David Sherer, MD, author of What Your Doctor Won’t Tell You. Now retired from his clinical anesthesiology practice in the suburbs of Washington, DC, he is a repeat winner of HealthTap’s leading anesthesiologists award. DrDavidSherer.com
After 35 years in medicine, my favorite new therapies, tests and trends that I’ve observed personally and read about or heard discussed at conferences.
Doctors and patients are making major mistakes in health care (both medical care and self-care). The four worst, and what can be done to turn it around…
Doctors, nurses, hospital beds, medication, IV fluid supplies… Why should the allegedly “best" medical care in the world suffer such shortcomings?
The federal healthcare budget now tops a trillion dollars/year! To rid yourself and our country our health and financial suffering, here’s what to do.
A high school principal lost his life donating bone marrow to help a stranger. No reports reveal the cause of his death, but I have my theories.
Does open heart surgery mean doctors literally open the heart? Or that they open the chest to get to the heart? It all depends on a lot of factors…
In medicine, as in aviation, more technology may not be better. Taking away from human operator control might be more dangerous than previously thought.
E-cigarette makers tout themselves as a better alternative to tobacco smoking. They’re lying! Here’s why…
Starting IVs without local anesthesia is a horrible and immoral practice. Demand this treatment first if you or a loved one is in the hospital.
Sufentanil (Dsuvia), a newly FDA-approved opioid, is 1,000 times more potent than morphine. Do the risks outweigh the benefits?
A newly approved device can reduce or eliminate the need for any pain meds (especially opioids) after surgery…and has benefits beyond pain relief too.
The ever-present opioid epidemic is killings thousands worldwide. Enter Exparel, which may eliminate the need for any oral narcotic following surgery.
Advanced planning is key to prevent even more difficulties when a parent is seriously ill. What you need to do well before illness or disability occurs.
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 best quality of care for patients, according to a study by Harvard researchers. In this edition of the Bottom Line Advocator, Bottom Line CEO Sarah Hiner and Dr. David Sherer, discuss the pros and cons of hospitalist medicine.
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 problem. In this edition of the Bottom Line Advocator, Bottom Line CEO Sarah Hiner and Dr. David Sherer shine a light on this frightening trend that no one seems to be talking about.
