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The Podcast by KevinMD

Kevin Pho, MD

Social media's leading physician voice, Kevin Pho, MD, shares the stories of the many who intersect with our health care system but are rarely heard from. 15 minutes a day. 7 days a week. Welcome to The Podcast by KevinMD.

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Today · 22 min
Patients hide their food allergy, and few doctors speak up
On a Hulu comedy, a man hides his shellfish allergy from a coworker. When the reaction starts, he takes Benadryl. Lianne Mandelbaum is a food allergy advocate, president of the No Nut Traveler, and airline correspondent for Allergic Living. This episode is based on her article "Why a Hulu comedy's food allergy myths are dangerous," published on KevinMD. You will hear why she says every beat of that plot is a myth, starting with the idea that Benadryl treats anaphylaxis and ending with the show's diagnosis of adrenaline poisoning. She cites a global survey of 4,704 people in which 31 percent said they hid a food allergy to avoid getting in trouble or being mocked. Lianne then traces what that silence costs, including a college student who treated himself, told no one, drove to the hospital alone, and died in the parking lot. She also explains what changed in the latest airline rulemaking, and what she is asking clinicians to do about it. This episode is brought to you by ModMed. Welcome to your new AI-Powered Practice from ModMed. We're transforming specialty care by embedding AI Assistants across your entire workflow. Our all-in-one platform of EHR, patient engagement, practice management, and RCM helps reduce repetitive work while keeping you firmly in control. Trained on de-identified data from nearly a billion patient encounters, this isn't just smarter software. It's a new way of working for specialty medicine, more efficient and more connected to the patient experience. Start building your AI-Powered Practice at modmed.com. VISIT SPONSOR → https://www.modmed.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
Yesterday · 23 min
U.S. health care won't be fixed until everyone can see a doctor
Almost 50 years into practice, a cardiologist says American health care is getting worse by the day. Peter R. Kowey specializes in heart rhythm disorders and ran a cardiology division for 25 years. This episode is based on his article "Why a broken health care system keeps getting worse," published on KevinMD. You'll hear how the lack of universal health care puts cost into almost every exam room decision, from tests to prescriptions. He describes administrators setting 15- to 20-minute visits to generate revenue, and why he says physicians ceded that control themselves. You'll also hear why he doubts more medical schools will fix the doctor shortage, and how hard it is for foreign-trained specialists to practice here. His fixes start with basics: cheaper drugs, care for everyone, more use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants for high blood pressure and diabetes, and bipartisan pressure on lawmakers. Hear why he warns even his wealthy neighbors that no one is immune. If this episode helped, follow The Podcast by KevinMD on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and leave a rating. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With more than 100 million impressions a year and nearly 750,000 followers, subscribers and email recipients across my channels, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
Wednesday · 15 min
Joining a private practice? Get the partnership terms in writing first.
Being offered partnership in a medical practice is usually good news, but not always. One physician paid $60,000 to buy in, then signed a contract making her cover all of a $325,000 bonus her two partners had given themselves. That meant $9,000 a month out of her pay, and leaving would keep her liable for a third of the office leases until she was replaced. Health law attorney and Physician Agreements Health Law founder Dennis Hursh discusses his KevinMD article "The partnership offer that cost her $325,000." He estimates he has reviewed four or five dozen partnership agreements and found only two really bad deals. You'll hear what to ask for in your first employment agreement, while you can still negotiate: the practice's finances, the shareholder agreement, the buy-in method, and partnership criteria. He also covers a partner title with no ownership or vote, a clause giving one founder 60 percent of every vote, and which decisions should be unanimous. Stay for the gut check and questions to ask before becoming anyone's business partner. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With more than 100 million impressions a year and nearly 750,000 followers, subscribers and email recipients across my channels, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
Tuesday · 16 min
Self-care isn't self-indulgence, and burnout isn't only a personal problem
Doctors and nurses are trained to take excellent care of other people's health, and often don't look after their own. Close to half the health care workforce has burnout, and it shows in rounded shoulders, lower back problems, and little time to process a patient's death. Internal medicine and critical care physician Narinder Singh Parhar discusses his KevinMD article "The health care workforce crisis we keep ignoring." With nearly four decades in hospital and ICU medicine, he explains why clinicians treat self-care as self-indulgence and what feeds burnout, from training culture to productivity demands. You'll hear what you can do yourself, from exercise that strengthens your back and hips to regular meals and sleep. He makes the case for asking for protected meal time, seeking mental health support, and banding together with colleagues. Health systems have their part too: appropriate staffing, less unnecessary documentation, AI tools that save physician time, and healthy leadership role models. Stay for the whole plan, from what you can change yourself to what your health system has to do. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With more than 100 million impressions a year and nearly 750,000 followers, subscribers and email recipients across my channels, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
