Matt Bivens, MDMoving to SubstackDear followers, whether loyal or indifferent,1 min read·Apr 8, 2022----
Matt Bivens, MDWhat’s With Your Emergency Room, You Dog-Faced Pony Soldier?President Joe Biden personally called a Pennsylvania hospital on Wednesday … when a friend’s wife struggled to be seen …“I was on the…11 min read·Jan 22, 2022----
Matt Bivens, MDA “Pause” to Get Neurotic About … Our Greatest Medical Triumph?6 min read·May 26, 2021----
Matt Bivens, MDSomething to Lift Your SpiritsHere’s something: Remember nuclear weapons?4 min read·Oct 29, 2020----
Matt Bivens, MD‘Let’s Have that Conversation!’Yes “all lives matter”, but you can’t say that.10 min read·Sep 16, 2020----
Matt Bivens, MDLosing 18 Inches of Wire In a Patient? As Inevitable as … Doomsday ItselfSometimes a doctor must place a large-caliber catheter into one of the body’s biggest veins: the internal jugular in the neck, the…11 min read·May 20, 2020----
Matt Bivens, MDThe Pandemic-Era Emergency Dep’t: Weirder, Wilder & Emptier Than EverThe radio toned at 3 a.m., a single long tone. No big deal, just a heads-up. If the patient had been “priority one” sick, or if paramedics…34 min read·Apr 27, 2020--5--5
Matt Bivens, MDHas the Emergency Department Ever Been More Boring — or Terrifying?After an exhaustingly long day, a group of us were still discussing “fomites,” objects that can carry contagious particles. Dr. Anil…9 min read·Mar 24, 2020--1--1
Matt Bivens, MDDropped on a Tennis Court, Hit by a Truck, Lost at Sea — But Still Here!As we all hunker down at home, hoarding toilet paper and hiding from the deadly sniffles, I offer only cold comfort: The ongoing project…6 min read·Mar 14, 2020----
Matt Bivens, MDNuclear Weapons Were Too Crazy Even for HitlerI recently decided to post an account of a new nuclear weapons-related mishap or near disaster — each day — for the rest of the year.4 min read·Mar 1, 2020--1--1