In this edition of Potpourri, let’s talk about a few things that have a similar theme: common practices that have been adopted without scientific evidence […]
Better Birth Control Counseling
There are no free lunches in life; sorry. Everything has its pluses and minuses. There are no medicines that are completely safe, and there is […]
Updates on Vaginal Hysterectomy
Here are some recent studies about the route of hysterectomy and their implications for vaginal hysterectomy. Cuff dehiscence rates A new study this month from […]
Some Thoughts About Science
I get frustrated daily with the misuse of science by both scientists and non-scientists. Every good social media argument has someone claiming “science” in a […]
No, you shouldn’t eat your placenta…
A small pilot study of the effects of eating the placenta after birth (usually through encapsulation) was published this week. Not surprisingly, the study, published in […]
Yes, Vitamin D is a Scam
Vitamin D. This is exactly the sort of thing I write about regularly that drives me crazy. Physicians and patients never seem to appreciate when […]
Stop Making Me Look Bad, Guys
It, unfortunately, happens that a physician who works hard to practice evidence-based medicine sometimes appear as an outlier compared to other physicians. In Obstetrics, this is […]
The Quadruple Aim and Perverse Incentives
There are a lot of things wrong with medicine today. A lot. But they aren’t the things most people typically focus on. I genuinely believe […]
How To Be An Amazing Doctor In One Easy Step
In the movie Edge of Darkness, Mel Gibson plays a cop whose daughter was murdered in front of him. During the movie, he uncovers the conspiracy […]
Aluminum Doesn’t Cause Autism
I wrote a short piece recently about the safety and efficacy of vaccines that has now been read almost half a million times. Hundreds of […]