by DrRoger | Aug 11, 2018 | Women's Healthcare
The first day of medical school, an Associate Dean of Something invariably trots out with a lecture proclaiming that half of what we’re about to learn will be proven wrong in the next ten years. Everyone, who has ever worked with me, knows how much I detest...
by DrRoger | Jul 27, 2018 | Women's Healthcare
Kudos to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) who released a statement and a scientific report on Monday calling for stronger food safety requirements to protect children. The statement which was published in the Journal of Pediatrics cites a growing body of...
by DrRoger | Jun 9, 2018 | Women's Healthcare
In May I drove to medical meetings in San Destin, Florida, Greenville, SC, and Kiawah Island. Medical meetings are a great source of ideas for my medical blog. However, the most interesting question I found was where did all the dead armadillos come from along the...
by DrRoger | Mar 18, 2018 | Women's Healthcare
March 16th is actually more than just the day before St. Paddy’s Day. Anyone in medical education recognizes March 16th as “Match Day.” It’s the day when graduating medical students find out where they’ll be working in their respective...
by DrRoger | Sep 12, 2017 | Women's Healthcare
That’s what I used to tell my younger brother when he was bugging me. I thought of it recently when I read a Consumer Reports article entitled “Painkillers can pose problems for new mothers.” The article cites several scientific papers published in a...
by DrRoger | Aug 6, 2017 | Women's Healthcare
One of my great young partners, Dr. Krista Wagoner, gave a really informative grand rounds last week. It’s title was “Teaching the Millennial Medical Student” (Gen-Yers, 1977-1995).Being an old coot, I’d heard similar talks in the past as we...
