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Internal medicine physician Augusta Uwah discusses her article, “The dying man who gave me flowers changed how I see care.” She shares the emotional story of a terminally ill patient whose simple …
How a dying patient taught a doctor the meaning of care [PODCAST]
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Hematology-oncology physician Adeel Khan discusses his article, “Universities must tap endowments to sustain biomedical research.” He explains how declining federal support for the National Institutes of Health threatens America’s position as a …
Why universities must invest their wealth to protect science [PODCAST]
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Internal medicine physician Rajeev Khanna discusses his article, “I passed my medical boards at 63. And no, I was not having a midlife crisis.” He shares his journey of studying for the …
Passing the medical boards at age 63 [PODCAST]
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Neurologist Ray Dorsey discusses the article “Expanding the Parkinson’s universe of care for patients, caregivers, clinicians, and communities.” In this episode, Ray reimagines Parkinson’s care through a cosmic analogy, with patients as …
Expanding Parkinson’s care: a new universe for patients, caregivers, and clinicians [PODCAST]
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Physician and coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article “Stepping down in medicine is an evolution.” In this episode, Jessie challenges the cultural belief that stepping down from medical roles is a sign …
Stepping down in medicine: Why letting go can be an act of leadership [PODCAST]
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Professor and patient advocate Edward G. Rogoff discusses his article “How to choose the right doctor for you.” In this episode, Edward explains why selecting the right physician is one of the …
Choosing the right doctor: How patients can take control of their care [PODCAST]
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Physical therapists Kim Downey, Ziya Altug, and Shirish Sachdeva discuss their article “How physicians can reclaim resilience through better sleep, nutrition, and exercise.” In this episode, Kim, Ziya, and Shirish explain how …
How sleep, nutrition, and exercise restore physician well-being [PODCAST]
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Neurosurgeon Jeffrey Hatef, Jr. discusses his article “Guilty until proven innocent? My experience with a state medical board.” In this episode, Jeffrey shares the shocking story of how his medical license was …
A neurosurgeon’s fight with the state medical board [PODCAST]
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Veteran attorney Dennis Hursh discusses his article “Private practice employment agreements: What happens if private equity swoops in?” In this episode, Dennis explains how private equity acquisitions of medical practices complicate the …
Protecting physicians when private equity buys in [PODCAST]
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Family nurse practitioner Erica Dorn discusses her article “ChatGPT in health care: Risks, benefits, and safer options.” In this episode, Erica explains how clinicians are experimenting with ChatGPT to help with HPI …
ChatGPT in medicine: risks, benefits, and safer documentation strategies [PODCAST]
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Kidney transplant recipient Charlie Cloninger and nephrologist Nauman Shahid discuss their article “How early care saved my life from silent kidney disease.” Charlie shares his personal story of being diagnosed with kidney …
How early intervention and team-based care can change kidney disease outcomes [PODCAST]
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Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article “It’s time to operationalize physician wellness.” Muhamad explains why wellness cannot remain a slogan or a poster …
Why physician wellness must be treated as a core business strategy [PODCAST]
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Licensed counselor and coach Mary Remón discusses her article “A mindset shift for physicians: Retrain your brain to see what’s going well.” Mary explains how physicians are trained to scan constantly for …
How retraining the physician mindset can boost resilience and joy in medicine [PODCAST]
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Amanda Heidemann, family physician and senior clinical content consultant for clinical effectiveness at Wolters Kluwer Health, discusses her article, “Gen Z’s DIY approach to health care.” Amanda explains how digital natives are …
How Gen Z is reshaping health care through DIY approaches and digital tools [PODCAST]
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Infectious disease physician Tyler B. Evans discusses his article “Meeting transgender patients where they are: a health care imperative.” Tyler, an infectious disease specialist and author of Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics: Decoding …
Meeting transgender patients with compassion and equity in health care [PODCAST]
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Surgeon Fateh Entabi discusses his article “A surgeon’s take on God, intelligence, and cosmic responsibility.” Fateh reflects on how the complexity of the human body inspired him to think more broadly about …
A surgeon’s reflections on God, intelligence, and being a good cell in the universe [PODCAST]
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Neurologist Scott Tzorfas discusses his article “The crushing bureaucracy that’s driving independent physicians to extinction.” Scott shares his firsthand experience as a neurologist in private practice for three decades, where endless pre-authorizations, …
Why bureaucracy is threatening the survival of private practice physicians [PODCAST]
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Rheumatologist Ananta Subedi discusses his article “The 4 foundations that sustain physicians through burnout and balance.” Ananta reflects on his journey from medical education in Nepal to building a rheumatology practice in …
How physicians can use faith, family, friendship, and fulfillment to combat burnout [PODCAST]
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Nurse practitioner Elisabeth Evans discusses her article “The critical role of nurse practitioners in colorectal cancer screening.” Elisabeth shares why colorectal cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the U.S. yet remains under-screened, …
Innovations and barriers in colorectal cancer screening strategies [PODCAST]
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Internal medicine physician Sally Daganzo discusses her article “How functional medicine fills the gaps left by conventional care.” Sally explains how a systems-based, evidence-informed approach can uncover root causes of complex conditions …
How functional medicine helps where conventional care falls short [PODCAST]
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