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Can Primary Care Be Saved?
Despite being one of the only parts of American medicine that consistently improves outcomes, primary care is in crisis.
Jan 12 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
Introducing the Hard Medicine Podcast
Official Trailer:
Dec 29, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
Trailer: Hard Medicine
Healthcare is one of our most important institutions.
Dec 29, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
The Fragmented Field Guide
Three strategies to navigate America's healthcare maze when it matters most.
Dec 21, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
The Fake Math of Primary Care
It's a design failure built on outdated numbers.
Nov 24, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
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Can AI fix a fragmented medical system?
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"How long do I have?"
Oct 27, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
Trailer: Hard Medicine
Dec 29, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
"How long do I have?"
The challenge isn't communication. It's radical uncertainty.
Oct 27, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
How to Pitch and Publish Medical Journalism
Nuts and bolts to get your work out there.
Oct 10, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
Can AI fix a fragmented medical system?
Or fracture it further?
Sep 24, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
Who Can We Trust? Big Ideas Opening Talk
Recently I had the privilege of opening Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine 2025 with a 13-minute talk on what I believe is the defining challenge of modern…
Sep 16, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
Who Can We Trust?
Welcome to Big Ideas in Medicine.
Aug 26, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
"Previving" Cancer
How to know if you're high-risk and catch it early
Aug 22, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
The Primary Care Trap
Doctors’ workload is at an all-time high, while patient access is at an all-time low. How?
Aug 6, 2025 • Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD
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