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I started my cardiology fellowship in 1963 at the Johns Hopkins University school of medicine after time in the laboratory of Dr. Donald Gregg at…
AHA President Suffers A Heart Attack Monday Morning
–The AHA reports that he received a stent and is doing well. The president of the American Heart Association, John Warner, had a “mild heart…
My Beef With The AHA’s Saturated Fat Recommendations
–We shouldn’t forget the unintended consequences of dietary recommendations. The American Heart Association’s position on saturated fat pretends to be science-based but is not,…
Guest Post: Vegetable Oils, (Francis) Bacon, Bing Crosby, And The American Heart Association
–Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on dietary fats. Editor’s note: I was planning to write about the American Heart Association’s new statement…
Controversial Pharma CEO To Chair AHA Charity Ball
–The Wizard of Oz-themed ball seeks to raise $2 million on the yellow brick road. The American Heart Association’s annual Heart & Stroke Ball will be…
Lunchroom Scandal At The AHA: Day Two Of Buttergate
–After a CardioBrief investigation the American Heart Association changes the lunchroom menu There is no better proof that journalism can change the world– both for…
Is The American Heart Association Trying To Kill Health Reporters?
The answer is no. The AHA is not trying to kill us. But its dietary advice is consistently confusing and occasionally wrong, and health reporters…
No, $75 Million Won’t Cure Heart Disease Or Reinvent Science
–Silicon Valley hype and hubris come to cardiology. We may be close to peak hype and hubris in cardiology. This week some of the smartest…
FDA Proposes Voluntary Sodium Cuts by Food Industry
–AMA, AHA, ACC, etc voice support, but not everyone agrees. After decades of discussion and inaction, the FDA today took a first concrete step toward…
Hot Lines, Simultaneous Publications, And The Decline Of Medical Meetings
Back in the Dark Ages when I covered big medical conferences (like the European Society of Cardiology meeting now getting underway in London) it was necessary…