The Podcast by KevinMD in 2025: every episode and take-home message

This page lists every episode of The Podcast by KevinMD published in 2025, 349 in all from January to December, with the guests and, for each episode, one sentence from the guest’s answer to the show’s closing question, in their own words. Each title links to the episode, where the full conversation is transcribed. Sponsored episodes are listed without a quotation.

It is part of Take-home messages: what physicians say when asked to leave one, the record that reads every closing answer together, one of the KevinMD records collected at What physicians say.

Every year: 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026

January 2025

• Why professionalism in health care shouldn’t depend on appearance

  January 1 · Lealani Mae Acosta

  “I hope people feel comfortable expressing their authentic personalities in their appearance and dress, and still maintain a professional appearance with colleagues and patients.”

• Sobriety is the ultimate superpower for overcoming life’s challenges

  January 2 · Courtney Barrows McKeown

  “I mean, it’s just hard to see the forest for the trees, but if you may feel like something’s hopeless, it’s never hopeless.”

• Why data-driven telehealth is the key to solving the mental health crisis

  January 3 · Mikkel Hansen

  “Hopefully, we can then gradually increase the robustness of what we define as ADHD and improvement from treatment.”

• Why we need to talk about poop more often

  January 4 · Carmen Fong

  “Everybody should go, and I think that, you know, like I said, go when you have to and don’t go when you don’t.”

• How a unified agreement could help the preceptor shortage

  January 5 · Lynn McComas

  “I’m happy to talk to anyone about what we have created and share it with any of the organizing bodies out there so that we can help simplify this one process.”

• Why stress and trauma are at the heart of autoimmune diseases

  January 6 · Pamela Buchanan

  “My take-home message is that you have to take care of yourself.”

• How cognitive biases are sabotaging your wealth-building efforts

  January 7 · Shane Tenny

  “Take-home message is, I’ll kind of close with what I started with.”

• Strategies for patient-centered and employee-focused care

  January 8 · Jennifer Baron

• Why older adults are skipping doctor visits and how we can change it

  January 9 · Michael Pessman

  “I think that the take-home message is, if you have an older adult in your life that you love and you want them to live a long life, please intercede now.”

• How to make life-and-death decisions with confidence

  January 10 · Bill Collins

  “Do not just go through the motions.”

• How health care boards can transform organizational culture and workforce development

  January 11 · Kim Downey and Jeffrey Roche

  “Regardless of insurance or other obstacles, we can make a huge positive difference right now if health care leaders put the well-being of their staff first.” (Kim Downey)

• How a network of changemakers is revolutionizing health care

  January 12 · Kim Downey and Dawn Ellison and Denise Wiseman

  “We all need to care, even if it is for self-preservation.” (Kim Downey)

• Patient safety in focus: Helping to address risk factors associated with non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia

  January 13 · Barbara Quinn and Elias Coury

• Rewriting the narrative on stress, burnout, and resilience

  January 14 · Robyn Tiger

  “Right now is a special occasion—this moment is the time to love, to grow, to serve, and to enjoy.”

• Breaking the emotional flatline: Reclaiming empathy in medicine

  January 15 · Pamela Buchanan

  “I mean, you could go online on the Breen Foundation—you can look me up.”

• How physicians can turn their income into long-term wealth

  January 16 · Amir Baluch

  “You know, in anything you want to accomplish in life, if you work hard enough and you’re around the right people, you’re going to get it.”

• Redesigning shift work to improve patient care and well-being

  January 17 · Maureen Gibbons

  “We don’t all have to follow the same path.”

• How to set boundaries and rediscover purpose in health care

  January 18 · Santina Wheat

  “Remember that the pathway to joy is indeed a pathway.”

• How to find your purpose in a joyful way

  January 19 · Jordan Grumet

  “The idea behind writing this book is I wanted it to be a step-by-step guide about how you can pursue purpose in a very joyful manner.”

• How postmortem brain research is changing autism science

  January 20 · David Amaral

  “But there’s a huge amount of information there, not only about how we’re organized, but the process of collecting brains, how we distribute tissue.”

• How sleep affects your fertility and boosts reproductive success

  January 21 · Oluyemisi Famuyiwa

  “I think the take-home message is pay attention to your sleep hygiene.”

• How to use biomarkers to boost your healthspan and longevity

  January 22 · John Thomson Smith

  “We can have a much bigger global impact in terms of contemporary medical technology and incorporating those things into our practice.”

• How integrative medicine saved a family doctor

  January 23 · Jeffrey Gladd

  “Patients are getting information from everywhere, and one of the big opportunities we have as physicians is that patients still want practitioner guidance.”

• How the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan transforms health care

  January 24 · Brian Whorley

  “Every single person should consider the Medicare prescription payment plan.”

• What early retirement taught me about burnout and purpose

  January 25 · Susan Landers

  “Do not just go home and talk to your spouse.”

• From the waiting room to billing: How small changes improve patient care

  January 26 · Denise Reich

  “But I think just taking a little bit of time to be proactive and looking at what you can do to make things easier before problems arise.”

• When "do no harm" falls short: a pediatrician’s plea for long COVID care

  January 27 · Elham Raker

  “Really don’t dismiss them, even if you don’t think you can help them.”

• How artificial intelligence is transforming medicine

  January 28 · Janet A. Jokela

  “First, AI is here—it’s going to evolve in ways we can’t predict, but it will never replace physicians and it will not supplant physicians.”

• Telepsychiatry’s role in a post-pandemic world: challenges and triumphs

  January 29 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “I encourage all physicians and patients to write to their elected representatives so we can have permanent changes regarding the implementation of telehealth in our health care system.”

• Chadwick Boseman’s cancer battle reveals urgent need for personalized screenings

  January 30 · Arnold R. Eiser

  “Filtered water, a Mediterranean diet, and severely limiting the amount of smoked meats you consume will help.”

• How empathy transformed a psychiatrist-patient encounter

  January 31 · Chika Oriuwa

  “And the third key message is to educate yourself to build that empathetic muscle so you can be a more compassionate and astute health care provider.”

February 2025

• Debt and despair: Navigating medical training challenges

  February 1 · Janet Coleman-Belin

  “I know this isn’t a very sunny or pretty topic to talk about, and I just want to emphasize that medical students want to help.”

• Reversing the rise in antipsychotic prescriptions in long-term care

  February 2 · Sid Feldman

  “Antipsychotics are incredibly useful medications for some of our residents in long-term care.”

• Why the U.S. health care system is failing and how to fix it

  February 3 · Mark Goldfarb

  “I think I mentioned it before: treat every patient like you would your mother and your immediate family or your children.”

• How to excel in dermatology residency: a program coordinator’s guide

  February 4 · Christina Iwanik

  “Really working with your coordinator—they have such experience, they have the knowledge base, they’re here to help you.”

• Breaking free from perfectionism: a healing journey

  February 5 · Jillian Rigert

  “Remember shame is social in origin—it stems from fear of rejection by the group, but now it’s weaponized in so many ways.”

• Marijuana’s hidden threat to fertility and family planning

  February 6 · Oluyemisi Famuyiwa

  “So I think we need to be more aware of this, and people need to pay attention.”

• Physician suicide: Understanding the silent epidemic and finding solutions

  February 7 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “You can dial 988, which is the suicide prevention hotline.”

• Transforming dementia care with better detection tools

  February 8 · Adrian Owen

  “Early, accurate detection is really what we need to focus on right now.”

• How physicians can address pain and recovery with empathy and resilience

  February 9 · Amelia L. Bueche

  “It’s not a judgment; it’s an opportunity to recognize pain so we can care for it better.”

• How the ARISE model transforms feedback into professional growth

  February 10 · Alicia DiGiammarino

  “I would say that feedback is a cornerstone of medical education, and receiving feedback is incredibly challenging.”

