Anesthesiologist Colleen Naglee discusses her article, "." Colleen reflects on the rise of tipping culture in everyday services and questions why health care workers—who risk violence, burnout, and underpayment—are left out of these gestures of...
Family nurse practitioner Bettina Reed discusses her article, "." Drawing from four decades of experience across hospitals, private practices, FQHCs, hospice, and corporate medicine, Bettina shares a powerful account of how the health care system has...
Psychiatrist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article, "." Muhamad explores how the integration of genetic research, biomarkers, electrophysiology, and artificial intelligence is transforming psychiatry into a more precise and preventative field. He...
Physician executive Tim Wetherill discusses his article, "." Tim explores how deeply embedded incentives, inefficiencies, and subjectivity in the current claims adjudication process create opportunities for manipulation and inefficiency. He explains...
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Gastroenterologist Mark Pimentel discusses his article, "." Mark explains how small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is frequently misdiagnosed or overlooked due to its symptom overlap with other GI conditions, particularly irritable bowel...
Physician coach Seema Pattni discusses her article, "." Seema reflects on a painful encounter with an eight-year-old Black patient who wished to be white, illustrating the devastating impact of systemic racism. She outlines the profound racial...
Health care executives Susan L. Montminy and Marlene Icenhower discuss their article, "." Susan and Marlene explore the complex, high-pressure nature of ED environments and the often-overlooked dangers of diagnostic error, which can result in severe...
Pediatric critical care physician Kyle Willsey discusses his article, "." He shares the high-stakes realities of transporting critically ill children, from his experience stabilizing a severely injured toddler during fellowship to his current role in...
Fertility specialist Oluyemisi Famuyiwa discusses her article, "." She explores how endometriosis, an inflammatory condition affecting 10 percent of reproductive-age women, disrupts fertility through pelvic adhesions, ovarian damage, and chronic...
Internist and psychiatrist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article, "." He explores the consequences of inaccurate data in health care, from billing errors and wrongful prosecutions to the broader impact on medical decision-making and patient care....
Psychotherapist and author Margo Lowy discusses her article, "Maternal ambivalence: the side of motherhood no one talks about." She explores the often unspoken emotional complexities of motherhood, where love and frustration coexist. Margo delves into...
Emergency physician W. Frank Peacock discusses his article, "" He explores the critical role of hand hygiene in preventing hospital-acquired infections while exposing a major gap in infection control: unwashed stethoscopes. Frank highlights how...
Family physician Pamela Buchanan discusses her article, "." Pamela shares powerful stories from her career, like adjusting a biracial child's treatment for a scalp infection and saving a Black woman with sickle cell disease from misdiagnosis, to...
Pediatrician Derek W. Moss discusses his article, "." Derek reflects on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which flooded his Hendersonville Pediatrics practice and devastated his North Carolina community, drawing parallels to the Los Angeles fires. He...
Pediatric neurologist Paige Kalika discusses her article, "." Paige compares mastering medicine to learning a language, from grasping basic vocabulary like anatomy to becoming conversational during clinical rotations and fluent in residency. She...
Urologist David Canes discusses his article, "." He shares insights from using AI scribes in over 3,000 clinical encounters, noting how they save time, reduce burnout, and enhance patient interactions. David also highlights challenges like technical...
Developmental pediatrician Fiorella Castillo discusses her article, "." Fiorella shares her firsthand experiences supporting immigrant families as they navigate developmental disabilities like autism and ADHD in a climate filled with fear of...
Gastroenterologist Steven Pearce, health care consultant Bruce A. Berger, and physician advocate Kim Downey discuss their article, "." They explore the transformative power of motivational interviewing (MI), an evidence-based, patient-centered...
Health care executive Susannah Eastwick discusses her article, "." Susannah explores the evolving health care landscape in 2025, where physicians face growing corporate control and reduced autonomy. She identifies five critical skills for physicians...
Physician Stacey Funt discusses her article, "." Stacey explores how travel serves as a potent remedy for physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. She highlights how wellness adventure travel integrates lifestyle medicine principles—movement,...
Janet A. Jokela, an infectious disease physician, discusses her article, "." She explores the unprecedented challenges facing medical students, including a U.S. measles outbreak, censorship at the CDC, disrupted research grants, and threats to...
Osteopathic physician Amelia L. Bueche discusses her article, "." In this episode, Amelia delves into the skin's role as the body's largest organ and its rich network of nociceptors, which alert us to pain as a signal of both external threats and...
Psychiatrist Devina Maya Wadhwa discusses her article, "." In this episode, Devina shares her experiences as a physician working in acute care settings, where she encounters racial, verbal, and physical abuse while treating vulnerable patients. She...