Dr. David Sherer

In this series, Bottom Line President Sarah Hiner is joined by David Sherer, MD, to discuss what your doctor may not be telling you about his/her medical training…the opioid shortage that no one seems to be talking about (how it began and what to expect going forward)…and the overprescribing and misuse of prednisone, which is putting patients at risk for dangerous side effects while rarely solving the underlying problem.

COVID-19

What They’re Not Saying About Coronavirus—Sarah Hiner Talks with David Sherer

The fear and anxiety surrounding coronavirus are off the charts.

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Beware of the Hospitalist System of Care: What You Need to Know When You Are in the Hospital

Three-quarters of patients today are cared for by a group of rotating “hospitalists”—not their own doctors. This system may be good for hospitals, but it is not providing the...

Generic Medicine

While People Die from Overdoses, Doctors Are Running Short of Opioids

Did you know that there actually is an opioid shortage? And no one is talking about it—until now. In this edition of the Bottom Line Advocator, Dr. David Sherer discusses with Bo...

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Prednisone: Overprescribed, Misused and Misunderstood—What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You

While there is a place for prednisone, the drug is being overprescribed at an alarming rate, putting patients at risk for dangerous side effects while rarely solving the underlying...

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What Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You About his Medical Training

Western, or “allopathic,” medicine is defined as a system in which medical professionals treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation or surgery. In short, we’re treati...