• Understanding the testosterone surge: risks, trends, and solutions in men’s health

  February 11 · Scott Selinger

  “I think my biggest take-home is that when a man comes in asking about testosterone—or really, when anyone comes in asking about something specific—you always have to get to the question behind the question before addressing it.”

• Auto-brewery syndrome: Navigating diagnosis and advocacy

  February 12 · Barbara Cordell

  “So we really would encourage everyone to be compassionate with yourself so you can rebuild your own compassion with these patients.”

• Supporting family caregivers: insights from a rare medical crisis

  February 13 · Scott Bane

  “They are a critical piece of care for patients.”

• Strategies to reduce EHR burden for women in medicine

  February 14 · Diane W. Shannon

  “Then from there, pick out just a few things where you have some control to make a change.”

• Understanding social credit scores in health care enforcement

  February 15 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “As physicians, our reputation and our social credit score are valuable things that we worked very hard throughout our life to create.”

• Exploring the rapid impact of AI on modern medicine

  February 16 · Mel Speisman

  “We read the articles, we learn the new data, and you have to apply that to AI now.”

• Managing litigation and medical malpractice stress

  February 17 · Gail Fiore

  “I know you want to feel you should handle this yourself, I know you want to be in control, but I want to say, seek someone who understands the dynamic of litigation stress.”

• Balancing technology and personal care in modern health care

  February 18 · Drew Remignanti

  “You can be a consumer of health information, but find a physician whose judgment you trust, who knows you, and whom you feel known by.”

• Enhancing vaccine uptake for pan-respiratory viruses

  February 19 · Christina Suh

  “It’s easy for us to assume they do, but sometimes they don’t.”

• Enhancing physician practice with strategic AI tools

  February 20 · Michael Sherling

  “You have to eat your own dog food.”

• Innovative training strategies to reduce physician burnout

  February 21 · Yoshihiro Katsuura and Andrew Roos and Rebecca Hu

  “My biggest take-home message is the importance of interdisciplinary study as an undergrad—even though you’re on a pre-med track, explore other fields.” (Rebecca Hu)

• Navigating the complexities of at-home hormone tests

  February 22 · Oluyemisi Famuyiwa

  “I think my take-home message for most people would be not to over perseverate on these hormone tests.”

• Why are only physicians prosecuted under HIPAA?

  February 23 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “We need to be well educated about it.”

• Rethinking time management: Finding balance in a physician’s life

  February 24 · Laura Suttin

  “Start small—take back that agency for yourself in some small way.”

• Exploring the long-term impacts of physician suicide on patients and doctors

  February 25 · Kim Downey and Todd R. Otten

  “It’s not just an American problem, and it’s not just recent.” (Kim Downey)

• Tobacco tactics in modern cannabis marketing

  February 26 · Gary Kirkilas

  “I would just say that if you’re a provider in any capacity, have honest discussions with your patients about cannabis.”

• Enhancing early language skills with focused attention

  February 27 · John D. Michael

  “I think that my experience has been amazing in finding this out.”

• Emergency departments as primary care safety nets

  February 28 · Pamela Buchanan

  “I leave a message that all physicians should take care of themselves.”

March 2025

• How innovative partnerships are reshaping patient safety

  March 1 · Timothy McDonald

  “We need transparency, honesty, empathy, and learning from these events.”

• How innovation can reduce disparities in cancer care

  March 2 · Shamar Young

  “So again, it is not necessarily that any physician is bad; it is not that any system is bad; it is that they are facing real challenges, and we should at least try to understand those.”

• Why physicians must uphold their oath in challenging times

  March 3 · Janet A. Jokela

  “Again, we have all been given gifts and talents of various sorts, and it is up to us to put them to good use.”

• How to combat the rise of health care ransomware

  March 4 · Cecil Pineda

  “I think we just need to prepare, prepare.”

• How poor doctor-patient communication leads to worse outcomes

  March 5 · Pamela Buchanan

  “I think that it’s just important that we do as much as we can to empower and educate our patients, all while protecting our own health and self-care.”

• How illegal cosmetic procedures are putting patients at risk

  March 6 · Kate Dee

  “If your best friend asks you, you know, where do you go for Botox, make sure they ask all these same questions.”

• How generative AI can transform cardiovascular disease prevention

  March 7 · Anand Shah

  “There is a lot of low-hanging fruit, and if we all dive into our interests and keep exploring, we can improve outcomes for patients.”

• How vague termination clauses can ruin a doctor’s career

  March 8 · Dennis Hursh

  “I think you should always look at an employment agreement.”

• Navigating long-term parental leave for fathers in medicine

  March 9 · Franklyn Rocha

  “I think it’s an excellent way to make your own schedule and break away from this culture of medicine that you have to just work yourself to the ground.”

• Improving type 1 diabetes screening awareness among women

  March 10 · Shara Bialo

  “A blood test can detect those autoimmune roots, which gives people options and empowers them to take steps to live well with type 1.”

• Unpacking the Faustian bargain of modern medicine

  March 11 · Corinne Sundar Rao

  “So I hope that each one of us can think about what is important to us and kind of go with that.”

• Rising health insurance costs challenge small medical practices

  March 12 · Tony Gerk

  “I love to learn about other practices.”

• Compassionate solutions for food allergies in air travel

  March 13 · Lianne Mandelbaum

  “Don’t take the airline meal, and educate your patients—no matter what disease they have—that they need to watch their diet and not take the airline meal.”

• Embracing compassion in family medicine

  March 14 · Dan Muntean

  “We need to keep the bulk of medicine in primary care and help patients navigate costs and tests, and educate them about modern tests and technology.”

• How The Far Side reshaped my view of science and medicine

  March 15 · Ryan McCarthy

  “My take-home is that battling burnout is a daily struggle, and looking for the simple and analog things that are available, finding small pleasure—and people say that, but it’s very real.”

• Addressing systemic challenges behind rising ER wait times

  March 16 · Aiden Feng

  “With the implementation of technology, we should be seeing productivity growth, capacity expansion, and experience improvement.”

• Raising financially savvy kids: a doctor’s guide to empowering future leaders

  March 17 · Michele Cho-Dorado

  “You can still incorporate these lessons and model behavior at home.”

• Why leaving medicine feels like escaping a cult

  March 18 · Chelsea Turgeon

  “I want you to know that your lived experience matters, and it’s the most important data point you can have when you’re making any career decision.”

• Why abuse in health care is forcing doctors to leave the profession

  March 19 · Devina Maya Wadhwa

  “As mentioned, use your voice because our voices are powerful, and when we create a collective, change can happen.”

• Pain as a messenger: What your skin is telling you

  March 20 · Amelia L. Bueche

  “I think just gratitude for the power of the skin and what it has to offer us, and doing some gentle, general inspections.”

• Match Day 2025: Safeguarding the future of medical students amid crisis

  March 21 · Janet A. Jokela

  “It’s a fantastic day, and we’re so excited and proud of our students, and we’re proud of everything that they’re going to be doing.”

• Adventure as medicine: the wellness benefits of travel

  March 22 · Stacey Funt

  “I would just say follow whatever adventure excites you, and do not stop.”

• Essential skills for physician leaders in health care

  March 23 · Susannah Eastwick

  “I would say my first take-home message is that physicians are an incredibly inspiring group.”

• Transforming patient care with motivational interviewing

  March 24 · Kim Downey and Bruce A. Berger and Steven Pearce

  “Take an active role in letting your patients see you as human—share little pieces of yourself.” (Kim Downey)

• Protecting immigrant families: a pediatrician’s call to action

  March 25 · Fiorella Castillo

  “We need to be a safe space for our families so they can feel comfortable asking for support, and we need to have information ready to give them in case they encounter immigration agents or other authorities.”

