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Why I Changed My Mind About Preventing Heart Disease
I have changed my mind about a lot of things over the past two decades of practice. No change has been bigger than how I feel about preventing heart…
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Thank you all
I looked at my statistics page this morning. It was nice. On this Thanksgiving morning, I write to say thank you. I am grateful for your support. Thank…
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Sudden Cardiac Death in College Athletes
A recent paper on the incidence and causes of death in NCAA athletes over the past two decades made me Stop and Think about making causal connections…
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If only critical appraisal was this good for *all* studies
JAMA published a study showing major benefits of a pill given to patients after heart attack. Instead of celebration it has received serious criticism…
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A Note to New Subscribers
This newsletter received a huge influx of new subscribers. I am not sure why, but it is nice. Thank you. Here is super-short recap of my active work and…
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Distracted
People my age remember the hours and days after Sept 11. I was in clinic seeing patients. In the days after, I went through the motions of normal life…
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Two Basic Medical Rules
I've noticed on social media the spread of soft thinking regarding medical practice
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