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Decoding the brain ’ s decision-making: insights for medical professions and strategies for success
The interplay between the brain’s fast and deliberative decision-making systems is complex yet fascinating, shedding light on the cognitive underpinnings of different medical professions, such as emergency room (ER) doctors and radiologists. Let’s illustrate this with an example. Consider an ER doctor faced with a patient exhibiting symptoms of a heart attack—chest pain, shortness of Read more… Decoding the brain’s decision-making: insights for medical professions and strategies for success originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Emergency Medicine Radiology Source Type: blogs

Unmasking the truth: the shocking reality of the opioid epidemic and who ’ s really to blame
An excerpt from Burden of Pain: A Physician’s Journey through the Opioid Epidemic. Glide your hand over a piece of velvet and you notice the smoothness. You feel its aggregated smoothness, not the individualized roughness of each fiber. Each fleeting fiber, a prick of truth, is nullified, synthesized, and then magnified into the silky fluency Read more… Unmasking the truth: the shocking reality of the opioid epidemic and who’s really to blame originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Pain Management Source Type: blogs

Discover your true north: Navigating life ’ s confusions and embracing your path to success
At age 18, my buddy David and I scaled the outside stucco of a hotel in Cancun, Mexico, and soon found ourselves ten stories up, lying on our backs on the hotel roof, looking at the night sky. It was a terribly stupid idea—one of many we had back in those days. But once we Read more… Discover your true north: Navigating life’s confusions and embracing your path to success originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs

A revolution in patient empowerment: Working together to save our medical system [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Ann M. Hester, board-certified internal medicine physician, in a thought-provoking podcast episode. Explore the challenges of the health care system, including the shortage of doctors and the nursing crisis. Ann shares valuable insights on the importance of patient empowerment and the need for Read more… A revolution in patient empowerment: Working together to save our medical system [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Primary Care Source Type: blogs

Revealing America ’ s expansion: the dark truth of Native American suffering and unjustified abuses
It is nearly universally agreed that the United States of America is a “great nation” with the world’s strongest economy, an expansive international presence, and being physically one of the largest countries in the world. The groundwork for this expansion, both in size and economically, was grounded in our concept of “manifest destiny” – the Read more… Revealing America’s expansion: the dark truth of Native American suffering and unjustified abuses originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

Unlock financial freedom: The physician ’ s guide to lucrative multifamily syndications and wealth accumulation
In the realm of real estate investing, multifamily syndication has garnered significant attention as a lucrative and rewarding investment strategy, particularly among physicians and other high-income earners. Primarily, its appeal lies in its ability to offer attractive returns while simultaneously generating passive income and long-term wealth-building opportunities. Given the unique characteristics and benefits of multifamily Read more… Unlock financial freedom: The physician’s guide to lucrative multifamily syndications and wealth accumulation originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Finance Practice Management Source Type: blogs

From Moscow Mule to the opioid crisis: Unveiling the tragic legacy and urgent solutions
The Moscow mule, a mix of ginger beer, an ounce of vodka, and a squeeze of lemon, has become one of the favorites among cocktail aficionados across the United States. It delivers on all that it promises, namely, an easy-to-make tasty drink, except it has nothing to do with the Russian capital whose name it Read more… From Moscow Mule to the opioid crisis: Unveiling the tragic legacy and urgent solutions originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Meds Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

From journalism to medicine: Unveiling the untold stories of patients ’ medical conditions
Doctors come from different backgrounds, and we all start medical school with various life experiences. Few people know that I actually started off life as a journalism major. I wanted to write about other people and their life stories. I wanted to travel and photograph what the world had to offer. Then, having lost my Read more… From journalism to medicine: Unveiling the untold stories of patients’ medical conditions originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Emergency Medicine Source Type: blogs

Unlocking resilience: a powerful journey from trauma to transformation [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join us for an inspiring podcast episode as we delve into the world of trauma, resilience, and personal transformation. Our guest, Rebecca Fogg, consultant and author of Beautiful Trauma: An Explosion, an Obsession, and a New Lease on Life, shares her powerful journey of Read more… Unlocking resilience: a powerful journey from trauma to transformation [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Overcoming the lies of depression: Senator John Fetterman ’ s struggle with mental health
In February, just a few months after being elected to the United States Senate, Pennsylvania politician John Fetterman entered into a treatment program for depression. In an interview with CBS News show Sunday Morning last month, he recounted suffering a stroke in May 2022, then fighting through a grueling Senate race that severely impacted his Read more… Overcoming the lies of depression: Senator John Fetterman’s struggle with mental health originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Master the ABIM Certification exam with effective strategies: insider tips for success
The ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) Certification exam is not always about the assessment of your knowledge but also about knowing the right strategies, which are keys to success. I passed the ABIM Board Certification Exam without any review course. I had to sign up to work as an attending physician on July 1st Read more… Master the ABIM Certification exam with effective strategies: insider tips for success originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Education Residency Source Type: blogs

A mentor ’ s legacy in medicine, leadership, and embracing evidence-based care
As a graduate of Temple University’s medical school and psychiatric residency program, and as a current faculty member, I had the good fortune of studying under highly respected physicians who served not only as chairpersons, but also as presidents, CEOs, and chief medical officers. Anthony (Tony) F. Panzetta, MD, was one of them. Panzetta passed Read more… A mentor’s legacy in medicine, leadership, and embracing evidence-based care originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Breaking free from restrictive covenants to combat burnout
Hospitals have the duty to ensure that their physicians are professionally content, both physically and mentally to provide the highest quality of care. But they also have a responsibility to prevent physicians from leaving work for competing institutions. The paradox between the use of restrictive covenants in physicians’ contracts and hospitals’ concerns about physician wellness Read more… Breaking free from restrictive covenants to combat burnout originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

Fixing the system and prioritizing patient care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join us for a thought-provoking episode as we sit down with Cindy Rubin, a pediatrician and breastfeeding medicine specialist. Cindy opens up about the challenges faced by physicians in the current health care system, particularly the constraints of 15-minute appointments and the impact on Read more… Fixing the system and prioritizing patient care [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Pediatrics Primary Care Source Type: blogs

From medical student to intern: Discovering a deeper connection with patients
As a medical student with a limited knowledge base and limited exposure to taking care of a high volume of patients, my idea of being the physician I hoped to be involved in spending time at the bedside and really getting to know my patients as people and hearing their stories. As I was learning Read more… From medical student to intern: Discovering a deeper connection with patients originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs