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Lessons Learned About Medicine From Playing Tennis

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on July 3, 2023July 3, 2023

I previously wrote here about lessons learned about medicine from riding a motorcycle but, it turns out, not every doctor rides a motorcycle. I’m pretty […]

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Insulin turns the Big 10-0!

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

Today is the 100-year anniversary of the use of insulin in humans. The first injection of insulin to a human was on January 11, 1922 […]

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Lessons Learned About Medicine From Riding Motorcycles

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on March 30, 2020March 31, 2020

One of the only times I have a chance to think without distraction is while riding a motorcycle. What does a guy like me think […]

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Predictionology and Coronaviruses

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020

Welcome to pandemic hysteria. Have you read any articles predicting the end of civilization yet? I have. Have you seen claims that every step taken […]

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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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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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The Medical Hype Cycle (The Herrell Curve?)

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on December 12, 2017December 26, 2017

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 […]

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Williams Obstetrics and Male Chauvinism

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on November 28, 2017December 15, 2017

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 […]

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No More Zero Days

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on April 5, 2017December 29, 2017

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” […]

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