Episodes

March 6, 2026

AI could end the administrative nightmare for doctors

Internal medicine physician Shiv K. Goel discusses his article "." Shiv contrasts the two hours he spent fighting a prior authorization with the promise of Anthropic's new "Claude for Healthcare," an AI system designed to handle claims and verify...

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March 5, 2026

Physician vulnerability and authenticity: How shared stories heal

Professor of clinical psychiatry Michael F. Myers discusses his book Physicians With Lived Experience: How Their Stories Offer Clinical Guidance and the article " Breaking the silence: mental health and racism in medical scho...

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March 4, 2026

Rest is a holy practice: Reclaiming the soul of medicine

Developmental behavioral pediatrician Roxanne Almas discusses her article "." Roxanne shares her deeply personal journey through the "quiet unraveling" of burnout and the profound grief of losing both parents. She describes how she moved away from the...

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March 3, 2026

Ecovillages and organic farming could reverse global warming

Physician and health care reform advocate David K. Cundiff discusses his article "." David challenges the IPCC's failure to model a fully organic global agricultural transition, presenting a scenario where converting 5 billion hectares to biointensive...

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March 2, 2026

"Disruptive" behavior is often a cry for help from depleted doctors

Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "." Jessie argues that the rising number of "disruptive" labels slapped on highly skilled doctors is not a failure of character but a predictable response to a broken health care...

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March 1, 2026

Unpaid on-call shifts are driving doctors into early retirement

Internal medicine physician Corinne Sundar Rao discusses her article "." Corinne argues that the term "call" is a euphemism used to extract free labor from employed physicians who no longer own their practices. She highlights the discrepancy between...

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Feb. 28, 2026

Primary care receives only five cents of every health care dollar

Family physician and health benefits advisor Jonathan Bushman discusses his article "." Jonathan contrasts the grueling decade of training and massive debt required to become a doctor with the thirty-minute process of obtaining a health insurance...

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Feb. 27, 2026

Physician father wrestles with daughter's post-Dobbs future

Family physician Travis Walker discusses his article "." Travis reflects on the glaring double standard facing his daughter compared to his sons in the wake of the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling. He explores the unique medical risks inherent in every...

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Feb. 26, 2026

Orthorexia nervosa turns healthy habits into a harmful obsession

Internal medicine physician Sally Daganzo discusses her article "." Sally explains how the pursuit of a perfect diet can spiral into a debilitating obsession where food rules dictate a patient's entire life. She describes how individuals often adopt...

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Feb. 25, 2026

Navigating the hype and hope of psychedelic medicine

Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article "." Muhamad explores the complex landscape of psychedelic medicine, balancing the growing public interest with the necessity of rigorous FDA oversight...

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Feb. 24, 2026

Community cooperatives offer a solution to the affordable health care…

Physician, author, and health care reform advocate David K. Cundiff discusses his article "." David analyzes the severe funding crisis affecting American families where premiums have skyrocketed and millions lack access to primary care providers. He...

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Feb. 23, 2026

Modern technology must revolutionize the archaic physician job search

Practicing anesthesiologist and the physician co-founder of Marit Health Rob Anderson discusses his article " Why can’t finding a doctor job be like Zillow ." Rob shares his personal journey through divorce and house hunting,...

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Feb. 22, 2026

Uterine aging plays a critical hidden role in IVF outcomes

Fertility specialist Oluyemisi Famuyiwa discusses her article "." Oluyemisi explains that while clinicians often focus on egg quality, the aging of the uterus itself is a frequently overlooked factor in implantation failure. She explores clinical data...

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Feb. 21, 2026

Asking what love would do transforms leadership

Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "." Jessie shares how a personal crisis involving her husband's severe depression forced her to abandon her training in logic and control for a more intuitive approach. She explains...

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Feb. 20, 2026

Bureaucracy now consumes most of your health care spending

Vascular surgeon Paula Muto discusses her article "." Paula argues that the government shutdown over health care funding misses the real issue of administrative bloat consuming 75 percent of spending. She explains how corporate consolidation and...

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Feb. 19, 2026

Locum tenens offers physicians a path to freedom

Pediatrician Trevor Cabrera discusses his article "." Trevor explains how choosing the path of an independent contractor allowed him to pay off massive student debt while exploring the country on his own terms. He challenges the misconception that...

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Feb. 18, 2026

Early screening saves limbs from silent vascular disease

Postdoctoral researcher Wei Zhang discusses the article "." Wei explains how peripheral artery disease acts as a silent burden on the "life-highway" vessels of the body and why amputation rates are tragically rising by nearly 9 percent annually...

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Feb. 17, 2026

Ambiguous billing rules threaten every doctor in practice

Nationally recognized psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article " Why CPT coding ambiguity harms doctors ." Muhamad analyzes the landmark case of United States v. Ron E...

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Feb. 16, 2026

Waiting for the system to change causes burnout

Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "." Jessie explains how medical training conditions doctors to view endurance as a virtue and delay their own basic needs for the sake of the profession. She argues...

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Feb. 15, 2026

Community ownership transforms the broken health care system

Physician, author, and health care reform advocate David K. Cundiff discusses his article "." David outlines a transformative plan to replace the fragmented U.S. insurance system with member-owned, nonprofit cooperatives that integrate medical...

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Feb. 14, 2026

Sabbaticals provide a critical lifeline for sustainable medical caree…

Palliative care physician and certified physician development coach Christie Mulholland discusses her article " Why every physician needs a sabbatical (and how to take one) ." Christie reveals the harsh reality that while sab...

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Feb. 13, 2026

Systemic strain creates the perfect environment for medical gaslighti…

Otolaryngologist Alan P. Feren discusses his article "." Alan explores why encounters that patients experience as dismissive or manipulative often stem from communication breakdowns driven by productivity pressures rather than clinician malice. He...

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Feb. 12, 2026

Tobacco cessation offers untapped revenue for medical practices

Board-certified internist with a long-standing focus on public health, tobacco control, and preventive care Edward Anselm discusses his article " The economic case for investing in tobacco cessation ." Edward reveals that whi...

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Feb. 11, 2026

Business literacy empowers physicians to lead sustainable health syst…

Family physician Kelly Bain discusses her article "." Kelly explains that while doctors are trained to diagnose and treat patients, they are rarely prepared to navigate the complex financial realities of the modern health care industry. She argues...

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