# The Podcast by KevinMD

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Author: Kevin Pho, MD
Episodes: 2202

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [Why the cure for physician burnout is seeing fewer patients](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-the-cure-for-physician-burnout-is-seeing-fewer-patients) — 2026-07-13T08:00:00+00:00
- [How credentialing fears harm physician mental health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/how-credentialing-fears-harm-physician-mental-health) — 2026-07-10T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why medicine makes doctors feel they are never enough](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-medicine-makes-doctors-feel-they-are-never-enough) — 2026-07-09T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why patient engagement platforms must reduce staff burden](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-patient-engagement-platforms-must-reduce-staff-burden) — 2026-07-08T08:00:00+00:00
- [Numbness after a mastectomy no one warns you about](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/numbness-after-a-mastectomy-no-one-warns-you-about) — 2026-07-07T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why your treatment plan falls apart after you leave the doctor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-your-treatment-plan-falls-apart-after-you-leave-the-doctor) — 2026-07-06T08:00:00+00:00
- [How fear of the stock market quietly costs doctors a million dollars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/how-fear-of-the-stock-market-quietly-costs-doctors-a-million-dollars) — 2026-07-03T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why physicians stay in jobs they could afford to leave](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-physicians-stay-in-jobs-they-could-afford-to-leave) — 2026-07-02T08:00:00+00:00
- [When local doctors disappear, patients pay the price](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/when-local-doctors-disappear-patients-pay-the-price) — 2026-07-01T08:00:00+00:00
- [How immersive travel can reshape identity and habits](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/how-immersive-travel-can-reshape-identity-and-habits) — 2026-06-30T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why physician is not the same as provider](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-physician-is-not-the-same-as-provider) — 2026-06-29T08:00:00+00:00
- [Patient involvement and the future of clinical research](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/patient-involvement-and-the-future-of-clinical-research) — 2026-06-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [How Medicare's new cut is closing private doctor practices](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/how-medicare-s-new-cut-is-closing-private-doctor-practices) — 2026-06-25T08:00:00+00:00
- [How true crime is radicalizing your kids online](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/how-true-crime-is-radicalizing-your-kids-online) — 2026-06-24T08:00:00+00:00
- [How Medicare is breaking nursing home care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/how-medicare-is-breaking-nursing-home-care) — 2026-06-23T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why "failed cycle" and "poor responder" wound infertility patients](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-failed-cycle-and-poor-responder-wound-infertility-patients) — 2026-06-22T08:00:00+00:00
- [Dark money is writing your health care laws](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/dark-money-is-writing-your-health-care-laws) — 2026-06-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why the people funding health care startups have never treated a patient](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-the-people-funding-health-care-startups-have-never-treated-a-patient) — 2026-06-18T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why doctors burn out connecting with patients, and how to fix it](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-doctors-burn-out-connecting-with-patients-and-how-to-fix-it) — 2026-06-18T08:00:00+00:00
- [What's actually behind medical students using AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/what-s-actually-behind-medical-students-using-ai) — 2026-06-17T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why most methylene blue cases came from anesthesia, not pills](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-most-methylene-blue-cases-came-from-anesthesia-not-pills) — 2026-06-16T08:00:00+00:00
- [Low T treatment is silently destroying sperm counts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/low-t-treatment-is-silently-destroying-sperm-counts) — 2026-06-15T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why your ER doctor doesn't know your medical history](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-your-er-doctor-doesn-t-know-your-medical-history) — 2026-06-14T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why the risk aversion that makes you a good doctor wrecks your finances](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-the-risk-aversion-that-makes-you-a-good-doctor-wrecks-your-finances) — 2026-06-12T08:00:00+00:00
- [Physician burnout is not your fault, and here's why blaming yourself keeps you stuck](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/physician-burnout-is-not-your-fault-and-here-s-why-blaming-yourself-keeps-you-stuck) — 2026-06-11T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why your patient's biggest barrier isn't pain. It's walking through the door.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-your-patient-s-biggest-barrier-isn-t-pain-it-s-walking-through-the-door) — 2026-05-15T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why a rheumatologist asks every doctor to remember being six years old](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-a-rheumatologist-asks-every-doctor-to-remember-being-six-years-old) — 2026-05-14T08:00:00+00:00