• Why doctors love AI scribes—and the risks they bring

  March 26 · David Canes

  “Speak up, and be an advocate for yourself.”

• Mastering the language of medicine

  March 27 · Paige Kalika

  “Don’t beat yourself up, and always leave space for your patients and their families to ask questions.”

• Rebuilding after disaster: lessons in community resilience

  March 28 · Derek W. Moss

  “They will say different things to me.”

• How diversity transforms health care and patient outcomes

  March 29 · Pamela Buchanan

  “Let’s be cognizant of it, and let’s do our very best for each person the same each time.”

• Why hand washing isn’t enough to stop infections in hospitals

  March 30 · Frank Peacock

  “Your stethoscope is dirty, and you just can’t clean it.”

• Why it’s OK to feel conflicted about motherhood

  March 31 · Margo Lowy

  “We have to engage in these, try to understand them, and not neglect the bitter truths.”

April 2025

• Data accuracy failures in health care

  April 1 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “We have to admit our limitations, but we also have to redouble our efforts to provide our patients with accurate, appropriate, and safe care.”

• How endometriosis affects fertility and what you can do

  April 2 · Oluyemisi Famuyiwa

  “And sometimes you need to do a pelvic MRI, and sometimes you need to advocate and speak up.”

• Starting a pediatric critical care transport program from scratch

  April 3 · Kyle Wilsey

  “It’s become a passion, and if you ever have a passion for this, really look out to your community and see how you can help.”

• How to reduce diagnostic error in the emergency department

  April 4 · Susan L. Montminy and Marlene Icenhower

  “If you want to go further, there is a white paper associated with the article, and it has a self-assessment that you can bring into your emergency department to spot vulnerabilities.” (Susan L. Montminy)

• How systemic racism impacts health outcomes across a lifetime

  April 5 · Seema Pattni

  “That doesn’t mean we can’t overcome them; it doesn’t mean there’s no other way.”

• Why SIBO is often misdiagnosed as IBS

  April 6 · Mark Pimentel

  “There are lifestyle things you can do to help SIBO like diet.”

• Disability insurance done right: the financial lifeline every physician needs

  April 7 · Jamie Fleischner

• How AI can eliminate bias and inefficiency in health care billing

  April 8 · Tim Wetherill

  “It is incredible how complex and confusing this world can be.”

• How AI and genetics are revolutionizing psychiatric diagnosis and treatment

  April 9 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “There’s some apprehension from the older-generation psychiatrists about this change that’s going to be happening, but we have to embrace it.”

• Why health care is collapsing under corporate greed

  April 10 · Bettina Reed

  “I think my take-home messages are probably simply, you know, have compassion for your patients.”

• Why health care workers deserve more than a thank you

  April 11 · Colleen Naglee

  “Then, you know, we all play a role in advocacy and looking for how we can improve our local environments to make better health care for our patients.”

• Why more medical students are leaving medicine before residency

  April 12 · Christopher Nmai

  “Because regardless of whether you decide to stay in medicine or not, we can only be the best individuals possible if we’re truly taking care of ourselves.”

• Managing social media for better teen mental health

  April 13 · Ellen K. Feldman

  “And for parents, have the courage and be empowered to control what you can to shape how social media is used in your household.”

• How to build a culture where physicians feel valued

  April 14 · Jeffry A. Peters

  “I really appreciated it and enjoyed it.”

• Funding physician wellness: a guide to getting programs approved

  April 15 · Jessie Mahoney

  “My take-home message is to start with yourself and believe in the possibilities.”

• Reforming the 340B drug discount program through data, clarity, and collaboration

  April 16 · Gavin Magaha

  “Second, to create the best health care outcomes, we have to look at the data and use it to guide decisions.”

• Why the FDA’s outdated prescription rules hinder access to birth control and naloxone

  April 17 · Jeffrey A. Singer

  “That we have to approach all these issues from the presumption of autonomy and liberty.”

• Leading with care: a new approach to health care leadership for well-being

  April 18 · Joshua D. Hartzell

  “It’s also essential as leaders that we need to take care of ourselves.”

• A surgeon’s startling ketamine experience

  April 19 · Arthur Williams

  “You can talk them through it, obviously, but they’re doing most of the work, whereas if you’re doing an open procedure, you’ve got your hands in there and you’re guiding them as well.”

• Healers or criminals: the alarming trend of physician prosecution

  April 20 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “Our goal is to serve our patients and serve our communities, and that goal should be lauded and respected.”

• Fitness, mindset, and nutrition: Unlocking longevity after 60

  April 21 · Francisco M. Torres

  “I think that you are never too old to change.”

• Spreading hope one card at a time for doctors’ well-being

  April 22 · Kim Downey and Dawn Veselka and Erin Hurley

  “First, to the KevinMD audience: Thank you.” (Dawn Veselka)

• Taking a break from medicine: a physician assistant’s journey from burnout to world travel

  April 23 · David Olson

  “I think the important thing is, if people are dealing with burnout, to realize that it’s OK to take a break.”

• Customer relationship management tools to beat physician burnout and regain practice control

  April 24 · Marissa Caudill

  “Don’t be afraid because you can do it.”

• Buying into a medical practice: key legal and financial checks for physicians

  April 25 · Dennis Hursh

  “I think the biggest thing is if you are becoming employed by a private practice, you should try and find out everything you can about what is going to happen when I become a shareholder.”

• Addressing the crisis in rural health care access and outcomes

  April 26 · Edward Hoffer

  “All you’ll be doing is putting a Band-Aid on the wound.”

• Practical advice for physicians seeking joy and well-being

  April 27 · Alen Voskanian

  “Focus on the why; understand why you are in health care.”

• Overcoming the curse of knowledge: Why doctors need to translate medicine

  April 28 · Heather Hanson

  “I think the first thing is we need to focus not so much on authority anymore, but on credibility.”

• Ditching insurance: How direct pay models enable personalized patient care

  April 29 · Jay K. Joshi

  “Start to get comfortable having those financially related conversations.”

• Pandemic reflections: a nurse anesthetist on trauma, loss, and finding hope

  April 30 · Christine King

  “I think that I’m going to go back to just be kind and also there is a public good that we have to be aware of.”

May 2025

• Focusing on medicine’s core, not administrative chores

  May 1 · Grace E. Terrell

  “And join me to help think about how we might innovate on the spot to actually start, where we need to go to actually improve health care.”

• C. Everett Koop’s defining stand against the tobacco industry

  May 2 · Koop and Nigel Cameron

  “Washington is in an interesting state at the moment.”

• Acknowledging the silent grief of vanishing twin syndrome

  May 3 · Nichole Cubbage

• Understanding the ADHD brain: support, empowerment, and managing challenges

  May 4 · Paige Kalika

  “Make sure they hear that message from you because they’re getting bombarded with negative messages all day long, and that turns into negative self-talk.”

• Avoiding leadership pitfalls: strategies for success in health care

  May 5 · Roger A. Gerard

  “Incentives are manipulation, because the reason you have to use incentives to get them to do something is because they do not want to do it.”

• Survival strategies for marginalized physicians

  May 6 · Atharva Joshi

  “If I may, I’d love to leave a last couple words to my children.”

• Navigating the path from physician burnout to career balance

  May 7 · Kara Pepper

  “You are so much more than what you do for a living, and you have so much impact that you can make.”

• Misconceptions about food allergy safety in the skies

  May 8 · Lianne Mandelbaum

  “People on both ends of the spectrum, please lobby wherever you can to have the right medication.”

• Understanding therapy beyond crisis management

  May 9 · Maire Daugharty

  “Seeking therapy is not a sign of weakness.”

• Mindful negotiation: practical strategies for physician self-advocacy

  May 10 · Jessie Mahoney

  “And that really believing in yourself and believing in your own worth is how you can become a better negotiator without going to law school and without taking a class: deciding you’re good at it.”

