Hosted by Kevin Pho, MD, The Podcast by KevinMD shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from. New episodes every day, about 15 minutes each.
Subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out. Already a listener? Rate and review the show so more people can find it.
Every episode ends with the same question: What take-home message do you want to leave with the KevinMD audience? The answers, quoted from every transcribed episode and attributed to the guest by name and date, are collected in Take-home messages: what physicians say when asked to leave one.
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Pediatric hematology-oncology physician and co-founder of Pink Coat, MD Tammie Chang discusses the article “Unhooking from the ego in medicine.” Tammie shares her personal journey through depression and clinical burnout, explaining how …
Finding peace by unhooking from ego and achieving a loving presence in medicine [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Integrative pediatrician Mary Wilde discusses the article “The pause medicine never taught us to take.” Mary discusses how medical training conditions clinicians to fear rest and prioritize a treadmill of servitude over …
Why physicians must reclaim their right to pause [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Metabolic health educator Marsha Shepherd Whitt discusses the article “Why ‘eat less, move more’ fails for midlife weight loss.” Marsha explains that weight loss struggles in midlife are often driven by physiology …
Why hormonal shifts make traditional dieting ineffective for midlife women [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Health care executive Chris Darland discusses their article “Why remote patient monitoring needs a preventive shift.” Chris explains that remote patient monitoring is currently too reactive, functioning as a safety net that …
Proactive monitoring can prevent emergencies by catching heart signals early [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Physical therapist and certified lymphedema specialist Maureen McBeth discusses her article “Beyond BMI: Why weight management must look inside the body.” Maureen explains why common tools like the bathroom scale and body …
Why measuring muscle mass matters more than tracking your weight [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Metabolic health educator Kevin Whitt discusses his article “Insulin resistance is not a disease: a metabolic reframe.” Kevin argues that the skyrocketing rates of Type 2 diabetes are not the result of …
Insulin resistance is a survival mechanism, not a broken system [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article “Dealing with physician negative feedback.” Jessie validates the pain that comes with criticism, noting that it hurts not because physicians are weak, but …
Criticism stings because doctors care deeply about their work [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
This article is sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company.
In this special sponsored episode from Eli Lilly and Company, I am joined by Dr. …
Why early detection matters: Transforming lung cancer care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Patient advocate Richard A. Lawhern discusses the article “U.S. opioid policy history: How politics replaced science in pain care.” Richard argues that for decades, public policy on pain treatment has been driven …
Politics and fear have replaced science in U.S. pain management [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Medical student Umayr R. Shaikh discusses his article “The impact of CDC’s new childhood immunization guidance.” Umayr argues that recent CDC changes, moving vaccines like flu, Hep B, and meningococcal from universal …
Shift from universal to optional vaccination risks normalizing preventable disease [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Retired emergency department nurse Amy Dinaburg discusses her article “Lowercase PTSD: Why emergency staff are still hypervigilant.” Amy reflects on the relentless pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic where nurses were forced to …
Emergency nurses struggle to turn off survival mode after the pandemic [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Internal medicine and functional medicine physician Shiv K. Goel discusses his article “Agentic AI in medicine: the danger of automating the doctor.” Shiv analyzes the new ARPA-H “ADVOCATE” program which aims to …
Autonomous AI agents could strip the soul from medicine [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article “Why physician wellness programs must evolve beyond institutions.” Jessie reflects on her seventeen years leading in-house wellness initiatives and argues that while institutional …
Wellness requires safe spaces outside the medical system [PODCAST]
ADVERTISEMENT
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Occupational medicine physician and life coach Claudine Holt discusses her article “Nervous system dysregulation vs. stress: Why ‘just relaxing’ doesn’t work.” Claudine challenges the common advice to treat burnout with self-care like …
Why “just relaxing” fails when your nervous system is stuck in survival mode [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Hematologist-oncologist Khushali Jhaveri discusses her article “What the research really says about infrared saunas.” Khushali shares her personal journey from skepticism to advocacy after experiencing the profound physiological shifts of infrared heat …
Heat therapy activates proteins that repair cells and protect the heart [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Intensivist Cristin Mount and business operations lead Steve Lettrich from All Levels Leadership discuss their article “A 6-step framework for new health care leaders.” The authors address the common challenge where clinicians …
How to master a new health care leadership role [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Double board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist Erica Bove discusses her article “A clinician’s guide to embryo grading in IVF.” Erica breaks down the complex metrics used to evaluate embryo …
Understanding the science behind embryo grading improves IVF decision making [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Family physician and health care entrepreneur Tod Stillson discusses his article “AI in medicine: Why it won’t replace doctors but will redefine them.” Tod argues that the binary debate between AI as …
AI redefines the physician’s role by reducing cognitive overload [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Physician and health care consultant Harvey Castro discusses his article “ChatGPT Health in hospitals: 5 essential safety protocols.” Harvey outlines the immense potential of large language models to reduce administrative burdens while …
Hospitals must establish safety guardrails before deploying AI [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!
Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article “Unregulated botanical products: the hidden risks of convenience store supplements.” Muhamad explores the dangerous misconception that “natural” equals safe, revealing …
Unregulated botanical products pose hidden risks in convenience stores [PODCAST]
Get free updates delivered free to your inbox.
