Most physicians are incompetent. There; I said it. If you read howardisms on a regular basis, you might have already suspected this. Lots of evidence […]
Four Tips for Using A Quantitative HCG Test
Pregnancy tests come in three varieties: a urine qualitative test (it’s either positive or negative), a serum qualitative test (again, either positive or negative), and […]
Help! How Can I Do Fewer Cesareans?!!?
Comparison of Friedman and Zhang labor curves I’ve noticed that a lot of doctors don’t like the suggestion that their cesarean delivery rate is too […]
Have We ARRIVEd at 39 Weeks?
Confused by the ARRIVE Trial presented this past week at SMFM? Don’t be. It’s unclear what impact this trial will ultimately have on recommendations from […]
Birth Control and Weight Gain
I spend a considerable amount of my day trying to convince women that whatever their current complaint might be is not related to their birth […]
Regression to the Mean
In life, we don’t tend to notice the mediocre or the average; rather, we notice extremes. We never think about the weather on an average […]
Things Science Has Proven
It seems like there is no end to the constant attacks on science recently. So, I have decided to make an exhaustive list of the […]
The Medical Hype Cycle (The Herrell Curve?)
When a breakthrough innovation, new test, or new treatment is discovered in medicine, its adoption often follows a typical pattern. This pattern is demonstrated graphically […]
Fact Check: Mercury Content in Flu Shot
Mercury. It must be the cause of all our problems today. So, if you’re worried about it, here’s some data: One can of tuna has […]
Williams Obstetrics and Male Chauvinism
As a collector of old Ob/Gyn textbooks, I am absolutely amazed at some of the male chauvinistic gems they contain. Here’s a good one from […]