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
In 2016 a huge boondoggle was foisted on Americans who were undergoing cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass surgery. I became incensed about so-called “intensive cardiac rehabilitation”
The skeptical cardiologist first mentioned magnesium in a post on the treatment of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). I wrote that some individuals find relief from this troubling arrhythmia with the
A patient of mine, an intelligent, vivacious middle-aged woman who had undergone corrective surgery for a patent ductus arteriosus at age 28, recently told me that she had started taking
The skeptical cardiologist recently received a cease and desist letter from a lawyer representing Dr. Steven Gundry who felt I was defaming the goop doctor and supplement peddler by saying he
A JAMA viewpoint article entitled “The Rise of Pseudomedicine for Dementia and Brain Health ” caught my eye recently and I immediately thought of the widely advertised, jellyfish-derived and totally
The skeptical cardiologist has had a few patients undergo stem cell injections for knee osteoarthritis. My sense based on a brief look at the literature in this area was that
The skeptical cardiologist has mentioned homeopathy previously in a post entitled Functional Medicine Is Fake Medicine. but I hadn”t heretofore commented on how pervasive and useless it is. Science-Based medicine’s
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today