The diagnosis of ruptured membranes in pregnancy is clinically very important. Decisions about delivering a pregnancy, hospitalization, and even termination of pregnancies, often depend on […]
Odds Ratios Versus Relative Risk
Many great things have been written about the difference between Odds Ratios (OR) and Relative Risks (RR). Every medical student at some point has been taught […]
Do The NHS Birth Recommendations Have Meaning for The US? Or, The Safety of Home Birth
Recently, The Guardian reported, in an article entitled Low-risk women urged to avoid hospital birth, on the British National Health Service (NHS) urging low-risk pregnant women […]
The Art of Medicine?
What do people mean when they invoke the phrase, “The Art of Medicine”? Clay Jones has posted this excellent piece on sciencebasedmedicine.org that’s worth reading […]