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About Those Skipped Heart Test Results
Harlem Hospital Center stands just three miles or so north of my home. I know the place from the outside glancing in, as you might upon exiting from the subway station just paces from its open doors....
View ArticleLots of Excitement about Anaceptrapib, a Cholesterol-Lowering Drug
I’m a bit puzzled by all the excitement about Merck’s new drug, Anacetrapib (MK-0859), that’s said to lower risk for cardiovascular disease by lowering bad cholesterol. Earlier this week at the annual...
View ArticleInformed Consent on Paper, but Not in Reality
Over the long weekend I caught up on some reading. One article* stands out. It’s on informed consent, and the stunning disconnect between physicians’ and patients’ understanding of a procedure’s value....
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News on Niaspan, Cholesterol Drugs and Biomarkers
The Times alerted me, this evening: Lowering bad cholesterol levels reduces heart attack risks, and researchers have long hoped that raising good cholesterol would help, too. Surprising results from a...
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Weds Web Shoutout: A Cardiologist’s Blog on Heart Health, Doctoring and Fitness
A shoutout for today – Dr. John Mandrola is a cardiologist who practices in Louisville, Kentucky. He blogs about electrophysiology — heart rhythms – and other aspects of his work, like general heart...
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