- [One silly mistake can sabotage your medical career before it starts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/one-silly-mistake-can-sabotage-your-medical-career-before-it-starts) — 2026-05-13T08:00:00+00:00
- [You can't stent a capillary: Why aging starts in your smallest blood vessels](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/you-can-t-stent-a-capillary-why-aging-starts-in-your-smallest-blood-vessels) — 2026-05-12T08:00:00+00:00
- [Bolus or drip? What the DOSE trial actually showed about heart failure](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/bolus-or-drip-what-the-dose-trial-actually-showed-about-heart-failure) — 2026-05-11T08:00:00+00:00
- [No nurse is better than a bad nurse in your child's home](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/no-nurse-is-better-than-a-bad-nurse-in-your-child-s-home) — 2026-05-08T08:00:00+00:00
- [Your doctor saved your life but won't return your call](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/your-doctor-saved-your-life-but-won-t-return-your-call) — 2026-05-07T08:00:00+00:00
- [Patients don't need certainty, they need your reasoning out loud](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/patients-don-t-need-certainty-they-need-your-reasoning-out-loud) — 2026-05-06T08:00:00+00:00
- [Your waiting room does what social media cannot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/your-waiting-room-does-what-social-media-cannot) — 2026-05-05T08:00:00+00:00
- [I ate plain rice and chicken for six months because no one explained celiac](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/i-ate-plain-rice-and-chicken-for-six-months-because-no-one-explained-celiac) — 2026-05-04T08:00:00+00:00
- [I Googled my own name and a corporate clinic I've never worked at appeared](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/i-googled-my-own-name-and-a-corporate-clinic-i-ve-never-worked-at-appeared) — 2026-05-02T08:00:00+00:00
- [AI is already reading your dental X-rays and you probably have no idea](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/ai-is-already-reading-your-dental-x-rays-and-you-probably-have-no-idea) — 2026-05-01T08:00:00+00:00
- [2026 cholesterol guidelines: LDL goals, Lp(a), and coronary calcium scoring](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/2026-cholesterol-guidelines-ldl-goals-lp-a-and-coronary-calcium-scoring) — 2026-04-30T08:00:00+00:00
- [She was learning to keep others breathing while losing her own air](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/she-was-learning-to-keep-others-breathing-while-losing-her-own-air) — 2026-04-29T08:00:00+00:00
- [He declined routine X-rays and was denied a dental cleaning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/he-declined-routine-x-rays-and-was-denied-a-dental-cleaning) — 2026-04-28T08:00:00+00:00
- [She donated 2,000 hours of unpaid labor before she even noticed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/she-donated-2-000-hours-of-unpaid-labor-before-she-even-noticed) — 2026-04-27T08:00:00+00:00
- [His mother-in-law heard "cancer," went home, and was dead within a year](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/his-mother-in-law-heard-cancer-went-home-and-was-dead-within-a-year) — 2026-04-24T08:00:00+00:00
- [Silence at the chessboard changed how I talk to patients](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/silence-at-the-chessboard-changed-how-i-talk-to-patients) — 2026-04-23T08:00:00+00:00
- [Gradually, then suddenly: Dr. Robert Wachter on health care's giant AI leap](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/gradually-then-suddenly-dr-robert-wachter-on-health-care-s-giant-ai-leap) — 2026-04-22T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why cervical cancer screening drops after menopause, and why that's dangerous](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-cervical-cancer-screening-drops-after-menopause-and-why-that-s-dangerous) — 2026-04-21T08:00:00+00:00
- [I have cerebral palsy and I'm a doctor. Here's what policy cuts mean for patients like me.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/i-have-cerebral-palsy-and-i-m-a-doctor-here-s-what-policy-cuts-mean-for-patients-like-me) — 2026-04-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [Clinicians are failing at value-based care because no one taught them the system](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/clinicians-are-failing-at-value-based-care-because-no-one-taught-them-the-system) — 2026-04-17T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why I would never compromise on withdrawing care until I saw it firsthand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-i-would-never-compromise-on-withdrawing-care-until-i-saw-it-firsthand) — 2026-04-16T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why your patient isn't filling that prescription (and won't tell you)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/why-your-patient-isn-t-filling-that-prescription-and-won-t-tell-you) — 2026-04-15T08:00:00+00:00
- [Silence isn't neutrality: Why medical students can't wait to find their voice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-by-kevinmd-449609/silence-isn-t-neutrality-why-medical-students-can-t-wait-to-find-their-voice) — 2026-04-14T08:00:00+00:00

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