Condition Critical: Healthcare on the Brink is a thought-provoking podcast hosted by Dr. Taylor Nichols, an emergency medicine and addiction medicine physician with expertise in health policy and advocacy. This insightful series examines the structural challenges that are harming patients, driving physicians and nurses away from the bedside, and which threaten to collapse our current system.
Brought to you from the frontlines of medicine, Dr. Nichols provides an unfiltered look at how the current healthcare landscape is failing not just patients but also the very professionals dedicated to healing them. Each episode combines Dr. Nichols' firsthand experiences with insightful interviews featuring diverse healthcare experts—from health professionals and researchers to policymakers and patient advocates.
What sets Condition Critical apart is an unflinching examination of these complex challenges through the lens of those experiencing them daily. Dr. Nichols' unique background and breadth of experience and the valuable insights of guest experts provides listeners with a comprehensive understanding of the current crisis, how we got here, and a beacon of hope with what we can do together to pull us back from the brink.