The Podcast by KevinMD

Kevin Pho, MD
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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.

  1. 1h ago

    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

  2. 1d ago

    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

  3. 2d ago

    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

  4. 3d ago

    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

  5. 4d ago

    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

  6. 5d ago

    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

  7. 6d ago

    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

  8. Oct 18

    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

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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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  • Creator
    Kevin Pho, MD
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    2K
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