Monday · 22 min
Why malpractice lawsuits are rarer but more expensive than ever
Doctors are sued far less often than they were 25 years ago, but the average malpractice payout has never been higher. Robert E. White, Jr., president of The Doctors Company, has spent 58 years in malpractice insurance. This episode is based on his article "Why medical malpractice claims cost more than ever," published on KevinMD. You'll hear why he thinks tort reform and a patient safety push that began in 1999 drove lawsuits down. He explains how nuclear verdicts of $10 million or more raise the average settlement, even though they get settled for less. You'll also learn why insurers now pay on more of the claims that are filed, keeping pressure on premiums. He warns that obstetricians and other high-risk specialists may drop parts of their practice if premiums climb, leaving patients without care. He asks physicians to answer the call when organized medicine pushes for reform. Hear what patients say when asked why they sued, and why more time with them could head off many cases. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With more than 100 million impressions a year and nearly 750,000 followers, subscribers and email recipients across my channels, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
Sunday · 17 min
Active sitting: Why ergonomic chairs and standing desks fail
The office chairs most of us sit in all day have little science behind them, and the popular fixes may not be much better. Turner Osler is a trauma surgeon and epidemiologist. This episode is based on his article "How the benefits of active sitting change desk work," published on KevinMD. You will hear why life table analyses suggest the people who sit the most lose about two years of life, where the 90-90-90 posture came from, and why lumbar support has largely failed. You will hear what goes wrong with kneeling chairs and yoga balls, and why he says standing desks are even worse, citing a 2018 Ontario study of 6,300 people followed for 12 years in which heart disease was doubled in the group that stood. You will also learn how active sitting builds movement into the workday by changing the environment rather than relying on willpower, and what a moving surface could do for people who use a standing desk. Press play for why you do not have to accept the chair you are sitting in. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With more than 100 million impressions a year and nearly 750,000 followers, subscribers and email recipients across my channels, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
Saturday · 17 min
Fired for seeing her own patients: moral injury and life after medicine
A physician was fired by the doctors she had trained, in part because she preferred to see her own patients herself. Moral injury, she argues, does not require 100-hour weeks. Sarah A. Vlach is a physiatrist and sports medicine physician. This episode is based on her article "Moral injury doesn't care how many hours you worked," published on KevinMD. You will hear how her working conditions slowly deteriorated, including nine months without a medical assistant, and why her first response was to knuckle down and work harder. She describes how financial incentives like RVUs now shape decisions in both corporate and private practice, and why she sees a two-track system forming as more clinicians move to cash-based care. She offers advice for new physicians starting out with large loans, and she explains how the Physician Support Line and writing about the experience helped her. Press play to hear what she wishes she had done sooner, and why she has found there is life after being a physician. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With more than 100 million impressions a year and nearly 750,000 followers, subscribers and email recipients across my channels, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 23 · 24 min
Disability claim denied? Your chart notes may be why.
The words you put in a patient's chart can be used to deny their disability claim. A note that says "stable" or "improved" can mean one thing to you and another to the insurer. Jennifer Hess, an ERISA disability attorney and Riemer Hess partner, represents physicians and other professionals in long-term disability claims. This episode is based on her article "Why your patient's disability claim was denied," published on KevinMD. You'll hear why a fixed return-to-work date on a disability form can get benefits cut off, and what to write instead. You'll also learn how to add context to notes about improvement, pain, or depression, and why a short narrative letter can go a long way. Jennifer explains why you can ask insurers to put their questions in writing instead of answering on a surprise call. She also makes the case for checking your own disability policy, since you could one day be on the other side of the table. Hear what to write, what to leave out, and what to read before you sign. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 22 · 18 min
Doctors lose hours to admin work that AI or an assistant could do
Many doctors who run their own practices spend hours on work someone else could do. One practice owner who charges $300 an hour was his own receptionist, verifying insurance all night and stepping away from a family dinner to take a patient's call. Central AI and Wing Assistant CEO Karan Kanwar discusses his KevinMD article "The physician opportunity cost nobody puts on a bill." He argues that this time, along with the revenue lost when calls go unanswered, never shows up on a profit and loss statement. You'll hear why practices hesitate, from reluctance to let go of tasks to worries about HIPAA compliance and connecting to the EHR. He walks through the easiest places to start, including phone calls, payer calls, billing and test result questions, and non-clinical questions about medical equipment. He also shares how to judge whether an AI vendor will still be around. Stay for a simple exercise: look at everything you do in a day and decide what you can give away. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 21 · 21 min
Your living will could get you too much care, or too little