• Navigating physician non-competes: a strategy for staying put

  May 11 · Stanley Liu

  “With good financial planning, you can take away that power.”

• Why funding cuts to academic medical centers impact all of us

  May 12 · Adil S. Ahmed

  “It’s taught to us in training to sacrifice: you can take it, you can do another night shift, you can be sleep deprived, but it wears on you.”

• Rethinking patient payments: Why billing is the new frontline of patient care

  May 13 · Blake Walker

  “I think for us, it’s just really understanding that the patients as a payer are starting to become one of the primary sources of revenue for the practice.”

• Precision and personalization: Charting the future of cancer care

  May 14 · Yousuf Zafar

  “We have to talk to others outside of where we live to understand how to improve care.”

• Why great patient outcomes don’t protect female doctors from burnout

  May 15 · Noemi Adame

  “Most patients understand that you have a family, that you eat, that you go on vacation.”

• Alzheimer’s and the family: Opening the conversation with children

  May 16 · Carol Steinberg

  “I don’t think any family should face this disease alone.”

• An introduction to occupational and environmental medicine

  May 17 · Robert Nathan Clapp

  “And that probably isn’t the realm of what you should be doing.”

• Addressing America’s reliance on psychotropic medication

  May 18 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “Psychotropic medications are essential to treat life-threatening conditions: depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.”

• Empowering IBD patients: tools for managing symptoms between doctor visits

  May 19 · Shamita B. Shah

  “We can help our patients by focusing on patient education and giving them tools to help manage their disease in between appointments.”

• Rethinking medical education for a technology-driven era in health care

  May 20 · Rishma Jivan

  “I am hoping that we are all empowered to co-create solutions.”

• Antimicrobial resistance: a public health crisis that needs your voice

  May 21 · Melanie Doupé Gaiser

  “But we need to help them be able to do something about it.”

• Surviving kidney disease and reforming patient care

  May 22 · Aja Best

  “We can also see what’s possible with early intervention.”

• Why true listening is crucial for future health care professionals

  May 23 · Kathleen Muldoon

  “My call to the community is that we make each other and our systems stronger by being present to each other, even in discomfort, and to lean into that.”

• Registered dietitians on your care team

  May 24 · Kim Downey and Ava Safir

  “Doctors have sleep issues and you can see a sleep specialist.” (Kim Downey)

• Rethinking addiction treatment: contingency management and the future of recovery

  May 25 · Traci Sweet

  “Community-based mental health providers: we don’t want to replace them.”

• More than a meeting: Finding education, inspiration, and community in internal medicine

  May 26 · Janet A. Jokela

  “It is such a valuable, inspiring, and energizing experience.”

• Better dizziness diagnosis through skilled exams

  May 27 · John Corsino

  “We think through problems in that sequence that I mentioned, and when we work together, we can help our patients reach better outcomes as a really effective diagnostic team, better than when we work separately, for sure.”

• Breaking the cycle of sacrifice: from medical martyrdom to purposeful healing

  May 28 · Jessie Mahoney

  “I think the message is that different is possible and that self-sacrificing and martyrdom is not sustainable.”

• Reclaiming trust in online health advice

  May 29 · Diana Londoño

  “That’s the most important thing we can think about.”

• Physician job change: Navigating your 457 plan and avoiding tax traps

  May 30 · Shane Tenny

  “I think we’ve hammered home the first one, which is: if you have a 457 plan, check the distribution options before you leave.”

• How conflicts of interest are eroding trust in U.S. health agencies

  May 31 · Martha Rosenberg

  “I would like people to be aware of drug advertising and be aware of the drug footprint in our government agencies: CDC, NIH, and FDA, and to become outraged when we’re not getting good medicine.”

June 2025

• Reimagining Type 2 diabetes care with nutrition for remission

  June 1 · William Hsu

  “I think for a long time we believe that change in our lifestyle is fundamental to our health, and I still believe that.”

• Avarie’s story: Confronting the deadly gaps in food allergy education and emergency response

  June 2 · Lianne Mandelbaum

  “I think we have to normalize training in anaphylaxis, just like it is normalized to do CPR training.”

• How collaboration across medical disciplines and patient advocacy cured a rare disease

  June 3 · Tami Burdick

  “So, my take-home message would be to always be your best advocate because advocating for my health is what helped me get cured of granulomatous mastitis.”

• Why fixing health care’s data quality is crucial for AI success

  June 4 · Jay Anders

  “The other is you have to realize—and you know this already, everybody does—that what you write and what you record is something that is permanent and very hard to get rid of.”

• Navigating fair market value as an independent or locum tenens physician

  June 5 · Dennis Hursh

  “Don’t let Stark scare you; Stark is actually helpful in this instance.”

• How functional precision oncology is revolutionizing cancer treatment

  June 6 · Chris Apfel

  “The take-home message is if you are a patient and you’re diagnosed with a serious cancer, you need to be your own advocate.”

• HHS at rock bottom: Could the current crisis be a blessing for U.S. health?

  June 7 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “We as practicing physicians out in the community need to be receptive and we need to be helpful to our Department of Health and Human Services to affect these changes that are going to serve our population.”

• Understanding the ethical injury of moral distress in clinicians

  June 8 · Jenny Shields

  “I would say that most people that are coming to me—I work with people in 43 states now—are seeking support for just being in a place where they’re exhausted.”

• How school meals can transform health

  June 9 · Scarlett Saitta

  “The only take-home message I can think of off the top of my head now is basically a lot of things that I’ve already said.”

• Professional identity: a new narrative for medical education

  June 10 · Kevin C. McMains

  “But those things will nourish our capability to fill those other roles that we have to lean into and live into in our lives.”

• Reassessing the impact of CDC’s opioid guidelines on chronic pain care

  June 11 · Charles LeBaron

  “I come from a public health background more than a clinical background, so when I look at the situation, I see a tragedy of good intentions gone wrong.”

• Essential questions about nurse practitioner liability insurance

  June 12 · Surani Hayre-Kwan

  “It’s about protecting your license, your career, and maintaining your financial stability.”

• Improving patient encounters: time-saving strategies for physicians

  June 13 · Michael Morkos

  “The one message that can make all of the difference is having good boundaries.”

• Inside human trafficking: a guide to recognizing and preventing it

  June 14 · Julia Drydyk

  “If you are in the States, you’re also welcome to call, and we can also refer you to American resources through the U.S.”

• Why what doctors say matters more than you think

  June 15 · Scott Abramson

  “The words we use are so important.”

• Why ADHD in adults is often missed—and why it matters

  June 16 · Maire Daugharty

  “I think there is a stigma associated with mental health, so I always find myself leaning into that message.”

• How to survive a broken health care system without losing yourself

  June 17 · Jessie Mahoney

  “I think my biggest take-home message is don’t be a victim of the broken system.”

• Why physician voices matter in the fight against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

  June 18 · BJ Ferguson

  “What I really want to say is that allyship with queer and trans people is not a trend, it’s not a feeling, and it’s not an identity; it’s a skill.”

• When your dream job becomes a nightmare

  June 19 · Sarah Webber

  “I think the first thing is actually what I didn’t mention: to use writing as a tool for self-reflection.”

• How home-based AI can reduce health inequities in underserved communities

  June 20 · Sreeram Mullankandy

  “Once you prepare a plan, and you can even use ChatGPT, I would say, to prepare a draft for it, it is actually not that difficult.”

• Why the fear of being forgotten is stronger than the fear of death

  June 21 · Patrick Hudson

  “Talk to people, recognize the significance of this, and use it.”

• How Gen Z is transforming mental health care

  June 22 · Vaishali Jha

  “I feel like Gen Z should really tell their stories to the world and really motivate more people, and especially their peers, to drive change.”

