Have you ever heard a weight loss plan like this? Start eating clean. Avoid gluten, salt, and sugar. Use cinnamon and apple cider vinegar. Detox […]
Fact Checkers
I’ve been thinking about making a fact-checking page that lists common medical-related myths and fact-checks them. There are tons of resources around the Internet that […]
No More Zero Days
A man’s life is what his thoughts make it. – Marcus Aurelius Anyone who is a regular on Reddit has probably read the “zero days” […]
Can We Change a Mind?
Have you ever tried to convince someone that she should vaccinate her children? Or that she should have a vaginal birth after cesarean in the hospital rather than at […]
Where Does the Fat Go?
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 […]
Antenatal Testing
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 […]
Prophylactic Salpingectomy?
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 […]
Five Neat Tricks to Live Longer and Healthier Lives
Physicians and patients – well, people – constantly struggle with understanding how important certain things are or how impactful they might be in our lives. […]
The Hippocratic Oath
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 […]
Fake News (aka, Ob/Gyn Clickbait)
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 […]