Early news reports of fatalities in China from coronavirus strongly implied that hypertension was an independent risk factor for severe disease and death. Bloomberg and many other seemingly reliable news
Three years ago I carefully researched the details of the death of Robert Atkins and wrote about it on this blog. I was motivated by the grossly inaccurate portrayal of
(This article was updated 12/9/2022) The skeptical cardiologist found himself reading a cookbook the other day, something he heretofore had avoided. Cookbooks somehow seemed archaic and, I presumed, exclusively the
When the skeptical cardiologist was a child in small-town Oklahoma, he collapsed walking home from school one day after eating pecans. Apparently, he had never encountered pecans in England where he
The Skeptical Cardiologist is not just researching low carb diets in The Big Easy. He has also been investigating the effects of marriage on cardiovascular risk. I and the significant
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today