Episodes

Nov. 15, 2025

An attorney's guide to your first physician contract

Health attorney Dennis Hursh discusses his article "." Dennis shares his amazement after 30 years in health law at the timidity of new attending physicians during contract negotiations. He explains why the "seller's market" created by a massive...

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Nov. 14, 2025

Why clinicians must lead the health care tech revolution

Health care executive Kimberly Smith discusses her article "." Kimberly explains why clinicians, who are on the front lines of patient care, are in the unique position to solve health care's most complex challenges. As a registered wound care nurse,...

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Nov. 13, 2025

A question about maternal health and the rise in autism

Patient advocate and author Irene Tanzman discusses her article "." Irene shares her personal journey as a mother to a son with severe autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), exploring the challenging but necessary questions...

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Nov. 12, 2025

Why physicians must lead the vetting of medical AI

Cardiologist Saurabh Gupta discusses his article "." In this episode, Saurabh explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping medicine and why its future depends on physician leadership, not passive adoption. Drawing from his experience in...

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Nov. 11, 2025

Fixing the system that fails psychiatric patients

Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article "." In this episode, Muhamad examines the growing dysfunction within the nation's psychiatric hospital system, where patients in crisis are too often...

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Nov. 10, 2025

Redefining health care through agency and partnership

Patient advocates Alan P. Feren and Joyce Griggs discuss the article "." In this episode, Alan and Joyce explore how collaboration, advocacy, and shared responsibility create stronger, more effective care. Together, they unpack the four pillars of...

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Nov. 9, 2025

Rebuilding the backbone of health care

Family physician Grace Yu discusses her article "." In this episode, Grace reflects on the urgent decline of the primary care workforce and the growing crisis facing family medicine. She shares personal stories from more than two decades of...

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Nov. 8, 2025

Escaping the trap of false urgency

Psychiatrist Yekaterina Angelova discusses her article "" In this episode, Yekaterina explores how modern professionals, including physicians, get caught in a cycle of constant busyness and fabricated emergencies that drain focus, health, and joy. She...

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Nov. 7, 2025

Reimagining medical education for the 21st century

Internal medicine physician Robert C. Smith discusses his article "." In this episode, Robert explores how modern medical education has fallen behind the science it was built on, leaving today's physicians unprepared to address mental health, chronic...

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Nov. 6, 2025

Why physicians must not suffer in silence

Neurologist Scott Abramson discusses his article "." In this YouTube-optimized episode, Scott reflects on the ancient Talmudic teaching that warns how pride and perfectionism can become a physician's downfall. He explores how the culture of grit,...

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Nov. 5, 2025

Understanding post-vaccination syndrome in real-world medicine

Internal medicine physician Harry Oken discusses his article "" In this episode, Harry explores the science, uncertainty, and human stories surrounding post-vaccination syndrome (PVS) linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Drawing on clinical data and...

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Nov. 4, 2025

Helping children overcome anxiety

Physician executive Mona Potter discusses her article "." In this episode, Mona explores how clinical anxiety differs from everyday worry, why it can become paralyzing, and how medication can be a key part of restoring balance in children's lives. She...

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Nov. 3, 2025

How misinformation endangers our progress against preventable diseases

Emergency physician Drew Remignanti discusses his article "." In this conversation, Drew reflects on historical lessons from smallpox, polio, and measles to reveal what life looked like before modern immunization. He explores the dangers of...

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Nov. 2, 2025

Why women in medicine need to lift each other up

Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article, "" She explores how scarcity, competition, and cultural conditioning have discouraged women physicians from advocating for themselves and one another. Jessie shares...

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Nov. 1, 2025

Why humanity matters in medicine

Certified coach and professor Kathleen Muldoon discusses her article, "." She shares how her experience as a mother in the neonatal intensive care unit transformed her understanding of empathy and reshaped how she teaches future clinicians. Kathleen...

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Oct. 31, 2025

How to prepare for your death

Physician executive Joseph Pepe discusses his article, " A doctor's guide to preparing for your death ." He shares practical and compassionate advice on planning for life's inevitable end, from organizing essential documents ...

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Oct. 30, 2025

How a dying patient taught a doctor the meaning of care

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 act of gratitude transforme...

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Oct. 29, 2025

Why universities must invest their wealth to protect science

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 Am...

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Oct. 28, 2025

Passing the medical boards at age 63

Internal medicine physician Rajeev Khanna discusses his article, "." He shares his journey of studying for the ABIM exams decades after medical school, balancing family skepticism, humor, and determination. Rajeev reflects on aging in medicine, the...

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Oct. 27, 2025

Expanding Parkinson's care: a new universe for patients, caregivers, …

Neurologist Ray Dorsey discusses the article "." In this episode, Ray reimagines Parkinson's care through a cosmic analogy, with patients as the sun at the center and caregivers, specialists, technologies, and advocacy networks orbiting around them....

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Oct. 26, 2025

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

Physician and coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "." In this episode, Jessie challenges the cultural belief that stepping down from medical roles is a sign of weakness, reframing it instead as "graduating." She explains how physicians often...

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Oct. 25, 2025

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

Professor and patient advocate Edward G. Rogoff discusses his article "." In this episode, Edward explains why selecting the right physician is one of the most important health decisions a patient can make. He shares practical guidelines such as...

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Oct. 24, 2025

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

Physical therapists Kim Downey, Ziya Altug, and Shirish Sachdeva discuss their article "" In this episode, Kim, Ziya, and Shirish explain how the triad of sleep, balanced nutrition, and physical activity forms the foundation of physician resilience....

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Oct. 23, 2025

A neurosurgeon's fight with the state medical board

Neurosurgeon Jeffrey Hatef, Jr. discusses his article "." In this episode, Jeffrey shares the shocking story of how his medical license was summarily suspended without a hearing and how incomplete records, flawed expert testimony, and questionable...

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