Emily Kahoud

If GLP-1 drugs are the breakthrough of this decade, diet may be the most overlooked way to enhance their effect. These medications have transformed the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes, delivering levels of weight loss and glycemic control that were once unimaginable. They are, without question, one of the most important pharmacologic advances in modern medicine. But amid this progress, we are overlooking a simpler and more fundamental question.

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! What if the biggest threat to your success in medical training has nothing to do with how much you study? Vance Lehman, professor of neuroradiology and chief of neuroradiology education at the Mayo Clinic, spent over two years researching why capable trainees stumble despite strong clinical knowledge.

An excerpt from The Hidden War in Medicine: The Fight No One Warned Us About. We entered medicine believing something many young doctors believe. That medicine was a noble profession built on collaboration, compassion, and a shared mission: fighting disease! We had many glorious moments that make you cry tears of joy when a patient had been finally healed. From the outside, that is the image everyone sees. Doctors working together. Hospitals functioning like coordinated teams.