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Moving to Substack

Dear followers, whether loyal or indifferent,

1 min readApr 8, 2022

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Matt Bivens, MD

What’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 readJan 22, 2022

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What’s With Your Emergency Room, You Dog-Faced Pony Soldier?

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Matt Bivens, MD

A “Pause” to Get Neurotic About … Our Greatest Medical Triumph?

6 min readMay 26, 2021

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A “Pause” to Get Neurotic About … Our Greatest Medical Triumph?

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Matt Bivens, MD

Something to Lift Your Spirits

Here’s something: Remember nuclear weapons?

4 min readOct 29, 2020

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Something to Lift Your Spirits

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Matt Bivens, MD

‘Let’s Have that Conversation!’

Yes “all lives matter”, but you can’t say that.

10 min readSep 16, 2020

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‘Let’s Have that Conversation!’

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Matt Bivens, MD

Losing 18 Inches of Wire In a Patient? As Inevitable as … Doomsday Itself

Sometimes 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 readMay 20, 2020

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Losing 18 Inches of Wire In a Patient? As Inevitable as … Doomsday Itself

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Matt Bivens, MD

The Pandemic-Era Emergency Dep’t: Weirder, Wilder & Emptier Than Ever

The 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 readApr 27, 2020

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The Pandemic-Era Emergency Dep’t: Weirder, Wilder & Emptier Than Ever

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Matt Bivens, MD

Has 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 readMar 24, 2020

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Has the Emergency Department Ever Been More Boring — or Terrifying?

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Matt Bivens, MD

Dropped 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 readMar 14, 2020

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Dropped on a Tennis Court, Hit by a Truck, Lost at Sea — But Still Here!

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Matt Bivens, MD

Nuclear Weapons Were Too Crazy Even for Hitler

I 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 readMar 1, 2020

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Nuclear Weapons Were Too Crazy Even for Hitler

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Matt Bivens, MD

Matt Bivens, MD

Born in DC, studied at UNC-Chapel Hill, now living in Massachusetts. ER physician, EMS medical director, recovering journalist & Russia-watcher.

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