Linda Burke-Galloway

The Federal Drug Administration FDA recently issued a new warning about a medication that has been used for years and it has sent shock waves throughout my specialty. Terbutaline is an FDA approved medication that is used for asthmatic patients or patients who have significant narrowing of the airwa...
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The tragedy of Lashanda Armstrong gives us reason to pause and reflect. The human spirit can become so fragile and delicate, that the slightest external assault can create cracks of imperfections that eventually break like shattered glass. Lashanda Armstrong was a 25 year old mother of four children...
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Twin pregnancies have always kept me in wonder and awe, especially at the time of a delivery. At present, they represent 33 of all live births and their numbers are rising thanks to the increase in older women who are successfully conceiving through In Vitro Fertilization IVF. Fertility drugs accoun...
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Olympic winner and motivational speaker, Jim Stovall once said Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is looking. In September 2009, I wrote about a blog about Carolyn Savage, a 40 year old woman with a poor obstetrical history. Savage married her college sweetheart and had an uncompli...
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In the wee hours of the morning, Patricia Garcia took her last breath and made her transition. Her death was not a total surprise, she had almost died before. Garcia was 39 years old and the mother of an 11-month old son name Josiah who had made his entrance three months earlier than expected becaus...
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