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Obesity medicine physician Jessica Duncan discusses the article "." Jessica explains that expecting to maintain weight loss after abruptly stopping GLP-1 therapy is unrealistic because it ignores the physiological forces that defend a person's prior...
Patient advocate Eric Goldfarb discusses the article "." Eric shares the absurd and heartbreaking story of finding a pregnancy test charge on his 88 year old father’s final hospital bill. He explains how this error was merely a symptom of a larger,...
Internal medicine and functional medicine physician Shiv K. Goel discusses the article "." Shiv explains how the modern longevity boom has trained patients to seek out quick fixes like peptides and weight loss injections while ignoring foundational...
Former Treasurer of the American College of Physicians Janet A. Jokela discusses the article "." Janet reflects on her visit to the Ronald Reagan Museum where she found profound connections between the former president's views on diversity and the...
Integrative pediatrician Mary Wilde discusses the article "." Mary discusses how medical training conditions clinicians to fear rest and prioritize a treadmill of servitude over personal well-being. She shares insights from teaching medical students...
Metabolic health educator Marsha Shepherd Whitt discusses the article "." Marsha explains that weight loss struggles in midlife are often driven by physiology rather than a lack of discipline. As women move through perimenopause and menopause,...
Health care executive Chris Darland discusses their article "." Chris explains that remote patient monitoring is currently too reactive, functioning as a safety net that tracks problems rather than preventing them. He suggests that technology should...
Physical therapist and certified lymphedema specialist Maureen McBeth discusses her article "." Maureen explains why common tools like the bathroom scale and body mass index can misclassify up to 34 percent of the general population as obese while...
Metabolic health educator Kevin Whitt discusses his article "." Kevin argues that the skyrocketing rates of Type 2 diabetes are not the result of defective biology, but rather a predictable response to chronically elevated blood sugar. The...
Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "." Jessie validates the pain that comes with criticism, noting that it hurts not because physicians are weak, but because they are human and deeply invested in their patients. The...
Patient advocate Richard A. Lawhern, PhD, discusses the article "." Richard argues that for decades, public policy on pain treatment has been driven by sociopolitical factors rather than medical science. He traces the history from the "business...
Medical student Umayr R. Shaikh discusses his article "." Umayr argues that recent CDC changes, moving vaccines like flu, Hep B, and meningococcal from universal recommendation to shared decision making, risk normalizing preventable illness. He...
Retired emergency department nurse Amy Dinaburg discusses her article "." Amy reflects on the relentless pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic where nurses were forced to override their nervous systems to keep patients alive. She describes the concept of...
Internal medicine and functional medicine physician Shiv K. Goel discusses his article "." Shiv analyzes the new ARPA-H "ADVOCATE" program which aims to deploy autonomous AI agents for heart disease care within three years. The conversation highlights...
Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "." Jessie reflects on her seventeen years leading in-house wellness initiatives and argues that while institutional programs provide legitimacy, they are ultimately insufficient...
Occupational medicine physician and life coach Claudine Holt discusses her article "." Claudine challenges the common advice to treat burnout with self-care like massages or vacations. She explains that for many, stress is not a mindset issue but a...
Hematologist-oncologist Khushali Jhaveri discusses her article "." Khushali shares her personal journey from skepticism to advocacy after experiencing the profound physiological shifts of infrared heat therapy. The conversation dives into the science...
Family physician and health care entrepreneur Tod Stillson discusses his article "." Tod argues that the binary debate between AI as a savior or a threat misses the point. The real issue is that modern medical complexity has outgrown human cognitive...
Physician and health care consultant Harvey Castro discusses his article "." Harvey outlines the immense potential of large language models to reduce administrative burdens while warning of the risks regarding misinformation and privacy breaches. The...
Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article "." Muhamad explores the dangerous misconception that "natural" equals safe, revealing how consumers unknowingly ingest substances with opioid-like...
