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Why physicians pay more in taxes and how to reclaim your income [PODCAST]

Physician and tax specialist Logan Foltz discusses the article "Physician tax strategies: Why your tax bill is so high and how to fix it." Logan explains why the Internal Revenue Code patterns are often unfavorable to physicians, who typically rely…

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Physician and tax specialist Logan Foltz discusses the article “Physician tax strategies: Why your tax bill is so high and how to fix it.” Logan explains why the Internal Revenue Code patterns are often unfavorable to physicians, who typically rely on clinical labor and face high marginal tax rates with …

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Why physicians pay more in taxes and how to reclaim your income [PODCAST]

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Why loving organizations are the secret to ending burnout in medicine [PODCAST]

Physician coach Apurv Gupta discusses the article "What is a loving organization?" Apurv describes his model of a loving organization as a system that designs the clinical environment to make safety and purpose natural rather than forced. He explores the…

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Physician coach Apurv Gupta discusses the article “What is a loving organization?” Apurv describes his model of a loving organization as a system that designs the clinical environment to make safety and purpose natural rather than forced. He explores the bridge between individual cognitive shifts and organizational renewal using the …

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Why loving organizations are the secret to ending burnout in medicine [PODCAST]

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Why weight regain is a predictable biological response after stopping GLP-1s [PODCAST]

Obesity medicine physician Jessica Duncan discusses the article "GLP-1 weight regain: Why stopping medication leads to weight return." Jessica explains that expecting to maintain weight loss after abruptly stopping GLP-1 therapy is unrealistic because it ignores the physiological forces that…

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Obesity medicine physician Jessica Duncan discusses the article “GLP-1 weight regain: Why stopping medication leads to weight return.” Jessica explains that expecting to maintain weight loss after abruptly stopping GLP-1 therapy is unrealistic because it ignores the physiological forces that defend a person’s prior weight. She critiques a marketplace that …

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Why weight regain is a predictable biological response after stopping GLP-1s [PODCAST]

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Why hospital systems fail to notice the human behind the bill [PODCAST]

Patient advocate Eric Goldfarb discusses the article "How a pregnancy test on a male patient revealed health care flaws." Eric shares the absurd and heartbreaking story of finding a pregnancy test charge on his 88 year old father’s final hospital…

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Patient advocate Eric Goldfarb discusses the article “How a pregnancy test on a male patient revealed health care flaws.” Eric shares the absurd and heartbreaking story of finding a pregnancy test charge on his 88 year old father’s final hospital bill. He explains how this error was merely a symptom …

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Why hospital systems fail to notice the human behind the bill [PODCAST]

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True metabolic healing requires more than just prescribing expensive peptides [PODCAST]

Internal medicine and functional medicine physician Shiv K. Goel discusses the article "Why lifestyle matters more than BPC-157 and semaglutide." Shiv explains how the modern longevity boom has trained patients to seek out quick fixes like peptides and weight loss…

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Internal medicine and functional medicine physician Shiv K. Goel discusses the article “Why lifestyle matters more than BPC-157 and semaglutide.” Shiv explains how the modern longevity boom has trained patients to seek out quick fixes like peptides and weight loss injections while ignoring foundational habits. He shares a compelling patient …

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True metabolic healing requires more than just prescribing expensive peptides [PODCAST]

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Reclaiming human dignity as the foundation of medical practice [PODCAST]

Former Treasurer of the American College of Physicians Janet A. Jokela discusses the article "The service of humanity: Recommitting to physicians’ ethical duties." Janet reflects on her visit to the Ronald Reagan Museum where she found profound connections between the…

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Former Treasurer of the American College of Physicians Janet A. Jokela discusses the article “The service of humanity: Recommitting to physicians’ ethical duties.” Janet reflects on her visit to the Ronald Reagan Museum where she found profound connections between the former president’s views on diversity and the medical profession’s ethical …

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Why physicians must lead the design of artificial intelligence in health care [PODCAST]

Family physician, medical device inventor, and health care entrepreneur Tod Stillson discusses the article "AI governance in health care: Why physicians must lead the design." Tod warns that the greatest threat to modern medicine is allowing artificial intelligence to be…

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Family physician, medical device inventor, and health care entrepreneur Tod Stillson discusses the article “AI governance in health care: Why physicians must lead the design.” Tod warns that the greatest threat to modern medicine is allowing artificial intelligence to be designed without physician oversight. He reflects on how hospital consolidation …

