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August 12, 20202020-08-29T13:13:26-04:00

Reflections on Virtual Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By : Bertram Pitt

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…

November 13, 20172017-11-13T17:43:51-05:00

AHA President Suffers A Heart Attack Monday Morning

By : Larry Husten

–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…

June 21, 2017

My Beef With The AHA’s Saturated Fat Recommendations

By : Larry Husten

–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,…

June 16, 20172017-06-21T15:37:24-04:00

Guest Post: Vegetable Oils, (Francis) Bacon, Bing Crosby, And The American Heart Association

By : Larry Husten

–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…

March 24, 20172017-03-24T16:10:56-04:00

Controversial Pharma CEO To Chair AHA Charity Ball

By : Larry Husten

–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…

November 15, 20162016-12-12T17:28:02-05:00

Lunchroom Scandal At The AHA: Day Two Of Buttergate

By : Larry Husten

–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…

November 14, 20162016-12-12T17:27:54-05:00

Is The American Heart Association Trying To Kill Health Reporters?

By : Larry Husten

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…

October 07, 2016

No, $75 Million Won’t Cure Heart Disease Or Reinvent Science

By : Larry Husten

–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…

June 01, 2016

FDA Proposes Voluntary Sodium Cuts by Food Industry

By : Larry Husten

–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…

August 29, 2015

Hot Lines, Simultaneous Publications, And The Decline Of Medical Meetings

By : Larry Husten

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…

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