2023-06-02 17:41
Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of the summer season! My plans included joining old friends and colleagues at Kiawah Island and pretending we were younger than we are. Whatever… Read More
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As endowed chair and Professor of Ob-Gyn at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. my blog will address topical issues in Women's Health, Education and occasional other random thoughts of interest.I also coach the Women's Varsity bas
2023-01-09 21:07
What makes Christmas so joyous is its ability to bring families together and to make dreams come true. That joy is most beautifully illustrated on the face of Claire “the Bear” S… Read More
2022-10-14 14:50
Thank you very much to Christine Maw for the invitation to speak at the monthly Readers and Writers event held in Columbia, S.C. on September 20th at Lizard’s Thicket on Forest Drive… Read More
2022-04-13 14:48
Dr. Roger Newman will be one of many authors presenting at an amazing celebration! “Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across th… Read More
2022-04-13 14:28
Congratulations to Lydia Engelhardt and Bill Rambo who are the highly deserving winners of the Will O’ the Wisp Gift Basket Giveaway selected on April 7th. Lydia and I were residents t… Read More
2022-03-28 15:00
Enter for a chance to win a Will O’ the Wisp themed gift basket filled with signed copies of Will O’ the Wisp as well as Dr. Roger Newman’s other 3 books, exclusive WO&rsqu&hell…Read More
2022-02-22 15:24
Roger Newman, the author of “Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War, and Recompense”, has been invited to host an author event on Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Badd Boy… Read More
2022-02-10 18:04
A good friend recently sent me an e-mail with a picture of an actual Civil War blockade runner named “Will O’ the Wisp” which sailed from Wilmington, N.C. and was run sunk… Read More
2022-02-01 18:32
On January 18th, I was honored to be invited to present my Civil War historical fiction novel, “Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War, and Recompense”, to the earth-quakin’… Read More
2022-02-01 18:17
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended last week’s “Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War, and Recompense” book release party! The party was loads of fun and a delig… Read More
2022-01-06 01:24
Feeling the relief, or maybe the letdown, after the New Year’s Holiday? Looking for something to do? Did you make a New Year’s resolution to read more books? Please join us for a… Read More
2021-12-18 19:15
I wanted to send a big THANK YOU to Olivia and Wendy Meletes at Litchfield Books and Linda Ketron at Class at Pawley’s Island who invited me to participate in their monthly Movable Fea… Read More
2021-12-18 19:08
Having spent the weekend online shopping – and even scarier, going to TARGET (where I felt like it was indeed on my back), I will offer again a signed or unsigned copy of my new Civil… Read More
2021-12-18 19:03
Beginning to feel that holiday gift shopping anxiety? Worried about the gift you want to be trapped inside a container stacked forty feet high on a transport ship stuck outside Charleston Ha… Read More
2021-12-18 18:56
On Sunday, January 16th, 2022, we are planning a book release party and signing for Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War, and Recompense, the new Civil War historical fiction novel by Charle… Read More
2021-10-18 17:53
Many books and stories have focused on the politics and passions that inflamed the South and resulted in the Civil War. Scarlett O’Hara is put out by the revolutionary zeal and secessi… Read More
2021-10-18 17:29
Just saw a news article last night about the uncertain availability of popular Christmas gifts this year as well as increased prices. Lack of supply, production line delays, underemployment… Read More
2021-10-06 17:23
In every discussion of my new book, Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War, and Recompense, the conversation eventually turns to the enigmatic Confederate President, Jefferson Davis. History h… Read More
2021-10-05 18:11
The response to the recently published, “Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War, and Recompense”, by Roger Newman has been wonderful. Recent book signings were held in Belmar, New… Read More
2021-09-14 20:54
Join us at Main Street Reads (115 S Main St, Summerville, SC) for a special book signing with Charleston’s own Roger B. Newman, with his newly released, Will O’ the Wisp: Madness… Read More
2021-09-14 19:41
By the latter half of 1863, the Union blockade of Charleston had matured and the majority of blockade runners who sailed under the cover of the night never returned. Looking to improve his o… Read More
2021-09-04 09:00
The foundational cracks in the Union over slavery and the issue of States’ Rights were necessarily exploited by a parade of Southern nationalists promoting a narrative passionate enoug… Read More
2021-09-01 16:27
By the fall of 1863, Charleston faced a new and unprecedented threat. With the capture of Morris Island, the Union Army constructed a long-range, two-hundred-pound Parrott rifle hidden in th… Read More
2021-08-14 10:00
Then, as well as now, Charleston prefers an unhurried pace and a conservative nature. Charleston’s charms provide too many diversions from rebellious indignation. Charleston’s pl… Read More
2021-08-10 17:00
The ability of the Southern Blockade runners, like the “Will O’ the Wisp” to pass undetected between them at night so immensely frustrated the Union captains in command of… Read More
