KevinMD is one of the most recognized physician-led healthcare publishing platforms online, founded by Kevin Pho, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician and prominent medical commentator. Since launching in 2004, the site has grown into a major destination where doctors, nurses, advanced practitioners, medical students, and patients share firsthand perspectives on medicine, healthcare policy, clinical practice, and the realities of working in today’s health system. What makes the platform especially valuable is its strong focus on the human side of healthcare. KevinMD features a wide range of stories and opinion pieces covering physician burnout, patient care, medical culture, digital health, public health issues, and the changing role of clinicians in an increasingly complex system. Its broad contributor base gives readers access to diverse voices from across the medical world, not just a single-author perspective. The blog is especially useful for physicians, medical students, nurses, healthcare leaders, and readers interested in the real-world challenges of modern medicine. It combines professional insight, commentary, and personal storytelling, making it a strong resource for anyone who wants to follow meaningful conversations about healthcare from the people directly involved in it.
36 articles from this blog
Examines how board certification and maintenance requirements contribute to physician burnout and early retirement, worsening the U.S. doctor shortage.
A nurse's personal account of severe burnout and trauma from working in a surgical-trauma ICU, leading to her departure.
Article argues for a bipartisan commission to address high costs and poor outcomes in the U.S. healthcare system.
Analyzes systemic failures in healthcare and other professions where performance is prioritized over human dignity and safety.
A physician reflects on medical ethics and the physician's oath to serve humanity, inspired by historical quotes and recent examples of courageous practice.
Explains why weight regain occurs after stopping GLP-1 drugs and argues for responsible, long-term medical oversight in obesity treatment.
A doctor describes the 'Blanket Sign' as a red flag for complex psychiatric patients in the ER, based on a challenging encounter.
Critique of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for its closed feedback loop, ignoring outside disciplines and evidence of harm.
An Indian dentist's personal journey and strategic steps to become a licensed dentist in the United States.
A psychiatrist explores survivor guilt through the lens of poetry and logotherapy, offering a path from guilt to meaningful action.
Article discusses the closure of a medical ethics journal and the rise of AI in healthcare, warning of ethical risks to patients.
Explores the ethical and religious conflicts between Jewish law (Halakha) and medical practice in end-of-life care decisions.
Explores how psychological safety in healthcare teams encourages staff to speak up, preventing errors and improving patient safety.
A personal reflection on navigating end-of-life palliative care decisions and support during a spouse's terminal cancer diagnosis.
Analyzes the broken credentialing system causing healthcare staffing crises and proposes solutions like digital credential vaults.
A doctor explains why they stopped accepting free lunches from pharmaceutical companies, linking the practice to ethical concerns and prescribing biases.
Explores outsourcing multilingual patient contact services to improve healthcare access and quality in linguistically diverse societies.
A physician argues for the critical importance of the physical exam in diagnosis, sharing personal experiences as both doctor and patient.
Analyzes Singapore's primary care model as a blueprint for transforming Canada's struggling family doctor and nurse practitioner system.
A doctor's personal experience highlights the opaque pricing and high costs of traditional healthcare, driving patients to seek transparent, direct-pay alternatives.