• How to speak the language of leadership to improve doctor wellness

  June 23 · Jessie Mahoney

  “But that from that standpoint, we’re disempowered and not able to use the incredible tools and wisdom and resources that we do have to try to move this behemoth problem forward.”

• When credibility is your only asset: the cautionary tale of DrKoop.com

  June 24 · Koop and Nigel Cameron

  “That is an incredible thing, and I think we can be grateful for it.”

• Your only client is the truth: Navigating the space between medicine and law

  June 25 · Saad S. Alshohaib

  “When you are a young physician, I know what you want.”

• I was trapped by fear of what others thought. This is what set me free.

  June 26 · Jillian Rigert

  “I am very curious where people are with their relationship with themselves and how they’re impacted by their fear of other people’s opinions.”

• Combating physician burnout with a coaching leadership style

  June 27 · Lisa Herbert

  “I think that’s one of the ways we can help combat burnout: if we adopt the things that bring us joy.”

• Why are medical students turning away from primary care?

  June 28 · Archita Goyal and Vineeth Amba

  “So my take-home message is that there are policy solutions and policy levers, and that PC for You in Massachusetts, I think, is an excellent framework to accomplish some of our missions.” (Vineeth Amba)

• How organizational culture drives top talent away

  June 29 · Suhaib J. S. Ahmad

  “Listen to what they have to say, and ask them a question.”

• Addressing U.S. vaccine inequities in vulnerable communities

  June 30 · Kaitlynn Esemaya and Anamaria Ancheta and Annique McLune

  “Because that is when it becomes a problem.” (Kaitlynn Esemaya)

July 2025

• A physician’s reflection on love, loss, and finding meaning in grief

  July 1 · Jasminka Vukanovic-Criley

  “Our emotional fluency, in addition to our scientific mind, is probably one of the greatest tools that we can use when we take care of others.”

• Who will train the next generation of primary care clinicians without physician mentorship?

  July 2 · Kenneth Botelho

  “You know, there are two things that immediately come to mind.”

• From Founding Fathers to modern battles: physician activism in a politicized era

  July 3 · Muhamad Aly Rifai and Benjamin Rush

  “The Declaration of Independence is not obsolete.”

• Why the U.S. mental health care system is failing and how to fix it

  July 7 · Robert C. Smith

  “What Nader and Carson did provides hope.”

• Why financial planning is a critical tool for physician well-being

  July 8 · Brian Case

  “I think that’s what I said before: financial planning is a process, not an event.”

• Why point-of-care ultrasound belongs in every emergency department triage

  July 9 · Resa E. Lewiss and Courtney M. Smalley

  “And so, we are excited to potentially move the needle forward.” (Courtney M. Smalley)

• Why ADHD in women requires a new approach

  July 10 · Arti Lal

  “We have to be more intentional about finding these patients, treating them, providing equitable care, and especially following up on accommodations with employers and being aware that this is covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act.”

• Beyond burnout: Understanding the triangle of exhaustion

  July 11 · Kim Downey and Nicole Perrotte

  “Find that thing that makes you happy.” (Nicole Perrotte)

• How Project ECHO is fighting physician isolation and transforming medical education

  July 14 · Daniel Johnson

  “The other is that we need to be committed to repairing the world through our actions.”

• Why your most heroic act might be in a department meeting

  July 15 · Lauren Weber and Jess Bunin

  “My big take-home message is that as I have dived in to learn more about this and then started teaching it, this was something I wish I knew 10 years ago at the beginning of my training.” (Lauren Weber)

• Eric Topol explores the science of super-agers and healthy aging

  July 16 · Eric Topol

  “It’s not at a good moment with respect to biomedical research funding.”

• Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression

  July 17 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “Treatment for depression and treatment-refractory depression is available.”

• How to break the cycle of judgment in medicine

  July 21 · Jessie Mahoney

  “I think the biggest take-home message is that if we aren’t aware of the judgment and we don’t notice it, pay attention to it, and decide to show up differently, then we’re really contributing to some of these challenges.”

• Confronting the return of measles and vaccine misinformation

  July 24 · Janet A. Jokela

  “I think it’s important for us as clinicians to be aware that measles is out there and to be familiar with how it presents, what the symptoms are, and how we can address this.”

• A dual citizen’s choice between two imperfect systems

  July 28 · Kathleen Muldoon

  “In order to really engage with making a system better, which to me is an expression of love, we have to be able to name its limits.”

• 35 years in the ER and the search for an honest life

  July 31 · Kenneth Ro

  “I mean, we talk about burnout like we wear it like a badge of honor.”

August 2025

• It’s OK to want a different life in medicine

  August 1 · Jessie Mahoney

  “I think many of us think we should just know how to do it and be brave enough, and that it won’t be scary, but it always is.”

• How inspiration shapes the stories of our lives

  August 2 · Arthur Lazarus

  “Now, I know with ambient AI scribes, maybe that will change to some degree, but the point is we’re just ticking off boxes, and I would like to leave the message that we need to engage more in stories.”

• How hospitals use salary caps to suppress physician wages

  August 3 · Dennis Hursh

  “Make sure that you know if there is a cap on compensation.”

• Fatty liver disease in young adults

  August 4 · Anuj Vikrant Sharma

  “The earlier we screen, educate, and intervene, the better chance we have to stop this condition and its progression to cirrhosis and liver disease.”

• Why we need a transparent standard for presidential cognitive health

  August 5 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “So I think we need to have standards, and we need to advocate for those standards.”

• Why your digital first impression matters more than ever

  August 6 · Sara Meyer

  “I think the biggest thing is patients are making their decision before they even call you.”

• Is "do no harm" the most misunderstood phrase in medicine?

  August 7 · Sabooh S. Mubbashar

  “One is as I get older and my shift from psychopharmacology to ethics and philosophy of medicine, I think, you know, medicine has a way of humbling you every day.”

• Why America’s medical training pipeline is failing our future

  August 8 · William Wertheim

  “I think that we really have to think broadly and not simply assume that what worked for us 20 or 30 years ago is going to continue to work.”

• How AI is finally fixing the electronic health record

  August 9 · Laura Kohlhagen

  “There are challenges we understand with disparate, disjointed workflows, data silos, and all of this is changing.”

• How to lead from the heart in a system that rewards the intellect

  August 10 · Jessie Mahoney

  “I think my take-home message is to pause and be intentional as a leader, to be your honest, authentic, vulnerable self.”

• How interoperability solves the biggest challenges in health care

  August 11 · Steven Lane

• How to safely undergo IVF with von Willebrand disease

  August 12 · Oluyemisi Famuyiwa

  “The take-home message is to never overlook minor bleeding histories.”

• Why our fear of AI is really a fear of ourselves

  August 13 · Bhargav Raman

  “Firstly, I think the main point of the article is that AI is not a tech problem.”

• How motherhood made me a better scientist

  August 14 · Kathleen Muldoon

  “Whether you’re a clinician, an educator, or a caregiver yourself, maybe question the experiences that you often feel you have to hide.”

• Stop medicalizing burnout and start healing the culture

  August 15 · Jessie Mahoney

  “I believe, and this is what I see, when you find those, it’s because the people within them are approaching it differently, creatively, and outside the box.”

• Putting food allergy safety on the menu

  August 16 · Lianne Mandelbaum

  “I think I want people to turn on their listening skills.”

• AI isn’t hallucinating, it’s fabricating—and that’s a problem

  August 17 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “However, in the fields of medicine and law, we have to be very careful because these tools sometimes create fabrications, hallucinations, and misperceptions, and we have to advocate for truth and integrity in our fields.”

• How IMGs can find purpose in clinical research

  August 18 · Khutaija Noor

  “And clinical research is also a pathway that you can discover where you are actively serving the community by making a real-time impact.”

