Preventive cardiologists have a wonderful tool for noninvasively identifying plaque (atherosclerosis) in the arteries to the heart: the coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan. Since 1/3 of Americans die from atherosclerotic
If you are reading this you have most likely noticed the more professional appearance of The Skeptical Cardiologist. Hopefully this will give my website a more pleasing appearance and make
The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been promoted by President Trump as a game-changing treatment for coronavirus infection. Of the drug, Trump declared “What do you have to lose? Take
It is a daunting task tracking down reliable information during Covid-19. Misinformation tends to spread like …the coronavirus. The Baker institute Blog is providing excellent succinct summaries of reliable information
Marion Nestle at her blog Food Politics has put together an updated and tremendous compendium of information about food during these troubled times. I’ve quoted it in detail below. Key points
I was shocked to read the above titled Pro Publica story just now. But the subtitle of the article, “Mixed messaging from all levels of government is putting Americans at
Last month the skeptical cardiologist asked Nicola Triglione, a native of Southern Italy who completed his cardiology fellowship in Milan to give us his perspective on the US and Italian
Since COVID-19 has been sucking all the oxygen out of the information atmosphere I have lost any desire to post on my usual array of semi-cardiovascular topics. However, Al Lewis
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today