A common fallacy we all make is the appeal to accomplishment. This occurs when we claim that an opinion or idea is invalid because the […]
Oh my …. Really?
It’s ironic that a journal that’s supposed to combat high blood pressure is doing its best to raise mine with this click bait. A study […]
An Air of Legitimacy, A Hindrance to Progress
In 1945, Vannevar Bush wrote his famous essay, As We May Think. Bush had risen to the level of Director of the US Office of Scientific Research […]
Is Hydration Useful for the Management of Oligohydramnios? Or Should We Even Care?
This is an excellent clinical question, and the type of question that a clinician encounters almost daily. How should we determine the answer to the […]
Prevailing Bias
Imagine waking up tomorrow morning and finding a world you don’t know. Everything isn’t as it should be. Things that should be good are now […]
Secrets of the Menstrual Cycle
It is clinically useful to think of the menstrual cycle as actually consisting of two cycles (the ovarian cycle and the uterine cycle). Each has three phases: the […]
Post-Truth, Alt-Health
Frequency of the word “post-truth” in news stories according to Google Trends (spike is in Nov. 2016) Since the 2016 election, the term post-truth has […]
Speed in Surgery
Speed in operating should be rendhe achievement, not the aim, of every surgeon. – Russell John Howard This old school howardism makes an excellent point: speed […]
The Lost Purpose of a Chief Resident
The modern chief resident in Ob/Gyn (and I am certain in other specialities) has few characteristics in common with the role of a chief resident […]
Data Dreams
Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment. – Jean Baudrillard Are you afraid of getting mauled by a bear? I have great news: […]