• An addiction physician’s warning about America’s next public health crisis

  August 19 · Safina Adatia

  “Gambling really is affecting a lot of people now, and we need to be more mindful of that.”

• A systemic plan for health worker well-being

  August 20 · Kim Downey and Corey Feist

  “Together we can change the culture of health care.” (Kim Downey)

• A new approach to South Asian heart health

  August 21 · Monzur Morshed

  “Do not wait for symptoms: Many South Asians with severe disease are asymptomatic.”

• A new telehealth model for adolescent obesity

  August 22 · Karla Lester

  “We have to be able to create models like mine that use telehealth and are using the most up-to-date, effective tools like the GLP-1 medications.”

• Civil discourse as a survival skill in health care

  August 23 · Jess Bunin

  “The most important thing is that if you can learn these pillars of civil discourse, these skills work everywhere.”

• Beyond the surgery: the human side of transplant care

  August 24 · Judith Eguzoikpe

  “I just want to say that hope isn’t just something our patients bring with them.”

• How peer support can save physician lives

  August 25 · Maire Daugharty

  “I would say in particular with respect to the conversation that we’re having today, my take-home message would be: please don’t wait until it’s a crisis before reaching out for help.”

• This isn’t burnout, it’s moral injury

  August 26 · Jonathan Bushman

  “Know that there are questions you can ask them.”

• An ER nurse explains why the system is collapsing

  August 27 · Kristen Cline

  “I think it’s even more important now for our practice that we look for those ways that we can just take care of each other.”

• Reframing self-care as required maintenance for physicians

  August 28 · Jessie Mahoney

  “We can create a culture where that’s OK for other people to do it.”

• Doctors reclaiming their humanity in a broken system

  August 29 · Kim Downey and Alae Kawam and Nicole Solomos

  “Don’t be afraid to connect with yourself, and don’t be afraid to connect with your passions and other clinicians.” (Alae Kawam)

• Federal shakeup of vaccine policy and the battle for public trust

  August 30 · Janet A. Jokela

  “His comment about trust was, "Trust is built one patient at a time." For those of us in exam rooms and in that space, that’s all we can do.”

• Few people realize this common infection can cause serious complications

  August 31 · Kathleen Muldoon

  “Whether you’re a clinician, an educator, or a caregiver yourself, maybe question the experiences that you often feel like you have to hide.”

September 2025

• Exploring the science behind burnout

  September 1 · Jessie Mahoney

  “We can’t do just one; things won’t change.”

• Why doctors should rethink investing compared to the average U.S. investor

  September 2 · David B. Mandell

  “Because you are responsible for that, and if you get educated, you can ask the questions of your present financial planner and make sure it makes sense, or of the ones you might interview, etc., and learn from your colleagues.”

• How value-based care reshapes kidney disease management for better outcomes

  September 3 · Timothy Pflederer

  “I believe that our patients with chronic kidney disease have many severe medical problems that are difficult to care for in isolated, episodic care.”

• Why sleep must become a central pillar in modern health care

  September 4 · Carlos Nunez

  “Do not be afraid to ask the questions about sleep apnea.”

• How Japan and the U.S. can learn from each other to strengthen health care

  September 5 · Vikram Madireddy

  “It can really help you learn patient empathy because there is a bigger gap versus going from America to a European country or another Western country like Germany.”

• How Ukrainian doctors sustained diabetes care during the war

  September 6 · Daryna Bahriy

  “Medicine is about leadership, foresight, and communication.”

• Why vitamins should be part of the mental health conversation

  September 7 · Scarlett Saitta

  “Probably my biggest take-home message would be that mental health deserves the whole picture.”

• Why retail pharmacies could transform diversity in clinical trials

  September 8 · Shelli Pavone

  “So I think that one of the most important messages I can give here is that we still need to continue to advocate for equal access to health care, which includes, of course, clinical trials.”

• From nurse practitioner to leader in quality improvement

  September 9 · Shabeena Hirani

  “So whether you are a nurse practitioner, a physician, or even an allied health professional, you should have the ability to lead from where you stand and keep the patient at the center.”

• Why doctors struggle with family caregiving and how to find grace

  September 10 · Jessie Mahoney

  “Then, focus on what you can do and what is in your control, which the primary thing is to take care of yourself.”

• How doctors can think like CEOs

  September 11 · Stanley Liu

  “The take-home is, I hope everyone can embrace a different mindset.”

• Why AI in health care needs stronger testing before clinical use

  September 12 · Max Rollwage

  “That is not what I am saying.”

• How robotics are transforming the next generation of vascular care

  September 13 · David Fischel

  “I am delighted to be on the show.”

• Why U.S. universities should adopt a standard pre-med major

  September 14 · Devin Behjatnia

• Healing from medical training by learning to trust your body again

  September 15 · Jessie Mahoney

  “Do not be mean to yourself about whatever you have not done or deferred maintenance and honor that it is hard to take care of yourself.”

• How trust and communication power successful dyad leadership in health care

  September 16 · Amir Atabeygi

  “Being part of a great dyad relationship makes the work very easy.”

• Affordable postpartum hemorrhage solutions every OB/GYN can use worldwide

  September 17 · Frank Jackson

  “I mean, I think the first thing is when you have a woman who has postpartum hemorrhage, stop and think.”

• How to transform your mindset by rewiring your brain with positive language

  September 18 · Faust Ruggiero

  “Get those internal thoughts out of your head with someone you can trust, a friend, a family member, a counselor, a professional, whatever.”

• How physicians can turn criticism into collaboration for better teamwork

  September 19 · Mary Remón

  “So openness really encourages input and if someone gives you a suggestion, especially if you do not want it, smile, nod and say, "Thanks for the pear."”

• Why kratom addiction is emerging as a hidden public health crisis

  September 20 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “Kratom is a botanical substance that has some beneficial effects.”

• Why physicians struggle to embrace pride and why it matters for leadership

  September 21 · Jessie Mahoney

  “If we as physicians can begin to own our accomplishments and be supportive of our values and one another, that is when things will begin to shift.”

• Why U.S. health care pricing confusion demands bold solutions

  September 22 · Ashish Mandavia

  “But I would say that my key take-home message is that technology now does exist there that is relatively affordable.”

• When recurrent UTIs mask the warning signs of bladder cancer

  September 23 · Fara Bellows

  “If a woman is seeing blood in her urine, she certainly warrants a further evaluation.”

• How collective action is shaping physician empowerment and patient care

  September 24 · Janet A. Jokela

• Why nurse-initiated sepsis protocols are transforming patient care and hospital efficiency

  September 25 · Rhonda Collins

  “I don’t need somebody sending me for five minutes of quiet time because I’m burned out.”

• How one physician redesigned her practice to find joy in primary care again

  September 26 · Jerina Gani

  “My wish is all of us in primary care can thrive, not get burned out.”

• How humor helps build trust and connection in pediatric oncology

  September 27 · Diego R. Hijano

  “It’s the one place where it’s about the patient.”

• When a pediatrician becomes the parent navigating childhood obesity

  September 28 · Chrissie Ott

  “Find someone to support you, get more information, and don’t stop asking the questions until the right answer has landed.”

• The evolving field of inflammatory bowel disease care — why staying educated matters more than ever

  September 29 · Angelina Collins

• A psychiatrist reflects on two decades of treating depression with ketamine

  September 30 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “Ketamine is an effective treatment for depression.”

October 2025

• Why imposter syndrome is a systemic issue, not a personal flaw

  October 1 · Jessie Mahoney

  “I think that everyone in medicine has some degree of imposter syndrome, and it doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you if you doubt yourself.”

• Why the "Cap’n Crunch" approach to medicine puts patients at risk

  October 2 · Timothy Thomas

  “To all the professionals out there: Listen to your patients.”

