Patient advocate and author Irene Tanzman discusses her article "A mother's question about PCOS and her son's autism [https://kevinmd.com/2025/10/a-mothers-question-about-pcos-and-her-sons-autism.html]." Irene shares her personal journey as a mother to a son with severe autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), exploring the challenging but necessary questions about the link between maternal PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), the modern metabolic crisis, and fetal neurodevelopment. Irene advocates for looking "upstream" at maternal health before conception, questioning if fertility treatments are addressing the underlying hormonal environment needed for optimal development. This episode dives into the realities of caregiving for severe autism, the need for better pre-conception support for women with PCOS, and the urgent call for a broader, more honest public health conversation. Learn why exploring maternal metabolic health is a critical, compassionate step toward understanding autism.

Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd].

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A question about maternal health and the rise in autism

Cardiologist Saurabh Gupta discusses his article "Physicians must lead the vetting of AI [https://kevinmd.com/2025/11/physicians-must-lead-the-vetting-of-ai.html]." In this episode, Saurabh explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping medicine and why its future depends on physician leadership, not passive adoption. Drawing from his experience in cardiology and AI development, he explains why every algorithm influencing clinical care must meet the same rigorous standards as any medical device or drug. Saurabh emphasizes that unvetted AI, not AI itself, is the real risk, underscoring the need for continuous validation, bias testing, and transparency. Viewers will learn how clinicians can move from users to stewards of technology, applying medical reasoning, accountability, and ethics to ensure that innovation truly serves patients.

Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd].

Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd], your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click.

Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust.

It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow.

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Why physicians must lead the vetting of medical AI

Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article "The crisis in inpatient psychiatric care [https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/the-crisis-in-inpatient-psychiatric-care.html]." In this episode, Muhamad examines the growing dysfunction within the nation's psychiatric hospital system, where patients in crisis are too often turned away or kept too long because of policy failures, financial pressures, and insurance algorithms that override clinical judgment. Drawing from two decades on the front lines, he describes the moral tension faced by psychiatrists navigating laws that punish both over- and under-admission, and insurers that cut coverage precisely when patients begin to improve. Muhamad calls for a new social contract for crisis care grounded in fairness, transparency, and dignity, where hospitals, insurers, and clinicians are all accountable to the patients they serve. Viewers will gain a clear and compassionate understanding of how reform can make psychiatric care humane, accessible, and just.

Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd].

Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd], your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click.

Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust.

It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow.

VISIT SPONSOR → https://aka.ms/kevinmd

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Fixing the system that fails psychiatric patients

Patient advocates Alan P. Feren and Joyce Griggs discuss the article "Why agency and partnership are vital in modern health care [https://kevinmd.com/2025/07/why-agency-and-partnership-are-vital-in-modern-health-care.html]." In this episode, Alan and Joyce explore how collaboration, advocacy, and shared responsibility create stronger, more effective care. Together, they unpack the four pillars of good medicine—agency, advocacy, responsibility, and partnership—and highlight how each empowers patients to play an active role in their health. Through Alan's personal story about a missed follow-up that could have had serious consequences and Joyce's perspective on navigating the system as an advocate, they reveal why mutual trust and communication are essential to safe, humane care. Viewers will learn how patients and physicians can work together to strengthen agency, support advocacy, and build the partnerships that restore confidence in modern health care.

Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd].

Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd], your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click.

Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust.

It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow.

VISIT SPONSOR → https://aka.ms/kevinmd

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Redefining health care through agency and partnership

Family physician Grace Yu discusses her article "The backbone of health care is breaking [https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/the-backbone-of-health-care-is-breaking.html]." In this episode, Grace reflects on the urgent decline of the primary care workforce and the growing crisis facing family medicine. She shares personal stories from more than two decades of practice—delivering babies, guiding families, and caring for patients across generations—to illustrate why strong, relationship-based primary care remains essential for equitable and effective medicine. Grace explores how debt, burnout, and institutional culture drive medical students away from primary care and calls for reforms in education, payment, and technology that honor its value. Viewers will learn how revitalizing primary care can restore trust, sustainability, and humanity in health care.

Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd].

Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd], your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click.

Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust.

It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow.

VISIT SPONSOR → https://aka.ms/kevinmd

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast

RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended

Rebuilding the backbone of health care

Psychiatrist Yekaterina Angelova discusses her article "Are you addicted to false urgency? [https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/are-you-addicted-to-false-urgency.html]" In this episode, Yekaterina explores how modern professionals, including physicians, get caught in a cycle of constant busyness and fabricated emergencies that drain focus, health, and joy. She explains the neuroscience behind the "mere urgency effect," where our brains prioritize quick tasks over meaningful ones, and how this addiction to urgency fuels burnout and anxiety. Drawing on both research and clinical experience, Yekaterina offers practical strategies to pause, regain perspective, and break the reward cycles that keep us trapped in stress. Viewers will learn how to reclaim calm, redefine productivity, and rediscover balance in a world obsessed with doing more.

Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd].

Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd], your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click.

Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust.

It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow.

VISIT SPONSOR → https://aka.ms/kevinmd

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast

RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended

Escaping the trap of false urgency

Internal medicine physician Robert C. Smith discusses his article "Why medicine needs a second Flexner Report [https://kevinmd.com/2025/09/why-medicine-needs-a-second-flexner-report.html]." In this episode, Robert explores how modern medical education has fallen behind the science it was built on, leaving today's physicians unprepared to address mental health, chronic disease, and prevention. He examines how the historical "mind-body split" continues to shape curricula and care delivery, calling for a new nationwide investigation—akin to Abraham Flexner's 1910 report—to ensure medicine once again aligns with the most current scientific understanding. Viewers will gain insight into how reforming physician training could restore medicine's scientific integrity, improve health outcomes, and reduce the staggering costs of inefficiency.

Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd].

Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd], your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click.

Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust.

It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow.

VISIT SPONSOR → https://aka.ms/kevinmd

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast

RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended

Reimagining medical education for the 21st century

Neurologist Scott Abramson discusses his article "Why 'the best physicians' risk burnout and isolation [https://kevinmd.com/2025/08/why-the-best-physicians-risk-burnout-and-isolation.html]." In this YouTube-optimized episode, Scott reflects on the ancient Talmudic teaching that warns how pride and perfectionism can become a physician's downfall. He explores how the culture of grit, self-sacrifice, and fear of vulnerability leads many doctors to burnout and emotional isolation. Drawing on decades of medical experience, Scott emphasizes humility, connection, and the courage to seek help when the weight of responsibility becomes too heavy. Viewers will gain insight into how physicians can protect their well-being, sustain empathy, and rediscover meaning in medicine by supporting one another.

Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd].

Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd], your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click.

Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust.

It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow.

VISIT SPONSOR → https://aka.ms/kevinmd

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast

RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended

Why physicians must not suffer in silence

Internal medicine physician Harry Oken discusses his article "mRNA post vaccination syndrome: Is it real? [https://kevinmd.com/2025/08/mrna-post-vaccination-syndrome-is-it-real.html]" In this episode, Harry explores the science, uncertainty, and human stories surrounding post-vaccination syndrome (PVS) linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Drawing on clinical data and personal experience, he explains how lingering immune reactions may affect patients and why research is urgently needed to clarify causes and treatments. Harry emphasizes compassion, scientific rigor, and the importance of investigating rare outcomes without undermining public trust in vaccines. Viewers will gain a deeper understanding of PVS, ongoing studies like Yale's LISTEN project, and how medicine continues to balance innovation with safety.

Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd].

Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd], your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click.

Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust.

It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow.

VISIT SPONSOR → https://aka.ms/kevinmd

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast

RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended

Understanding post-vaccination syndrome in real-world medicine

Physician executive Mona Potter discusses her article "When anxiety runs the show: How medication can help kids thrive [https://kevinmd.com/2025/08/when-anxiety-runs-the-show-how-medication-can-help-kids-thrive.html]." In this episode, Mona explores how clinical anxiety differs from everyday worry, why it can become paralyzing, and how medication can be a key part of restoring balance in children's lives. She emphasizes that medication alone isn't a cure, but when combined with cognitive behavioral therapy, it can create the mental space kids need to learn coping skills and regain confidence. Mona also explains the importance of giving treatments enough time to work, understanding the difference between helpful and harmful anxiety, and considering the risks of doing nothing. Listeners will walk away with compassionate, evidence-based guidance for supporting children when fear takes the lead.

Our presenting sponsor is Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd].

Microsoft Dragon Copilot [https://aka.ms/kevinmd], your AI assistant for clinical workflow, is transforming how clinicians work. Now you can streamline and customize documentation, surface information right at the point of care, and automate tasks with just a click.

Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot offers an extensible AI workspace and a single, integrated platform to help unlock new levels of efficiency. Plus, it's backed by a proven track record and decades of clinical expertise, and it's built on a foundation of trust.

It's time to ease your administrative burdens and stay focused on what matters most with Dragon Copilot, your AI assistant for clinical workflow.

VISIT SPONSOR → https://aka.ms/kevinmd

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast

RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended

Helping children overcome anxiety

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