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Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article “Physician suicide prevention: a call to action.” Muhamad opens with the tragic losses of Dr. Nolan R. Williams and Dr. …
Physician suicide represents a silent epidemic demanding urgent reform [PODCAST]
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Professor and senior associate dean of engagement Janet A. Jokela discusses her article “Reflecting on the significance of World AIDS Day from the 1980s to now.” Janet shares harrowing memories from her …
Personal memories reveal the transformation of HIV care over four decades [PODCAST]
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Health care strategist Dana Y. Lujan discusses her article “Is direct primary care sustainable in a downturn?” Dana explains how the rising cost of living and subscription fatigue are challenging the retail …
Economic reality tests the limits of subscription medicine [PODCAST]
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Otolaryngologist Alan P. Feren and patient advocate Joyce Griggs discuss their article “Why health self-advocacy is an essential life skill.” Alan and Joyce share the personal journey of becoming a “chief health executive” …
Navigating the medical system requires specific life skills [PODCAST]
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Medical oncologist, geriatrician, and physician scientist GJ van Londen and Chief of Genetic and Genomic Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Gerald Vockley discuss the article “FDA delays could …
Regulatory red tape threatens survival of rare disease patients [PODCAST]
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President and chief executive officer of the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) Leah M. Howard discusses her article “Pharmacy benefit manager reform vs. direct drug plans.” Leah analyzes the recent emergence of direct-purchase …
Sustainable legislative reform outweighs temporary discount programs [PODCAST]
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Premedical student Samah Khan discusses her article “The crisis of physician shortages globally.” Samah draws a powerful parallel between the medical exodus in Pakistan and the doctor deserts of California’s Central Valley, …
Medical brain drain leaves vulnerable communities without life-saving care [PODCAST]
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Health care executive Jason Griffin discusses his article “The digital divide in rural health care.” Jason explains how rural providers in the U.S. face critical infrastructure failures and staffing shortages that threaten …
Collaborative partnerships save rural health care from collapse [PODCAST]
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Physician executive Christina Johns discusses her article “Modernizing health care with AI and workflow.” Christina explains how clinicians in the U.S. are facing unprecedented burnout due to administrative burdens that detract from …
Artificial intelligence offers a lifeline to overwhelmed clinicians [PODCAST]
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Emergency physician Kenneth Ro discusses his article “Why midlife men feel unanchored and exhausted.” Kenneth explains why men between 40 and 60 often visit clinics requesting hormone testing when they are actually …
Why midlife men feel lost and exhausted [PODCAST]
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Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article “The burden of the eldest daughter.” Jessie explores the unique psychological weight carried by firstborn women who are taught early on to …
Eldest daughter syndrome explains the hidden cause of physician burnout [PODCAST]
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Internal medicine and pulmonary physician Bharat Desai discusses his article “How Acthar Gel became a $250,000 drug.” Bharat shares the shocking moment he realized an obsolete pituitary extract from 1952 was being …
Corporate greed and medical complicity fueled a $250,000 drug [PODCAST]
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Certified coach and professor Kathleen Muldoon and co-founder of Ryan House and Children’s Respite Homes of America Jonathan Cottor discuss the article “The need for pediatric respite care.” Kathleen shares the personal …
Pediatric respite homes provide a survival mechanism for struggling families [PODCAST]
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Orthopedic surgeon Kevin J. Campbell discusses his article “Health care is having its Yahoo moment.” Kevin explains how the current medical system is stuck in an obsolete pipeline model similar to early …
Artificial intelligence ends the dangerous cycle of delayed patient care [PODCAST]
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Psychotherapist and patient advocate Sara Rands discusses her article “Early-onset breast cancer: a survivor’s story.” Sara shares her harrowing journey of finding a lump at age 32 despite having no family history …
Early detection fails when screening guidelines ignore young women [PODCAST]
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CEO, president, and founder of the Clinician Burnout Foundation Jodie Green and physician advocate and physical therapist Kim Downey discuss their article “Why wellness programs fail health care.” Jodie and Kim explain …
Tangible support saves health care workers from systemic collapse [PODCAST]
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Orthopedic surgeon Yoshihiro Katsuura, medical student Mark Polemidiotis, and premedical student Cyrus Nasr discuss their article, “Why young people need to care about bone health now.” Yoshihiro, Mark, and Cyrus explain that …
Treating your bone density like a retirement account [PODCAST]
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Palliative care physician and certified physician development coach Christie Mulholland discusses her article, “Reclaiming physician agency in a broken system.” She shares her personal story of leaving a prestigious academic position after …
How doctors can reclaim control in a corporate system [PODCAST]
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Psychiatrist Farid Sabet-Sharghi discusses his article, “The psychological trauma of polarization.” Farid explains how the human psyche is evolutionarily wired for connection, making the current climate of hostility and division deeply traumatic. …
How political polarization causes real psychological trauma [PODCAST]
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