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
KevinMD.com | Social media’s leading physician voice
2d 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
KevinMD.com | Social media’s leading physician voice
2d ago
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We’re joined by Dike Drummond, family physician and founder of TheHappyMD.com. Our discussion delves into the spiritual crisis facing employed physicians, where the idealism that once inspired them to pursue medicine clashes with the harsh realities of modern medical practice. Dike
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Navigating the spiritual crisis in modern medicine [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more
KevinMD.com | Social media’s leading physician voice
3d ago
In the ever-evolving health care landscape, the synergy between human expertise and artificial intelligence (AI) is not just beneficial—it is essential. As we stand on the brink of a technological revolution, it is crucial to recognize that the integration of AI in health care should enhance, not replace, the human touch. This article explores the
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The essential human element in AI integration originally appeared in KevinMD.com ..read more