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 […]
The Facts Speak For Themselves
I recently went to an ACOG-endorsed educational activity in Washington DC. The speaker, from a nearby local university, fancied himself an expert on the subject matter. […]
Ethical Considerations of Childhood Vaccination
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Four Types of Physicians
Some people are just overwhelmed by the idea of evidence-based medicine. They notice two themes when reading about EBM: 1) a lot of what we […]
Bed Rest
It’s amazing to me that this is something still worth writing about, but unfortunately obstetricians and high-risk OB specialists around the country continue to use […]
Unintended Consequences
We all know the story of the Titanic, at least everyone who has seen the movie – which I think is everyone. The boat carried 2,224 […]
When Did Breastfeeding Become a Disease?
The practice of breastfeeding is as old as, well, mankind. Few functions could be considered more natural, and few biologic functions work as well. It […]
From One Extreme to the Other…
I hear an awful lot about swinging pendulums. As medicine, politics, or almost anything goes from one extreme to the other, we are told that […]
OB Potpourri 3.0
Stop Putting Q-Tips in Women’s Urethras This 2016 study by Meyer et al. compared placing a swab in the vagina instead of placing it in […]
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 […]