• Living with the uncertainty of surviving stage 4 cancer

  October 3 · Kelly Curtin-Hallinan

  “Even if we can’t solve or cure their problems, that doesn’t mean we can’t care for them and meet them where they are.”

• How AI is transforming health care with real-world data insights

  October 4 · Sujay Jadhav

  “Hopefully, through this particular discussion and through my article, you know that AI is definitely here.”

• Why physicians with ADHD are struggling with burnout despite success

  October 5 · Michael Carlini

  “When we’re talking about burnout, we need to realize that this can’t just be a catchall for the symptoms that you might be seeing in someone else.”

• Why physicians should embrace the role of performance coaches in health care

  October 6 · Michael Day

  “I think elite performance metrics are not just for elite athletes.”

• Why shifting from wellness to well-being matters for physicians and patients

  October 7 · Kim Downey and Tonya Caylor and Nikolai Blinow

  “Know that what serves you in one aspect of your life also sometimes is not so helpful in other aspects.” (Nikolai Blinow)

• Why more doctors are seeking therapy to sustain their careers and lives

  October 8 · Annia Raja

  “I would just love to impart to people to take your sense of self and your mental wellness seriously.”

• How therapy helps uncover hidden patterns that shape our lives

  October 9 · Maire Daugharty

  “We say that we’re all biased, but we don’t think we’re biased, and in fact, there is a discovery process in which you can learn how your assumptions get in your way.”

• How functional medicine helps where conventional care falls short

  October 10 · Sally Daganzo

  “It’s worth partnering with one that is somebody you can feel comfortable with.”

• Innovations and barriers in colorectal cancer screening strategies

  October 11 · Elisabeth Evans

  “There are low-volume preps if we need to go that route.”

• How physicians can use faith, family, friendship, and fulfillment to combat burnout

  October 12 · Ananta Subedi

  “Try to find a mentor or a coach, or try to read some books, which will help you get unstuck.”

• Why bureaucracy is threatening the survival of private practice physicians

  October 13 · Scott Tzorfas

  “You can really do it on your own if you start slowly.”

• A surgeon’s reflections on God, intelligence, and being a good cell in the universe

  October 14 · Fateh Entabi

  “Always ask yourself how you can make the system work better, and that serves you, serves the patients, and serves the system that you work in.”

• Meeting transgender patients with compassion and equity in health care

  October 16 · Tyler B. Evans

  “The reality is I think we need to understand that more.”

• How Gen Z is reshaping health care through DIY approaches and digital tools

  October 17 · Amanda Heidemann

  “We just as physicians have to remember that ultimately it’s all about the patient, and it’s all about us finding ways to meet the patient where they are.”

• How retraining the physician mindset can boost resilience and joy in medicine

  October 18 · Mary Remón

  “These daily reflections can help shift your mindset and reconnect with your purpose.”

• Why physician wellness must be treated as a core business strategy

  October 19 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “I believe in medicine that we can focus on the human that is inside the white coat.”

• How early intervention and team-based care can change kidney disease outcomes

  October 20 · Charlie Cloninger and Nauman Shahid

  “I would say to my primary care physicians and colleagues, thank you for screening your patients.” (Nauman Shahid)

• ChatGPT in medicine: risks, benefits, and safer documentation strategies

  October 21 · Erica Dorn

  “Again, I just strongly encourage providers to give AI medical scribes or the AI technology a try.”

• Protecting physicians when private equity buys in

  October 22 · Dennis Hursh

  “If private equity swoops in and buys the practice, you have to be protected somehow.”

• A neurosurgeon’s fight with the state medical board

  October 23 · Jeffrey Hatef, Jr.

  “Keep that in mind first and foremost, and then what happens afterwards, you can deal with it.”

• How sleep, nutrition, and exercise restore physician well-being

  October 24 · Kim Downey and Shirish Sachdeva and Ziya Altug

  “I will piggyback on that, but I’d say start small and self-care is the most important care that you can begin with.” (Shirish Sachdeva)

• Choosing the right doctor: How patients can take control of their care

  October 25 · Edward G. Rogoff

  “The take-home message is this is a big, complicated system with many issues to deal with.”

• Stepping down in medicine: Why letting go can be an act of leadership

  October 26 · Jessie Mahoney

  “That’s not a failing; it’s an opportunity for you to evolve, for others to evolve, and for medicine to evolve.”

• Expanding Parkinson’s care: a new universe for patients, caregivers, and clinicians

  October 27 · Ray Dorsey and Brittany Kowski

  “One of the world’s fastest growing diseases is Parkinson’s disease.”

• Passing the medical boards at age 63

  October 28 · Rajeev Khanna

  “You might find a surprise at the end.”

• Why universities must invest their wealth to protect science

  October 29 · Adeel Khan

  “I think for one, the NIH funding situation that we are seeing is likely not going to improve anytime soon.”

• How a dying patient taught a doctor the meaning of care

  October 30 · Augusta Uwah

  “I would say I have always been this person.”

• How to prepare for your death

  October 31 · Joseph Pepe

  “The take-home message is just this: Preparing for death isn’t morbid.”

November 2025

• Why humanity matters in medicine

  November 1 · Kathleen Muldoon

  “I would love to leave this audience with an understanding that we can’t always heal what’s broken.”

• Why women in medicine need to lift each other up

  November 2 · Jessie Mahoney

  “We’re always waiting for a system to accept us, yet we can begin by supporting and accepting people above us and below us, pulling out that judgment, and instead creating more of that community, family spirit in medicine.”

• How misinformation endangers our progress against preventable diseases

  November 3 · Drew Remignanti

  “I think the best thing we can do for ourselves, health-wise, is to choose a primary care physician who we can put our trust in.”

• Helping children overcome anxiety

  November 4 · Mona Potter

  “It is very reasonable, especially with a first trial of medication, to expect that this is not a long-term sentence, and we should try a taper.”

• Understanding post-vaccination syndrome in real-world medicine

  November 5 · Harry Oken

  “The take-home message, I think, is that now, based on what we know, we should question who gets the COVID-19 vaccine, particularly an mRNA vaccine.”

• Why physicians must not suffer in silence

  November 6 · Scott Abramson

  “One of our people on our committee was a woman named Jackie Magnolia-Ska.”

• Reimagining medical education for the 21st century

  November 7 · Robert C. Smith

  “Don’t forget the MD; it’s too common a name otherwise.”

• Escaping the trap of false urgency

  November 8 · Yekaterina Angelova

  “We have to prioritize rest at all costs to maintain our compassion, our focus, and our health.”

• Rebuilding the backbone of health care

  November 9 · Grace Yu

  “That is a very important piece, to feel like we’re working together towards the same goal, not competing.”

• Redefining health care through agency and partnership

  November 10 · Alan P. Feren and Joyce Griggs

  “Doctors really want to do what’s best for their patients.” (Alan P. Feren)

• Fixing the system that fails psychiatric patients

  November 11 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “We can replace this tension with a different tension.”

• Why physicians must lead the vetting of medical AI

  November 12 · Saurabh Gupta

  “Number two: Be at the forefront, not behind.”

• A question about maternal health and the rise in autism

  November 13 · Irene Tanzman

  “Listen to us early, not just when things go wrong.”

• Why clinicians must lead the health care tech revolution

  November 14 · Kimberly Smith

  “My advice to clinicians is to step up, have your voice heard, identify those problems that we need to fix, identify those gaps that are affecting our patient outcomes, and have your voice.”

• An attorney’s guide to your first physician contract

  November 15 · Dennis Hursh

  “So don’t feel like you need to jump on the offer and don’t feel that they’re doing you a favor by offering you this position.”

• Medicine’s silence on RFK Jr.

  November 16 · Rakesh A. Shah

  “Number one, like I said, we have to be vocal.”

• Is owning a medical practice worth the ultimate financial risk?

