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#DemandBetter

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

It’s very frustrating to me to see the poor care that many women receive during their pregnancies from obstetricians who should know better. Some of […]

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Updates on Vaginal Hysterectomy

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on September 22, 2018

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 […]

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Some Thoughts About Science

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on September 17, 2018

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 […]

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No, you shouldn’t eat your placenta…

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on September 4, 2018

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 […]

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Yes, Vitamin D is a Scam

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on August 23, 2018

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 […]

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Stop Making Me Look Bad, Guys

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on August 18, 2018August 19, 2018

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 […]

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The Quadruple Aim and Perverse Incentives

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018

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 […]

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How To Be An Amazing Doctor In One Easy Step

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on June 30, 2018June 30, 2018

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 […]

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Aluminum Doesn’t Cause Autism

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on May 23, 2018

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 […]

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Problem Solving: Free Your Mind

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on May 12, 2018May 12, 2018

Here was a conversation in recent car ride: Daughter: Penny has 5 children, 1st is January, 2nd kid February, 3rd is called March, 4th is April. […]

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