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Should We Administer Betamethasone to Women at Risk of Late Preterm Birth?

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on April 25, 2016May 10, 2016

Recently, a study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, entitled Antenatal Betamethasone for Women at Risk of Late Preterm Delivery. The authors […]

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The Physician As Teacher

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on April 22, 2016April 24, 2016

(Listen instead) Teaching for a good physician is a natural extension of her talents. We teach every day. We teach our patients and their families. […]

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A Little Skepticism, Please

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on April 20, 2016April 21, 2016

(Listen here instead) Good clinical thinking is good critical thinking. Critical thinking in medicine requires a variety of tools in our cognitive armamentarium. We must […]

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