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Where Does the Fat Go?

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

How do we lose weight? Yes, I know, diet and exercise. But where does the weight actually go? This was a question asked in a […]

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Antenatal Testing

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on March 27, 2017

A patient of mine moved out of state after her last pregnancy. She’s pregnant again and doing fine at about 12 weeks. Yes, I’m sad […]

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Prophylactic Salpingectomy?

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

Should we perform prophylactic salpingectomy whenever possible to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer? Over the last five years, many gynecologists have made it routine […]

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Five Neat Tricks to Live Longer and Healthier Lives

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on March 11, 2017March 11, 2017

Physicians and patients – well, people – constantly struggle with understanding how important certain things are or how impactful they might be in our lives. […]

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The Hippocratic Oath

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on March 10, 2017

NB: This is not normal howardisms fare, but I needed to put it somewhere for reference by others. Don’t feel obligated to read it unless […]

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Fake News (aka, Ob/Gyn Clickbait)

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on March 5, 2017March 6, 2017

I think a lot about how and where doctors get the information that informs how they practice medicine. In medical school, doctors learn information in […]

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The Facts Speak For Themselves

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on March 4, 2017March 5, 2017

I recently went to an ACOG-endorsed educational activity in Washington DC. The speaker, from a nearby local university, fancied himself an expert on the subject matter. […]

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