Episodes

Sept. 5, 2025

How Japan and the U.S. can learn from each other to strengthen health…

Neurologist Vikram Madireddy discusses his article "," examining the parallels and contrasts between two of the world's most influential health systems. Vikram explains how Japan's universal Social Health Insurance model emphasizes preventive care,...

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Sept. 4, 2025

Why sleep must become a central pillar in modern health care

Physician executive Carlos Nunez discusses his article "," emphasizing the urgent need to treat sleep as essential to overall wellness alongside diet and exercise. Carlos explains how poor sleep contributes to chronic conditions, highlights the scale...

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Sept. 3, 2025

How value-based care reshapes kidney disease management for better ou…

Nephrologist Timothy Pflederer discusses his article "," highlighting how value-based care (VBC) is reshaping the treatment of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease. Timothy explains how VBC encourages continuity of care through...

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Sept. 2, 2025

Why doctors should rethink investing compared to the average U.S. inv…

Attorney and wealth manager David B. Mandell discusses his article "," highlighting why doctors face unique financial challenges compared to most U.S. investors. David explains the significant income and tax liability differences physicians must...

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Sept. 1, 2025

Exploring the science behind burnout

Physician Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "," making the case that the most effective remedies for physician burnout are systemic changes—reasonable patient loads, thoughtful schedules, supportive leadership, and reduced clerical work—not...

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Aug. 31, 2025

Few people realize this common infection can cause serious complicati…

Public health advocate Kathleen Muldoon discusses her article "," revealing how congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) remains the most common viral cause of disability in the U.S., yet is often ignored in medical training, prenatal counseling, and public...

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Aug. 30, 2025

Federal shakeup of vaccine policy and the battle for public trust

Physician leader Janet Jokela discusses her article "," highlighting the unprecedented removal of expert members from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and its replacement with individuals lacking clinical experience, some holding...

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Aug. 29, 2025

Doctors reclaiming their humanity in a broken system

Physician advocates Alae Kawam, Kim Downey, and Nicole Solomos discuss their article "," sharing firsthand accounts of the cultural rift in modern medicine and the toll of corporate models on patient care and physician well-being. Alae, Kim, and...

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Aug. 28, 2025

Reframing self-care as required maintenance for physicians

Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article, "." She challenges the long-held belief in medical culture that self-sacrifice is noble and that self-care is an indulgence. Jessie argues that caring for oneself...

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Aug. 27, 2025

An ER nurse explains why the system is collapsing

Professional development practitioner and veteran emergency nurse Kristen Cline discusses her article, " America's ER crisis: Why the system is collapsing from within ." Using the TV drama "The Pitt" as a reference point, she...

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Aug. 26, 2025

This isn't burnout, it's moral injury

Family physician Jonathan Bushman discusses his article, "." He shares the story of a young physician who was told to remove her most complex patients from her panel to protect the health system's performance metrics. Jonathan uses this powerful...

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Aug. 25, 2025

How peer support can save physician lives

Anesthesiologist and clinical mental health counselor Maire Daugharty discusses her article, "." Drawing from her personal experience of losing three colleagues to suicide and overdose, Maire makes a powerful case for peer support as a direct antidote...

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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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