• Uterine aging plays a critical hidden role in IVF outcomes
    Feb 22 2026

    Fertility specialist Oluyemisi Famuyiwa discusses her article "Uterine aging in IVF: Why the 'soil' matters as much as the seed." Oluyemisi explains that while clinicians often focus on egg quality, the aging of the uterus itself is a frequently overlooked factor in implantation failure. She explores clinical data showing that even with chromosomally perfect embryos, success rates decline as the endometrium loses its resilience due to cellular senescence and weakened progesterone signaling. The conversation challenges the standard "seed and soil" analogy by revealing that normal ultrasound thickness does not guarantee a receptive environment for pregnancy. Oluyemisi advocates for a precision medicine approach that scrutinizes the uterine environment as rigorously as the embryo to refine hope for patients. Discover how acknowledging the biological history of the uterus can transform unexplained failure into actionable data.

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    14 mins
  • Asking what love would do transforms leadership
    Feb 21 2026

    Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "Leading with love: a physician's guide to clarity and compassion." Jessie shares how a personal crisis involving her husband's severe depression forced her to abandon her training in logic and control for a more intuitive approach. She explains how the simple question "What would love do?" became a compass that transformed her decision-making in both the clinic and the boardroom. The conversation challenges the misconception that love is too soft for health care, arguing instead that it provides the necessary strength for boundaries and honest leadership. Jessie details how this shift from managing to connecting can fund wellness programs and heal the broken culture of medicine. Discover how a pause and a breath can offer the clarity that data alone never will.

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    16 mins
  • Bureaucracy now consumes most of your health care spending
    Feb 20 2026

    Vascular surgeon Paula Muto discusses her article "Give the health care dollar back to patients." Paula argues that the government shutdown over health care funding misses the real issue of administrative bloat consuming 75 percent of spending. She explains how corporate consolidation and third-party administrators have turned patient coverage into captivity while driving independent physicians out of business. The conversation highlights the need to bypass insurance middlemen by subsidizing patients directly through Health Savings Accounts and vouchers. Paula advocates for transparent pricing and ending network restrictions to restore the sacred relationship between healers and those they serve. Discover how giving Americans control over their own health care dollars can build equity and lower costs for everyone.

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    21 mins
  • Locum tenens offers physicians a path to freedom
    Feb 19 2026

    Pediatrician Trevor Cabrera discusses his article "Locum tenens: Reclaiming purpose, autonomy, and financial freedom in medicine." Trevor explains how choosing the path of an independent contractor allowed him to pay off massive student debt while exploring the country on his own terms. He challenges the misconception that temporary staffing is only for unstable providers and highlights how it serves underserved communities in health care deserts. The conversation details the five essential traits for success in this field and how financial sovereignty can shift a career from living to work to working to live. Discover how stepping outside the traditional system can restore the joy of patient care and provide a renewed sense of purpose.

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    20 mins
  • Early screening saves limbs from silent vascular disease
    Feb 18 2026

    Postdoctoral researcher Wei Zhang discusses the article "Peripheral artery disease prevention: Saving limbs and lives." Wei explains how peripheral artery disease acts as a silent burden on the "life-highway" vessels of the body and why amputation rates are tragically rising by nearly 9 percent annually despite medical advancements. The conversation highlights the critical gap in early diagnosis caused by a "wait-to-see" mentality and exposes the deep socioeconomic disparities that leave marginalized communities at higher risk for limb loss. Wei outlines simple, proven prevention strategies that can save the health care system billions while preserving the fundamental human dignity of mobility and independence. Listen to learn how becoming the first guardian of your own vessel health can change the trajectory of your life.

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    17 mins
  • Ambiguous billing rules threaten every doctor in practice
    Feb 17 2026

    Nationally recognized psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article "Why CPT coding ambiguity harms doctors." Muhamad analyzes the landmark case of United States v. Ron Elfenbein, where a federal judge acquitted a physician of fraud charges because the underlying CPT rules were "unquestionably ambiguous." He explains the 2021 changes to Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes and how prosecutors attempted to criminalize reasonable clinical judgment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation explores the damaging practice of insurance downcoding, where payers automatically reduce reimbursements without reviewing charts, effectively stealing physician labor. Muhamad outlines urgent policy reforms needed to distinguish between actual fraud and coding disagreements to protect the integrity of medical practice. Learn how this legal ruling provides a critical shield for doctors navigating a complex and often hostile billing system.

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    15 mins
  • Waiting for the system to change causes burnout
    Feb 16 2026

    Board-certified pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article "Why doctors must stop waiting and reclaim their lives." Jessie explains how medical training conditions doctors to view endurance as a virtue and delay their own basic needs for the sake of the profession. She argues that the health care system exploits this willingness to wait, using physician silence to maintain the status quo. The conversation highlights the heavy personal cost of this resignation, from eroded relationships to lost joy. Jessie shares her own terrifying yet clarifying experience of leaving a job after eighteen years to choose alignment over approval. Discover how reclaiming your agency today can unlock a life of fulfillment before it is too late.

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    17 mins
  • Community ownership transforms the broken health care system
    Feb 15 2026

    Physician, author, and health care reform advocate David K. Cundiff discusses his article "Accountable care cooperatives: a community-owned health care fix." David outlines a transformative plan to replace the fragmented U.S. insurance system with member-owned, nonprofit cooperatives that integrate medical treatment with housing, nutrition, and social support. The conversation explores how shifting to a bottom-up, locally governed model with global budgets can freeze government spending while significantly improving patient outcomes through smaller physician caseloads and direct primary care. David argues that by addressing social determinants of health and cutting administrative waste, we can save trillions of dollars and restore trust in medicine. Discover how a democratic approach to wellness can build a society grounded in solidarity and shared prosperity.

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    18 mins