When you can't speak for yourself, a living will is supposed to speak for you. Too often, it doesn't. Seventy percent of U.S. adults don't have one, and those who do often keep it in a drawer at home. Emergency physician and MIDEO Health Technologies CEO Ferdinando Mirarchi and attorney Thaddeus Mason Pope discuss their KevinMD article "Why problems with advance directives keep harming patients." You'll learn that 80 percent of physicians equate the mere presence of an advance directive with a do not resuscitate (DNR) order. Mirarchi calls it the lethal glance, a split-second read by a clinician who has never met the patient. The errors go both ways: resuscitating people who never wanted it and failing to resuscitate people who chose full code. They explain how a POLST differs from an advance directive, how professional bias creeps in, and how patient-recorded videos can make your wishes clear in seconds. You'll leave knowing what to set up for yourself and your family now, and why clinicians should stop and ask instead of assuming. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 20 · 21 min
Memory loss is not normal aging, and waiting costs the treatment window
Someone tells you their memory is slipping. What you say next can decide whether treatment is still an option for them. Emer MacSweeney is a neuroradiologist and the cofounder and CEO of Re:Cognition Health. This episode is based on her article "Early Alzheimer's diagnosis now decides who gets treated," published on KevinMD. She explains why two licensed treatments work only inside a narrow early window, and why a year spent waiting for an appointment can put a patient past it. You will hear how the three biomarker tests compare, including the blood test that is now widely available, and why she says not to order one unless the patient has symptoms. She also names the early signs she takes seriously: short-term memory trouble, losing words, getting lost in familiar places. If you have ever told someone their memory is just getting older, this conversation explains what that reassurance can cost. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 19 · 16 min
A diagnosis no one authored can follow your patient from visit to visit
A patient arrives already sure of what is wrong with them. The words they use came from somewhere else. Alan P. Feren is a retired surgeon, health care consultant, and patient advocate. This episode is based on his article "Clinical authorship: the missing principle in medical AI," published on KevinMD. He walks through the three points where artificial intelligence enters a visit: the patient shaping their story beforehand, the clinician leaning on decision support, and the ambient tool interpreting it after. No single step is reckless, he says, and that is the problem, because a diagnosis can travel from encounter to encounter with no one standing behind it. You will hear the questions he asks patients about what fits their experience and what does not, why an ambient note is an interpretation rather than a transcript, and why he puts actual intelligence first. If you sign notes you did not write, this conversation will change what you check first. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 18 · 14 min
Not all PTSD is the same, and the difference decides the treatment
Some people process a terrible event over a week or two and move on. Others replay it for years, and their bodies never settle back down. Faust Ruggiero is a clinical psychologist who has treated post-traumatic stress in veterans, first responders, and others for years. This episode is based on his article "Understanding the types of PTSD and how to treat them," published on KevinMD. You will hear how he distinguishes stress that follows a single event from stress built on years of ongoing harm, and why that distinction shapes the treatment plan he writes. He walks through the questions he tells primary care physicians to ask, from flashbacks and interrupted sleep to exaggerated startle, anger, and isolation. He explains when short-term medication is used to bring arousal down far enough for therapy to work. Press play for a plain account of what this condition does to the body and the mind, and why he tells patients it does not have to be permanent. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 17 · 22 min
Why the surgical backlog starts with how surgeons are trained
Surgical training still runs on the model it did decades ago. Everything around it has changed. Danny Goel walks you through what that mismatch costs. He is an orthopedic surgeon, and this episode is based on his article "In 2026, the surgical backlog has a training bottleneck," published on KevinMD. You will hear why he counts surgeons themselves as a constraint on capacity, alongside operating rooms, beds, and funding, once residents have shorter hours in the hospital, operating rooms are under pressure to be efficient, and cases move to outpatient centers. He explains why cadaver labs, single-purpose simulators, and industry-funded courses have not closed the gap, and why graduates now add fellowship years on top of residency. He describes the simulation company he co-founded, which puts residents in a virtual operating room where mistakes carry no cost. He also tells patients exactly what to ask a surgeon. Stay to the end for his warning that exposure is not competence. This episode is brought to you by ModMed. Welcome to your new AI-Powered Practice from ModMed. We're transforming specialty care by embedding AI Assistants across your entire workflow. Our all-in-one platform of EHR, patient engagement, practice management, and RCM helps reduce repetitive work while keeping you firmly in control. Trained on de-identified data from nearly a billion patient encounters, this isn't just smarter software. It's a new way of working for specialty medicine, more efficient and more connected to the patient experience. Start building your AI-Powered Practice at modmed.com. VISIT SPONSOR → https://www.modmed.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 16 · 14 min
Heart and brain got the investment; the musculoskeletal system did not