2021-08-09 00:17
The real hero of my new Civil War historical fiction novel is the Charleston-based blockade runner, “Will O’ the Wisp.” Constructed at the F.M. Jones Shipyard on Shem Creek… Read More
2021-08-02 16:00
Bill Noel, the acclaimed author of the Folly Beach Mystery Series (“Washout”, “First Light”, “Darkhorse”, “Discord”, and “The Pier&rdquo&hell…Read More
2021-07-30 17:08
George Trenholm and his entourage took to the backroads and Indian trails on their way back to South Carolina from a burning Richmond. The less-traveled routes avoided Sherman’s cavalr… Read More
2021-07-28 16:00
The pinnacle of haute cuisine in pre-war Charleston was the successful presentation of a silver tureen of terrapin stew. The name terrapin itself comes from an Algonquian Indian word that tr… Read More
2021-07-26 16:00
The Sabal Palmetto tree is the state tree of South Carolina dating to a Revolutionary War battle where its soft logs protected Charleston from a British Naval bombardment. “For more st… Read More
2021-07-24 16:10
America’s sweet tooth did not appear with the advent of refined sugar. Antebellum Charleston was known for its sweet treats. “Monkey meat” was one of Charleston’s for… Read More
2021-07-22 00:12
“Secessionist hectoring and outrage would flame, then smolder in the face of Charleston’s unhurried pace and conservative nature. Charleston’s charms provided too many dive… Read More
2021-07-18 16:00
The current St Luke’s Chapel on the campus of the Medical University of South Carolina has a fascinating history. Prior to the Civil War, the property at the corner of Ashley Ave and B… Read More
2021-07-15 16:22
Why is Southern financier and shipping magnate, George Alfred Trenholm, memorialized on the stained glass window adjacent to the altar at St Luke’s Chapel on the grounds of the Medical… Read More
2021-07-12 15:36
I grew up just off Trenholm Road in Columbia, SC, and never once thought of where the name came from. George Alfred Trenholm was a financier, banker, cotton broker, shipping magnate, the ric… Read More
2021-07-09 16:33
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2021-07-07 16:14
The History Channel recently spent millions of dollars to find the lost Confederate gold at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Spoiler alert – It wasn’t there! Read Roger Newman’… Read More
2021-07-02 16:00
“Newman’s command of the historical period is magisterial, and this dramatic fictionalization of the time, which includes an explanation for the lost Confederate gold, is clearly… Read More
2021-06-29 16:00
Nothing more satisfying and exciting than the day the first print of a new book arrives in the mail. It is currently available on Amazon and Kindle! Thank you to my new publisher A-Argus Boo… Read More
2021-06-27 16:00
Low-slung, rakish Civil War blockade runners like the “Will O’ the Wisp” captained by Jack Holmes out of Charleston cast only a minimal silhouette on the horizon and blende… Read More
2019-01-06 04:14
I’ve struggled with how to convince my family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances to watch Netflix’s new release, “Springsteen on Broadway.” Some just write off my… Read More
2018-10-14 20:35
First of all, I apologize for not having blogged in quite a while. I have been busy doing publicity for the recently released What Becomes and trying to complete a first draft for my 4th nov… Read More
2018-08-11 17:54
The first day of medical school, an Associate Dean of Something invariably trots out with a lecture proclaiming that half of what we’re about to learn will be proven wrong in the next… Read More
2018-07-28 00:17
Kudos to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) who released a statement and a scientific report on Monday calling for stronger food safety requirements to protect children. The statement… Read More
2018-07-08 22:01
Dr. Declan Murphy discovers a murder in the marsh. Just released by Moonshine Cove Publishing, What Becomes is the third in a series of medical thrillers featuring Dr. Declan Murphy, an Obst… Read More
2018-06-09 15:50
In May I drove to medical meetings in San Destin, Florida, Greenville, SC, and Kiawah Island. Medical meetings are a great source of ideas for my medical blog. However, the most interesting… Read More
2018-03-18 20:14
March 16th is actually more than just the day before St. Paddy’s Day. Anyone in medical education recognizes March 16th as “Match Day.” It’s the day when graduating m… Read More
2018-03-03 03:40
When you reach a certain age, thoughts begin to creep into your mind in a way that doesn’t happen when you’re young. Will the Eagles ever win a Super Bowl? Well, they did baby, a… Read More
2018-01-03 21:17
Everyone knows the three BIG LIES. “The checks in the mail.” “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” And, well, we all know what the third one… Read More
2017-10-21 21:47
There is odd inflection point in the arc of your life when you realize that you are attending more funerals than weddings. I consider myself a spiritual person, although not particularly rel… Read More
2017-09-12 19:48
That’s what I used to tell my younger brother when he was bugging me. I thought of it recently when I read a Consumer Reports article entitled “Painkillers can pose problems for… Read More
2017-08-06 20:44
One of my great young partners, Dr. Krista Wagoner, gave a really informative grand rounds last week. It’s title was “Teaching the Millennial Medical Student” (Gen-Yers, 19… Read More
