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Psychiatrist Sarah Hollander, clinical psychologist Kelly D. Holder, and physician advocate and physical therapist Kim Downey discuss their article “Joy in medicine: a new culture.” Sarah, Kelly, and Kim explore how the …
Teaching joy transforms the future of medical practice [PODCAST]
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Board-certified pediatrician, certified coach, and mindfulness and yoga teacher Jessie Mahoney discusses her article “Pediatrician vs. grandmother: Choosing love over medical advice.” Jessie explores the internal conflict she faced between her medical …
Doctors often struggle to separate professional advice from family love [PODCAST]
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Internal medicine physician Shirisha Kamidi discusses her article “Small habits, big impact on health.” Shirisha explains why prevention is often more powerful than treatment when addressing conditions like diabetes and hypertension. She …
Simple choices prevent chronic disease [PODCAST]
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Leading advocate for airline safety measures to protect food-allergic passengers Lianne Mandelbaum discusses her article “When TV shows use food allergy as murder.” Lianne examines the dangerous trend in popular media where …
Weaponizing food allergies in entertainment endangers lives [PODCAST]
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Certified coach and medical educator Kathleen Muldoon discusses her article “AI moderation of online health communities.” Kathleen shares the harrowing personal story of having her social media account disabled when an algorithm …
AI censorship threatens the lifeline of caregiver support [PODCAST]
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Primary care physician Jerina Gani discusses their article “The hidden rewards of a primary care career.” Jerina challenges the common narrative that general practice is merely a stepping stone filled with paperwork …
Primary care offers unexpected financial and emotional wealth [PODCAST]
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Practicing oncologist, adjunct professor at Duke University, and chief medical officer at AccessHope Yousuf Zafar discusses his article “Remote second opinions for equitable cancer care.” Yousuf explains how a patient’s zip code …
Remote second opinions bridge the gap in rural cancer survival [PODCAST]
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Physical therapists Ziya Altug and Shirish Sachdeva discuss their article “Why your clinic waiting room may affect patient outcomes.” Ziya and Shirish explore how the ambiance of a medical office significantly impacts …
Smart design choices improve patient care outcomes [PODCAST]
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Triple board-certified physician in adult and geriatric psychiatry and addiction medicine, and the founder of The Aging Parent Coach Barbara Sparacino discusses her article “Why caring for a parent is hard for …
Medical expertise does not prevent caregiving grief [PODCAST]
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Nationally recognized psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article “How deprescribing in psychiatry offers a path to safer care.” Muhamad explores the growing movement to reduce unnecessary …
Stopping medication requires as much skill as starting it [PODCAST]
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Palliative care physician and certified physician development coach Christie Mulholland discusses her article “5 things health care must stop doing to improve physician well-being.” Christie challenges the pervasive narrative that younger physicians …
Blaming younger doctors for setting boundaries ignores the broken system [PODCAST]
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Physician, former health care executive, certified coach, speaker, and organizational consultant Laura Suttin discusses her article “Why the 4 a.m. wake-up call isn’t for everyone.” Laura shares her personal struggle with the …
Waking up at 4 a.m. is not required for success [PODCAST]
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Nationally recognized psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article “Physician legal rights: What to do when agents knock.” Muhamad shares a terrifying but essential guide for any …
Invoking your rights is the only way to survive a federal investigation [PODCAST]
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Fertility specialist and founder of Montgomery Fertility Center Oluyemisi (Yemi) Famuyiwa discusses her article “Infertility public health: the WHO’s new global guideline.” Oluyemisi examines the historic release of global guidelines that reframe …
World Health Organization reframes fertility care as a fundamental right [PODCAST]
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Internal medicine physician Earl Stewart, Jr. discusses his article “Pancreatic cancer racial disparities.” Earl examines the devastating pattern of pancreatic cancer claiming Black cultural icons like John Lewis and Aretha Franklin while …
Racial disparities in pancreatic cancer screening cost Black lives [PODCAST]
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Health care attorney Dennis Hursh discusses his article “wRVU threshold risks in physician contracts.” Dennis explains the critical distinction between a guaranteed salary and a draw against future earnings where failure to …
Hidden financial dangers of wRVU thresholds in medical employment agreements [PODCAST]
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Internal medicine and functional medicine physician Shiv K. Goel discusses his article “Mind-body connection in chronic disease: Why traditional medicine falls short.” Shiv explores the limitations of conventional medical models that focus …
Healing chronic illness requires treating the mind alongside the body [PODCAST]
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Saravanan Kasthuri, medical director at Northwest Endovascular Surgery, and Jason McKitrick, executive director at the Office Based Facility Association, discuss their article “Medicare payment is failing rural health.” Saravanan and Jason analyze …
Medicare cuts are destroying independent rural medical practices [PODCAST]
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Family physician Tod Stillson discusses his article “Why AI in medicine elevates humanity instead of replacing it.” Tod explains how his career evolution revealed that artificial intelligence is not a threat to …
Artificial intelligence demands that doctors become architects of digital health [PODCAST]
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Surgeon and health tech strategist Sarah Matt discusses her article “Why fee-for-service reform is needed.” Sarah analyzes the friction between efficient digital health tools and an outdated payment system that rewards activity …
Overcoming the economic barriers of fee-for-service medicine [PODCAST]
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