  November 17 · Paul Morton

  “I think you can make a decision to start your own practice, but have some individuals to bounce some ideas off of.”

• A financial vision to define your retirement

  November 18 · Alisa Olsen and Michael Lynch

  “Also, I would say sometimes people feel like they’re overwhelmed.” (Alisa Olsen)

• How culturally compassionate care builds trust and saves lives

  November 19 · Nishat Uddin

  “Representation and cultural understanding can truly save lives.”

• Why mocking food allergies in movies is a life-threatening problem

  November 20 · Lianne Mandelbaum

  “Try to be kind to people who have food allergies.”

• How to fight for your loved one during a medical crisis

  November 21 · Chrissie Ott

  “Do not give up without searching for them and identify when they are needed.”

• Why bad math (not ideology) is killing DPC clinics

  November 22 · Dana Y. Lujan

  “I think what I would like to leave with is think like a CEO and not as a business owner.”

• Understanding the hidden weight bias that harms patient care

  November 23 · June Pomeroy

  “If we can address the weight bias from all angles, then there will be an improvement in obesity care and improving the physician’s well-being.”

• Transforming patient fear into understanding through clear communication

  November 24 · Tiffany Troso-Sandoval and Mary Remón

  “I used to also say, "Does that make sense?" I stopped saying that because the onus for making sense is on the speaker, not the listener.” (Mary Remón)

• Rediscovering the sacred power of the patient story

  November 25 · Janet A. Jokela

  “One, I think the future of internal medicine is in good hands just based on what we’re seeing with our students.”

• Why being your own financial planner is costing you millions

  November 26 · Michelle Neiswender

  “Whether it is a long-term or a one-project thing, you should go out to and seek a fee-only certified financial planner to run your ideas by.”

• A pediatrician explains the real danger of food perfectionism

  November 27 · Wendy Schofer

  “So I think that really slowing down is the most important thing that we can look at, in particular as parents and physicians.”

• How medical gaslighting almost cost a neurologist her life

  November 28 · Carolyn Larkin Taylor

  “My take-home message is that everybody needs to advocate for themselves.”

• Why modern dentists must train like pilots

  November 29 · Lincoln Harris

  “I think that the number one message I would like to leave people with is that experience and repetitions in an evidence-based world still matter a great deal.”

• Understanding the deadly gaps in pediatric dental safety

  November 30 · Irim Salik

  “I would like to reiterate that you should be an informed consumer.”

December 2025

• Why your midlife choices will define your future health

  December 1 · Michael Pessman

  “You can add years to your life by just making simple weekly changes to exercise, diet, and social connections.”

• Why the doctor-patient relationship is nearly dead

  December 2 · William Lynes

  “I think we leave with a little hope.”

• A psychiatrist explains the new frontier of prescribed software treatments

  December 3 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “We have to be prepared when our patients propose those treatments for us.”

• How to prevent child sexual abuse

  December 4 · Bronwen Carroll

  “Sexual assault is the most common serious threat to kids, but by speaking to your kids about it in advance, it is largely preventable.”

• A lawyer’s essential checklist for physician side hustles

  December 5 · Anu Murthy

  “Make sure that you are complying with all the requirements of disclosure and getting advanced permission.”

• Cancer care’s financial toxicity

  December 6 · Yousuf Zafar

  “For me, my medical career started in a place of thinking about how I can help a patient one-on-one with their cancer.”

• A leader’s journey through profound grief and loss

  December 7 · Dana Y. Lujan

  “You don’t grow where you are comfortable.”

• Understanding the cracked pot theory of a medical legacy

  December 8 · Arthur Lazarus

  “That could be either listening to music or doing some other thing that comes naturally to people, like artwork.”

• Daily chemical exposure timing and your fertility

  December 9 · Oluyemisi Famuyiwa

  “If you can’t avoid it, maybe consider when you are exposed to certain things.”

• How algorithmic bias created a mental health crisis

  December 10 · Ronke Lawal

  “You can demand to see results broken down by racial groups, by ethnic groups.”

• Alzheimer’s link with insulin resistance

  December 11 · Muhamad Aly Rifai

  “The message I think is clear and it is urgent.”

• New data reveals the massive pay gap for women ER doctors

  December 12 · Jake Horowitz and Resa E. Lewiss

  “As a non-physician, when I saw this data, I was outraged.” (Jake Horowitz)

• How genetic testing redefines motherhood

  December 13 · Rebecca Thompson

  “We can always be becoming something more and maybe even find a bigger purpose outside of ourselves about what these stories can offer others, especially when we use them to build community.”

• How should kratom be regulated?

  December 14 · Heidi Sykora

  “7-OH is not kratom. 7-OH is a semisynthetic drug.”

• Sibling advice for surviving the medical school marathon

  December 15 · Chuka Onuh and Ogechukwu Onuh

  “Trust your process to discern and take what you can and try different nuggets.” (Ogechukwu Onuh)

• Preventing physician burnout before it begins in med school

  December 16 · William Lynes

  “I think that we should be willing to commit a large chunk of financial resources and time to preventing that.”

• Why your migraine might be causing your tinnitus

  December 17 · Brian F. Worden

  “Know that effective tinnitus treatment does exist and that it is becoming more accessible as treatments are being migrated into the virtual space.”

• Why learning specialists are central to medical education

  December 18 · Adrian Reynolds

  “It may have more to do with how they are approaching the material, how they self-regulate, how they manage their time, how they set goals, and so on.”

• A pediatrician’s reckoning with applied behavior analysis

  December 19 · Ronald L. Lindsay

  “Take-home message: Basically, use your common sense.”

• Understanding the unseen role of back-to-school diagnostics

  December 20 · Kevin King

  “I think one of the key take-home messages that I would say is that it is possible to minimize the spread of respiratory illnesses during the back-to-school season.”

• Leadership buy-in is the key to preventing burnout

  December 21 · Kim Downey and Shari Morin-Degel

  “I think the take-home message is that while we are still sorting out big system things, like pay structures and systems, we still have to survive in the meantime.” (Shari Morin-Degel)

• Why high-quality embryos sometimes fail to implant

  December 22 · Erica Bove

  “What I would tell you, dear listener, is that you are never alone.”

• Catching type 1 diabetes before it becomes life-threatening

  December 23 · Shara Bialo

  “My message is simple: Really just consider making type 1 screening a normal part of preventative care.”

• Saving limbs from the silent threat of peripheral artery disease

  December 24 · Xzabia Caliste

  “You are an advocate for yourself, so you can request a circulation check this month by your physician.”

• A doctor’s humbling journey through prostate cancer recovery

  December 25 · Francisco M. Torres

  “You should continue with that program even after the surgery.”

• How political polarization causes real psychological trauma

  December 26 · Farid Sabet-Sharghi

  “Always be aware of your own self-care because there is a big price that we pay as physicians in this field because we are privileged to have the front-row seat into human struggle.”

• How doctors can reclaim control in a corporate system

  December 27 · Christie Mulholland

  “We might forget, but we do have agency already.”

• Treating your bone density like a retirement account

  December 28 · Yoshihiro Katsuura and Cyrus Nasr and Mark Polemidiotis

  “As somebody studying both neuroscience and economics, I think about how the skeleton from a neuroscience side is living, adaptive, and plastic just like the brain.” (Cyrus Nasr)

• Tangible support saves health care workers from systemic collapse

  December 29 · Kim Downey and Jodie Green

  “I think the take-home message is: Help us out there.” (Jodie Green)

• Early detection fails when screening guidelines ignore young women

  December 30 · Sara Rands

  “I had to find the cancer myself, and I just realized that my case wasn’t all that uncommon.”

• Artificial intelligence ends the dangerous cycle of delayed patient care

  December 31 · Kevin J. Campbell

  “Firstly, I would just like to say thank you for having me and keeping your mind open to this new technology.”

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