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I was quite saddened to hear of the recent death of Dr. Harriet Hall. I’ve referenced her excellent work on debunking pseudoscience and quackery frequently on the skeptical cardiologist. Her
Cardiologists often make the mistake of assuming their patients have a greater understanding of heart function, physiology, anatomy, terminology, and pathology than is realistic. I am frequently guilty of such
Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has been at the forefront of the world’s consciousness and the skeptical cardiologist has written extensively on aspects of the pandemic that could be
The skeptical cardiologist has long been fascinated by sudden, mysterious deaths. Quite often these are ascribed initially to a “massive heart attack” without a shred of evidence to support the
The skeptical cardiologist has recently been unfaithful to his longstanding eponymous blog website and has sent out several newsletters utilizing only the Substack platform. Substack is an email newsletter platform
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Progressive nutritional scientists recognize that total dietary saturated fat intake has little health effect or relevance as a target. Does that make red meat OK?
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today