Episodes

Aug. 24, 2025

Beyond the surgery: the human side of transplant care

Physician and public health advocate Judith Eguzoikpe discusses her article, "." She pulls back the curtain on the kidney transplant process, revealing that the true journey for patients with end-stage kidney disease is not just a single surgery but...

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Aug. 23, 2025

Civil discourse as a survival skill in health care

Critical care physician Jess Bunin, co-founder of All Levels Leadership, discusses the article, "." They challenge a core tenet of medical culture: the pressure to project certainty and always have the right answer. Jess argues that this fixation on...

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Aug. 22, 2025

A new telehealth model for adolescent obesity

Pediatrician and certified life and weight coach Karla Lester discusses her article, "." She shares her frustration with traditional in-person obesity programs that see high attrition and offer few effective treatments beyond surgery. Karla explains...

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Aug. 21, 2025

A new approach to South Asian heart health

Cardiologist Monzur Morshed discusses the article, "." Drawing from his direct experience treating the Bangladeshi-American community in New York City, Monzur explains why people from South Asia are disproportionately at risk for developing heart...

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Aug. 20, 2025

A systemic plan for health worker well-being

Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation co-founder Corey Feist and physician advocate Kim Downey discuss their article, " Health workers deserve care too: How to protect their mental health ." They highlight the ongoing mental heal...

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Aug. 19, 2025

An addiction physician's warning about America's next public health c…

Addiction medicine physician Safina Adatia discusses her article, "Why gambling addiction is America's next health crisis." She warns that following the Supreme Court's 2018 ruling to overturn sports gambling bans, the U.S. i...

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Aug. 18, 2025

How IMGs can find purpose in clinical research

Clinical research physician Khutaija Noor discusses her article, "." She addresses the intense pressure and profound disappointment International Medical Graduates (IMGs) face when they go unmatched for a residency spot in the U.S. Drawing from her...

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Aug. 17, 2025

AI isn't hallucinating, it's fabricating—and that's a problem

Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article, "." He argues that labeling AI errors as "hallucinations" is a dangerous euphemism that trivializes real psychiatric conditions and downplays the...

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Aug. 16, 2025

Putting food allergy safety on the menu

Leading food allergy advocate Lianne Mandelbaum discusses her article, "." She explains how for millions of people living with food allergies, dining out is often an exercise in survival rather than a joy, filled with anxiety about cross-contact and...

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Aug. 15, 2025

Stop medicalizing burnout and start healing the culture

Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article, "." She argues that the health care industry's current approach to physician burnout is failing because it treats a predictable cultural problem like a personal...

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Aug. 14, 2025

How motherhood made me a better scientist

Physician coach and medical school professor Kathleen Muldoon discusses her article, "." She explores what it means to be a "mother scholar" in academic and medical cultures that reward detachment and often view caregiving as a distraction. Drawing...

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Aug. 13, 2025

Why our fear of AI is really a fear of ourselves

Physician executive Bhargav Raman discusses his article, "." He argues that the common doomsday predictions about artificial intelligence are a projection of our own human flaws and a misunderstanding of progress. Bhargav asserts that humanity has...

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Aug. 12, 2025

How to safely undergo IVF with von Willebrand disease

Renowned fertility specialist Oluyemisi (Yemi) Famuyiwa discusses her article, "." She explains that von Willebrand disease (VWD), the most common inherited bleeding disorder, affects up to 1 percent of the population and poses unique challenges for...

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Aug. 11, 2025

How interoperability solves the biggest challenges in health care

Physician executive Steven Lane discusses his article, "." He explains that true interoperability is not just about technology but about aligning people, processes, and IT systems to allow patient information to flow seamlessly across all members of a...

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Aug. 10, 2025

How to lead from the heart in a system that rewards the intellect

Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article, "." Drawing from her experience leading a workshop for women cardiologists, she explores the sacred irony of physicians who are experts in the heart yet rarely tend to their own....

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Aug. 9, 2025

How AI is finally fixing the electronic health record

Physician executive Laura Kohlhagen discusses her article, ." She argues that since electronic health records were originally designed for billing and compliance, they have created disjointed workflows, cognitive fatigue, and clinician burnout....

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Aug. 8, 2025

Why America's medical training pipeline is failing our future

Academic physician executive William Wertheim discusses his article, "." He argues that the U.S. medical system is training professionals who will not meet the needs of the country's rapidly aging population. With the number of Americans over 65...

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Aug. 7, 2025

Is "do no harm" the most misunderstood phrase in medicine?

Psychiatrist Sabooh S. Mubbashar discusses his article, "." He reveals that the principle "First, do no harm," or Primum non nocere, is not part of the original Hippocratic Oath but a later, misattributed addition that has become a dangerously...

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Aug. 6, 2025

Why your digital first impression matters more than ever

Health care marketing strategist Sara Meyer discusses her article, "." She explains why a physician's online presence is often the deciding factor for potential patients and highlights the common gap between high-quality clinical care and an outdated...

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Aug. 5, 2025

Why we need a transparent standard for presidential cognitive health

Nationally recognized psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article, " How President Biden's cognitive health shapes political and legal trust ." While carefully observing ...

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Aug. 4, 2025

Fatty liver disease in young adults

Gastroenterologist Anuj Vikrant Sharma discusses his article, "." He warns of a quiet epidemic of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a serious liver condition now increasingly appearing in people in their 20s and 30s who may not...

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Aug. 3, 2025

How hospitals use salary caps to suppress physician wages

Health law attorney Dennis Hursh discusses his article, "." For nearly 40 years, he has reviewed physician employment agreements and reveals a shocking recent trend: hospitals are increasingly capping physician salaries, often at the 90th or even 75th...

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Aug. 2, 2025

How inspiration shapes the stories of our lives

Adjunct professor of psychiatry Arthur Lazarus discusses his article, "," which presents a moving fictional story excerpted from his book. The narrative centers on Thad, a retired physician and aspiring writer, and his two daughters, one of whom is a...

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Aug. 1, 2025

It's OK to want a different life in medicine

Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article, "." She shares the powerful story of a female neurosurgeon who, on the verge of leaving medicine for interior design, instead chose to completely redesign her career. Jessie...

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