KevinMD

JUNE 13, 2025

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Endocrinologist Michael Morkos discusses his article “Mastering the art of efficient patient encounters: tips for physicians.” Michael shares practical strategies for optimizing the patient encounter to enhance both efficiency and patient satisfaction. He delves into effective documentation techniques, emphasizing the importance Read more… Improving patient encounters: time-saving strategies for physicia

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NPR Health

JUNE 13, 2025

A document circulated to members of Congress misinterprets studies and cites debunked research, scientists say. It could influence congressional perceptions of vaccine safety.

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KevinMD

JUNE 13, 2025

When I conduct therapy for doctors after residency, I am supporting new attending physicians as they navigate one of the most intense and disorienting transitions of their careers. These early attendings often arrive feeling untethered. They’re rediscovering who they are, working through long-ignored anxiety, stepping into their authority, and trying to build lives that don’t Read more… 4 traits every new attending physician needs to thrive originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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NPR Health

JUNE 13, 2025

It plays a big role in deciding which vaccines kids and adults get routinely, what's covered by insurance and which shots are made available free to low-income kids.

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KevinMD

JUNE 13, 2025

Dreaming of medicine Everyone has an origin story. Mine doesn’t include any radioactive spiders or vats of glowing fluid, but I did get a few extra volts of electricity being defibrillated back to life at seventeen, and that’s close enough to a tragic backstory for me. It was a short-lived event, but long enough to Read more… How art and science fueled one woman’s path to medicine originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Family Medicine Austin

JUNE 13, 2025

Maintaining a healthy gastrointestinal (GI) system is essential for overall well-being. The digestive tract plays a crucial role in breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste. When the GI system isn’t functioning optimally, it can lead to discomfort and affect quality of life. Traditionally, gastrointestinal issues have been managed with medications and dietary modifications. […] The post Integrative Approaches to Managing Gastrointestinal Health: Combining Tradit

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KevinMD

JUNE 13, 2025

“We are sorry, you did not match to any position.” That sentence alone is enough to crush someone who has spent over a decade chasing the dream of becoming a physician. But what came next was a blur of rushed decisions, emotional exhaustion, and the pressure to uproot my life—without knowing if the choice was Read more… 2 hours to decide my future: How the SOAP residency match traps future doctors originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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KevinMD

JUNE 13, 2025

In memory of Brian Wilson (1942–2025). In a world increasingly marked by fracture and fear, it is hard not to return to the quiet, aching clarity of Brian Wilson’s song Love and mercy. Originally released in 1988, the song was not a protest anthem or a sweeping political critique. Instead, it was a simple, open-hearted Read more… In a fractured world, Brian Wilson’s message still heals originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

An expert panel unveiled a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia patient care. An expert panel has created a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid healthcare professionals in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia care for patients. The team published the finalized Cannabis Use and Behaviors Assessment Tool (CUBAT) online in the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing.

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Physician's Practice

JUNE 13, 2025

Identifying the "key log" behind delays and inefficiencies can help medical practices streamline operations, improve patient satisfaction and prevent recurring problems — without adding costs.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Lymphoma treatments have advanced rapidly, yet only a small percentage of adults with cancer many of whom are of racial and ethnic minorities participate in clinical trials. According to a viewpoint published in Blood Advances, despite making up over 40% of the US population, minority populations represent just 15% of trial participants. “Underrepresentation of these groups in clinical trials limits the generalizability of clinical trial results and is detrimental to those populations that do no

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NPR Health

JUNE 13, 2025

Current Biology suggests that humans have unique breathing patterns, almost like nasal "fingerprints." Not only that: These unique breathing patterns seem to say a lot about people's physical and mental health.'/> Take a big inhale through your nose. Now, exhale. Breathing may seem simple, but it's controlled by a complex brain network. Each inhale gives the human brain information about the external world.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

There is robust data regarding the importance of patient connection and engagement in the hospital and clinic setting. Many of us are taught in medical school and residency the importance of patient communication on improving patient satisfaction scores, quality metrics, and professional fulfillment. However, a less examined aspect is patient and community engagement outside traditional healthcare settings.

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NPR Health

JUNE 13, 2025

In the wake of U.S. aid cuts, Pastor Billy is reminded of his twin sister's death from AIDS. He doesn't want 9-year-old Diana, who's HIV-positive, to meet the same fate.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

According to a team of researchers from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Cleveland Clinic, effective communication of clinical trial information is critical for patient understanding and participation, particularly among individuals with gynecologic cancers who increasingly rely on online resources for health-related decisions.

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Center for Family Medicine

JUNE 13, 2025

Staying Healthy After 50 As men age, the risk of developing certain health conditions increases, often due to a combination of genetic factors, lifestyle choices, and the natural aging process. While some of these changes are inevitable, many can be managed effectively with early intervention and regular medical care. Men are statistically less likely than women to visit a doctor for routine check-ups, which can lead to undiagnosed or untreated health problems.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Study findings suggest that SA-HFIRE causes a dynamic shift in tumor lymphatic and blood microvascular structures, potentially enhancing the adaptive immune response. Sub-ablative high-frequency irreversible electroporation (SA-HFIRE) causes a dynamic shift in breast tumor lymphatic and blood microvascular structures, potentially enhancing the adaptive immune response, according to findings published in Annals of Biomedical Engineering.

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Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids

JUNE 13, 2025

We know how much parents have on their plates these days with school events, summer plans, sports, and simply trying to keep kids healthy and safe. That’s why we wanted to take a moment to talk to you about something important: measles. You may have seen it on the news, there’s been a growing measles outbreak across the country, and now, it’s been confirmed here in Iowa.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Long-standing inflammatory disorders, including COPD and GERD, signal heightened risk for lung cancer among never-smokers, according to research. Among patients who have never smoked—“never-smokers”—those with lung cancer (LC) are more likely to have been diagnosed with an inflammatory disease, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Dr. Leandro Slipczuk discusses his recently published research which examined how exercise volume impacts sex-specific atherosclerotic risk. High‐volume endurance exercise increases risk for coronary artery calcification and plaque burden among males but not females, according to a meta‑analysis published in JACC: Advances. Yet, moderate-volume exercise lowers plaque volumes in both sexes compared with nonathletes, indicating sex-specific relationships between exercise dose and subclinical ather

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs proposed in President Donald Trump’s budget plan would rapidly push more than 300 financially struggling rural hospitals toward a fiscal cliff, according to researchers who track the facilities’ finances. The hospitals would be at a disproportionate risk of closure, service reductions, or ending inpatient care, according to a report authored by experts from the Cecil G.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. A podcast producer and director emeritus of WOUB Public Media zeroed in on our article about restless doctors, sharing his thoughts on X: This must be Trump and Kennedy’s idiotic plan to make American Healthy Again… [link] — Tom Hodson (@thodson) May 29, 2025 — Tom Hodson, Athens, Ohio Oh, Canada Welcomes American Doctors!

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