Thinking About Ob/Gyn

Thinking About Ob/Gyn

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Episode 11.12 The Malpractice Crisis Is Real And Blaming Evidence-Based Care Makes It Worse

We push back on the idea that obstetrics “deserves” a malpractice crisis and explain how bad incentives and junk science can turn normal evidence-based care into courtroom blame. We also break down a few widely shared clinical myths and new research so we can practice with cleare ...  Show more

Episode 11.11 When Evidence Misleads

We sit down with Joshua Oommen to get nerdy about clinical reasoning, FDA standards, and why “good evidence” is harder to define than most of us admit. We challenge the reflex to trust p-values and meta-analyses, then test our instincts against real OBGYN examples where the liter ...  Show more

Episode 11.10 New Guidelines For Cervical Cancer Screening and More!

We bring back the biggest takeaways from the ACOG ACSM, then move fast through the newest guidance and the newest hype shaping real OBGYN care. We focus on what the evidence actually supports, where practice still lags behind, and how “labels” can quietly push patients toward har ...  Show more

Episode 11.9 Vaccine Q&A

We answer vaccine questions head-on, using real numbers to separate online fear from how vaccines, immunity, and public health actually work. We break down why diseases feel “gone,” what the modern schedule really exposes babies to, and how to spot misleading claims around ingred ...  Show more

Episode 11.8 MTHFR, Bed Rest, and More!

We take on four stubborn myths in modern obstetrics and follow the evidence instead of the vibes, from thrombophilia testing to bed rest to seizure prophylaxis. We also spotlight a patient-empowering insulin strategy that may improve gestational diabetes outcomes faster than usua ...  Show more