Apple a Day

Motivation

Celebrating Everyday Tasks

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on October 10, 2023

Celebrating everyday accomplishments can help rekindle a sense of joy and motivation in our lives.

Celebrating everyday accomplishments can help rekindle a sense of joy and motivation in our lives.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Help Students, but It Must Gain the Trust of Teachers

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on July 31, 2023

Despite criticism, artificial intelligence may be able to help students succeed. But to do so, it must first gain the trust of teachers.

Despite criticism, artificial intelligence may be able to help students succeed. But to do so, it must first gain the trust of teachers.

Career

What Every Science Student Should Know

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on March 31, 2023

These 4 tips, compiled from nearly 200 accomplished STEM students across the country, can help incoming freshmen who hope to pursue a career in STEM.

These 4 tips, compiled from nearly 200 accomplished STEM students across the country, can help incoming freshmen who hope to pursue a career in STEM.

Fantasies

How Will A.I. Affect the Future of Fiction?

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on March 15, 2023

A.I.-generated fiction has ignited passionate debates about what it means to be a writer and how A.I. chatbots might affect the future of storytelling.

A.I.-generated fiction has ignited passionate debates about what it means to be a writer and how A.I. chatbots might affect the future of storytelling.

Leadership

What We Could Learn from Jimmy Carter's End-of-Life Care

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on February 24, 2023

I went to medical school wanting to do everything that I could to help my patients; I hadn’t realized that part of being a good doctor was knowing when to stop.

I went to medical school wanting to do everything that I could to help my patients; I hadn’t realized that part of being a good doctor was knowing when to stop.

Online Therapy

The Rise of Telehealth

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on October 12, 2022

COVID-19 accelerated telehealth adoption. That may have unintended consequences.

COVID-19 accelerated telehealth adoption. That may have unintended consequences.

Anxiety

Why Doctors Will Ask You About Anxiety

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on September 24, 2022

The new anxiety disorder screening recommendations will help improve the lives of Americans struggling with anxiety. Unfortunately, it's not enough.

The new anxiety disorder screening recommendations will help improve the lives of Americans struggling with anxiety. Unfortunately, it's not enough.

Empathy

What We Learned Working in Food Service

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on September 18, 2022

Personal perspective: A job in the food service industry provides great practical lessons in empathy, communication, and behavior.

Personal perspective: A job in the food service industry provides great practical lessons in empathy, communication, and behavior.

Microaggression

Crazy Rich, Multicultural, Asians

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on September 12, 2022

A Personal Perspective: What America can and can't learn from Singaporean multiculturalism

A Personal Perspective: What America can and can't learn from Singaporean multiculturalism

Health

No Matter What You Do, Your Health is Temporary

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on May 28, 2022

Health is a temporary stage of being. Accepting this could allow us to live healthier, fuller, and more accessible lives.

Health is a temporary stage of being. Accepting this could allow us to live healthier, fuller, and more accessible lives.

Bullying

Reencountering My High School Bully

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on April 24, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Many who are bullied as a child or teenager carry their scars into adulthood.

A Personal Perspective: Many who are bullied as a child or teenager carry their scars into adulthood.

Psychiatry

The Curious Case of Delusional Parasitosis

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on April 17, 2022

Delusions of Parasitosis is a rare condition in which patients feel as if they are infested with parasites.

Delusions of Parasitosis is a rare condition in which patients feel as if they are infested with parasites.

Cognition

The Existential Horror of Aphasia

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on April 9, 2022

As Bruce Willis's condition reveals, aphasia is an isolating condition that stifles the ability to express or understand language.

As Bruce Willis's condition reveals, aphasia is an isolating condition that stifles the ability to express or understand language.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

How COVID-19 Crushed One's Calling

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on March 31, 2022

The future of our society is at risk without a significant overhaul in our treatment of our care-focused workers.

The future of our society is at risk without a significant overhaul in our treatment of our care-focused workers.

Stress

Why Hair Loss Can Be So Stressful

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on March 30, 2022

Hair isn't just hair. It's deeply rooted in our self-identity.

Hair isn't just hair. It's deeply rooted in our self-identity.

Resilience

Why Healthcare Workers Are at Their Breaking Point

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on January 17, 2022

Healthcare workers have shown awe-inspiring resilience. But the pandemic continues to chip away at their well-being, with no end in sight.

Healthcare workers have shown awe-inspiring resilience. But the pandemic continues to chip away at their well-being, with no end in sight.

Suicide

How South Korean Society (Unfortunately) Inspired Squid Game

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on October 19, 2021

How growing economic inequality inspired the season's hottest series.

How growing economic inequality inspired the season's hottest series.

Media

Here’s What Becoming a Nanoinfluencer Did to My Brain

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on August 1, 2021

I tried becoming an Instagram nanoinfluencer. I developed a bad habit and a strained thumb instead.

I tried becoming an Instagram nanoinfluencer. I developed a bad habit and a strained thumb instead.

Depression

Burnout Is Not Depression

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on June 2, 2021

Keeping depression and burnout separate enables those struggling with these conditions to identify the solutions most appropriate for them. 

Keeping depression and burnout separate enables those struggling with these conditions to identify the solutions most appropriate for them. 

Relationships

Why Do We Love Psychological Thrillers?

Yoo Jung Kim, M.D., and Yoo Eun Kim on May 16, 2021

Psychological thrillers create unease by asking us to consider the darkness in others and ourselves. Why are they so beloved by readers?

Psychological thrillers create unease by asking us to consider the darkness in others and ourselves. Why are they so beloved by readers?