2017-06-15 05:59
That, of course, is the famous quote from Newsweek in 1975 about Bruce Springsteen. It wasn’t news to me. I’d seen Bruce and the E-Street Band a year before, from the second row… Read More
2017-03-29 01:44
I grew up in Columbia, S.C. during the previous golden era of South Carolina Gamecock basketball. The dapper dresser, white convertible Cadillac driving and snarling, bare-knuckled back alle… Read More
2017-02-28 03:12
As they say on Games of Thrones, “winter is coming.” With the recent assent of King Geoffrey to the United States presidential throne in King’s Landing, our nation appears… Read More
2017-01-15 22:28
I am proud and excited to announce that the highly lauded new edition When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads will be formally released at the upcoming 37th Annual Meeting of th… Read More
2017-01-02 01:27
Sad, and a little embarrassed to admit, it has been a while since my last blog. Holidays somehow manage to consume your time or maybe it’s just too much turkey and treats making me laz… Read More
2016-12-04 03:51
This Saturday morning I received a surprising and wonderfully pleasant wake up call. Someone was calling me to the starting line. People were cheering. For a moment, I thought I was dreaming… Read More
2016-11-24 06:28
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and there are so many things to be thankful for. One of those things is the honor that I have enjoyed, for the past thirty years, of being an Obstetrician-Gynecologi… Read More
2016-11-10 04:57
The weekend before last, Diane and I had the singularly prideful experience of watching our daughter, Sarah, participate in the White Coat Ceremony for first year medical students at Emory U… Read More
2016-10-14 03:48
There is an ever shrinking number of people who’ve worked at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), on the banks of the Jonathan Lucas River, long enough to have been here fo… Read More
2016-10-03 03:30
Dr. Roger Newman and Dr. John Vena welcome being part of a national study that will shed light on environmental factors affecting kids’ health. Environmental influences start in the wo… Read More
2016-09-18 14:00
With all due respect to my lawyer and architecture friends (including my architect son Taylor in Seattle, WA), I believe that medicine remains one great meritocracies in the United States. C… Read More
2016-09-13 04:12
I had a wonderful day today doing a book signing at Waterfront Books in Historic Georgetown, S.C. for my new release, Two Drifters. Afterwards, I met with a book club who had already read Tw… Read More
2016-08-28 14:00
When you’re older, there are few benefits, but one of the few is insight. There are just a handful of moments that change the trajectory of your life. Sadly, you don’t know it at… Read More
2016-08-21 14:00
After writing a blog about placentophagy the challenge was to find a topic people wanted to hear about even less. Yesterday, I had my colonoscopy. Every now and then, it’s good for the… Read More
2016-08-08 03:38
I’ve been an Ob-Gyn for a long time. The late 70’s and early 80’s were a simpler time. Donald Trump would say happier, better time, but his memory is a bit selective… Read More
2016-07-26 20:41
Of course Black Lives Matter. The first casualty of emotion is reason. At best, it’s just silly to argue whether black or blue lives matter more. At worst, it is an ignorant (unlikely)… Read More
2016-07-07 01:10
Despite recent blogs on topics such as prescription opioid addiction, Zika virus and rising cesarean rates, the true heavyweight champion in the world of obstetrics has been, and remains, pr… Read More
2016-06-23 03:19
On May 16th my Post Script blog addressed the “Prescription Opioid Abuse Epidemic” going on in the United States. Seemed like something good was happening. An FDA Advisory Panel… Read More
2016-06-07 02:59
Over the past decade, obstetrics has experienced a relatively quiet but dramatic reduction in the rate of preterm birth. The national rate of preterm delivery has fallen more than 10% from i… Read More
2016-05-21 23:07
GRIEF HAS STOLEN DECLAN MURPHY’S WILL AND HIS WAY. ARE MALPRACTICE ALLEGATIONS GOING TO DESTROY HIS REPUTATION AS WELL? Two Drifters, the sequel to Roger Newman’s debut novel, Oc… Read More
2016-05-16 20:15
Despite thirty years in practice the practice of medicine remains perplexing. Once we learn how to do something well, we can’t seem to stand our own success. Over a century we l… Read More
2016-05-09 03:43
If no one else has already claimed it, I’d like to recommend Mother’s Day as being the most important day of the year for Women’s Health bloggers. There may be an ar… Read More
2016-05-03 01:22
This past Saturday Diane, Sarah and I had a great time at the 2016 Charleston March for Babies sponsored by the March of Dimes (MOD). We got up early (which is rare enough for us to m… Read More
2016-04-17 14:00
There’s an old and crude expression which persists because of its unassailable truth. “Opinions are like a__-h____; everybody has one.” Blogs are mostly just opinions… Read More
2016-04-10 14:00
A beautiful Sunday in Charleston and as thoughts turn to spring planning, I thought it might be a good time to remind folks of two big things coming up in the next couple of months. S… Read More
2016-04-03 14:00
As the presidential primaries and political season rolls along, it is clear that we have collectively chosen to take a long holiday from facts and reason. This week individual market insurer… Read More
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