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Why physicians must lead the design of artificial intelligence in health care [PODCAST]

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Finding peace by unhooking from ego and achieving a loving presence in medicine [PODCAST]

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 these challenges forced her to disconnect from a…

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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 these challenges forced her to disconnect from a professional identity rooted in ego and achievement. She describes the …

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Finding peace by unhooking from ego and achieving a loving presence in medicine [PODCAST]

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Why physicians must reclaim their right to pause [PODCAST]

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 personal well-being. She shares insights from teaching medical…

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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 personal well-being. She shares insights from teaching medical students who found clarity and emotional release only when forced …

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Why physicians must reclaim their right to pause [PODCAST]

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Why hormonal shifts make traditional dieting ineffective for midlife women [PODCAST]

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 rather than a lack of discipline. As women…

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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 rather than a lack of discipline. As women move through perimenopause and menopause, biological changes alter how the …

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Why hormonal shifts make traditional dieting ineffective for midlife women [PODCAST]

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Proactive monitoring can prevent emergencies by catching heart signals early [PODCAST]

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 tracks problems rather than preventing them. He suggests…

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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 tracks problems rather than preventing them. He suggests that technology should shift toward a proactive approach where data …

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Proactive monitoring can prevent emergencies by catching heart signals early [PODCAST]

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Why measuring muscle mass matters more than tracking your weight [PODCAST]

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 mass index can misclassify up to 34 percent…

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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 mass index can misclassify up to 34 percent of the general population as obese while masking dangerous internal …

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Why measuring muscle mass matters more than tracking your weight [PODCAST]

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Insulin resistance is a survival mechanism, not a broken system [PODCAST]

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 defective biology, but rather a predictable response to…

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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 defective biology, but rather a predictable response to chronically elevated blood sugar. The conversation challenges the traditional medical …

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Insulin resistance is a survival mechanism, not a broken system [PODCAST]

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Criticism stings because doctors care deeply about their work [PODCAST]

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 because they are human and deeply invested in…

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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 because they are human and deeply invested in their patients. The conversation explores the physiological response to negative …

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Criticism stings because doctors care deeply about their work [PODCAST]

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Why early detection matters: Transforming lung cancer care [PODCAST]

This article is sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company. In this special sponsored episode from Eli Lilly and Company, I am joined by Dr. Lee James, senior vice president, oncology medical affairs at Lilly, to discuss the importance of lung…

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This article is sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company.

In this special sponsored episode from Eli Lilly and Company, I am joined by Dr. Lee James, senior vice president, oncology medical affairs at Lilly, to discuss the importance of lung cancer screenings, early diagnosis, and advancements in biomarker testing.

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Why early detection matters: Transforming lung cancer care [PODCAST]

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Politics and fear have replaced science in U.S. pain management [PODCAST]

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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 by sociopolitical factors rather than medical science. He…

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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 by sociopolitical factors rather than medical science. He traces the history from the “business corruption” phase of pill …

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Politics and fear have replaced science in U.S. pain management [PODCAST]

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Shift from universal to optional vaccination risks normalizing preventable disease [PODCAST]

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 recommendation to shared decision making, risk normalizing preventable…

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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 recommendation to shared decision making, risk normalizing preventable illness. He highlights how his medical training now focuses on …

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Shift from universal to optional vaccination risks normalizing preventable disease [PODCAST]

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Emergency nurses struggle to turn off survival mode after the pandemic [PODCAST]

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 override their nervous systems to keep patients alive.…

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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 override their nervous systems to keep patients alive. She describes the concept of “Lowercase PTSD” as the result …

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Emergency nurses struggle to turn off survival mode after the pandemic [PODCAST]

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Autonomous AI agents could strip the soul from medicine [PODCAST]

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 deploy autonomous AI agents for heart disease care…

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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 deploy autonomous AI agents for heart disease care within three years. The conversation highlights the critical difference between …

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Autonomous AI agents could strip the soul from medicine [PODCAST]

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Wellness requires safe spaces outside the medical system [PODCAST]

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 programs provide legitimacy, they are ultimately insufficient for…

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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 programs provide legitimacy, they are ultimately insufficient for deep healing. She explains that true recovery requires stepping away …

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Wellness requires safe spaces outside the medical system [PODCAST]

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