You can learn more from watching a patient walk down the hallway than from the rest of the exam. Most exams happen sitting or lying down. Narinder Singh Parhar is an internal medicine physician and founder of Jeeva Health Systems. This episode is based on his article "Musculoskeletal health may be the foundation of prevention," published on KevinMD. After nearly 40 years in practice, he argues that medicine poured decades of investment into heart and brain prevention while leaving the musculoskeletal system behind. You will hear what a walk down the hallway reveals about cardiopulmonary reserve, fall risk, and confidence, and the two muscle groups he says everyone overlooks. You will also hear his specific activity prescription, including a backward walk that takes under two minutes. Press play for what he wants asked at every visit, and why he thinks patients are watching your health as closely as you watch theirs. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 15 · 20 min
Burnout, difficult patients, and the question that changes both
Most patients called difficult have a reason nobody has asked about. Every chart carries labels, and the labels rarely carry the person. Stella Awua-Larbi is a nephrologist who has practiced in the Chicago suburbs for more than 15 years. This episode is based on her article "The person behind the diagnosis every chart hides," published on KevinMD. You will hear how one young patient, labeled noncompliant and difficult, changed the way she reads a chart, and why a patient days out from surgery refused to walk the hallway. You will hear why she treats social history as seriously as the history of present illness, and how asking why usually takes no extra time at all. You will also hear why she separates ordinary fatigue from disliking the work you do. Press play for the two questions she asks when a patient is labeled noncompliant, and what patients say when someone finally asks. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 14 · 20 min
AI, standing orders, and the 9 p.m. call medicine still cannot handle
A patient with a urinary tract infection calls at 9 p.m. and gets told to call back in the morning. Frustrated patients default to the emergency room instead. Tod Stillson is a family physician, health care entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of ChatRx. This episode is based on his article "Why medicine is late to asynchronous telehealth," published on KevinMD. You will hear why traditional telemedicine did not close this gap, because it is still appointment-based and still synchronous. You will hear how orchestrated AI agents and standing orders can tee up a low-acuity case so the decision itself takes seconds, why he calls that augmented clinical automation rather than autonomous AI, and what happens when he reviews a prescription the next morning and disagrees with it. You will also hear where he draws the line between this and the marketing funnels that route patients to doctors who rubber-stamp prescriptions. Press play for the case he makes for asynchronous care with a physician still in the loop, and the conditions he says never belong there. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 13 · 15 min
Patients on ventilators have things to say, and no way to say them
Only 4 in 10 caregivers say a doctor asked how the patient prefers to communicate. The patients who cannot answer often have the most to report. Chris Ross is a speech-language pathologist and school administrator. This episode is based on her article "Communication access is a patient safety issue," published on KevinMD. She spent 35 years giving nonverbal children a way to be understood, then woke from 12 days on ECMO with a tracheostomy and no way to say anything herself. You will hear what she tried when nobody on the unit knew sign language, what a respiratory therapist tore off a Kleenex box to give her, and why she still wonders whether a communication board would have eased her delirium. You will also hear about the chest tightness she could not report, what her hospital now hangs outside every room, and what she wants clinicians to ask a patient who communicates differently. Press play for what a patient on a ventilator is trying to tell you, and the free tool that lets them. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 12 · 17 min
How to be grateful when you are not a grateful person
Gratitude is easy to preach and hard to feel on a bad day. One physician spent a 40-year career learning to practice it on purpose. Scott Abramson is a neurologist and author. This episode is based on his article "A physician's three lessons on gratitude in medicine," published on KevinMD. You will hear the patient in a wheelchair who pointed out that his shoes never wear out, the colleague who still savors every sip of a Coca-Cola because he got one cup a year as a boy in Ghana, and what Paul McCartney's approach to singing Yesterday has to do with explaining the same diagnosis for the thousandth time. You will also hear the tool he calls the positive power of negative thinking, the index card he kept on his office computer, and the sentence his parents' generation repeated about shoes and feet. Press play for three stories that make gratitude feel less like advice and more like something you can practice on your next bad day. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast
October 11 · 19 min
Stop calling it burnout: COVID denial and the wounds ER doctors carry
An emergency physician bought a new iPad and found 53 phone numbers he had forgotten were there. Each one was a family he put on a video call to say goodbye before he intubated their loved one. Howie Mell is an emergency physician with a master's degree in public health. This episode is based on his article "COVID trauma in emergency physicians can surface suddenly," published on KevinMD. You will hear why he says he never wanted to be thanked for the work but did not expect to be attacked over it. He explains why he wants the word burnout retired, what he believes physicians are actually carrying, and why he never expected anyone else to say me too. He also describes what happened when he published the piece and his inbox filled with colleagues telling him their own version. He closes with the three things he tells physicians who have been carrying this in silence, starting with what to call it. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast

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