Disease

In plain language, “food is medicine” programs provide free, healthy food through clinical care to patients whose conditions may be affected by diet and who also struggle to afford enough food.

September is National Vascular Disease Awareness Month. I would be remiss as a lapsed vascular surgeon not to speak about the disease afflicting the patients I have cared for over 30 years.

Looking Under the Molecular Hood

I recently wrote about a nonsensical study claiming that artificially sweetened drinks contribute to cognitive decline. It was nonsense.

What is Myopia 

I’ve been called a few choice names before, but “muckraker” was a new one. This was hurled at me after a talk I gave in which I had criticized RFK Jr.’s scientific acumen, and it was clear from the tone that this was not meant as a compliment.

In matters of vaccine science, immunology, and virology, there are several schools of thought. For convenience, I'll divide them into two categories: “Paul Offit” and “wrong.”

There is nothing better than a summer-dusk outdoor meal with friends, especially friends who act as mosquito magnets, attracting all the attention and leaving me to enjoy some ribs, a pinot, and conversation free of bites. 

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The ketogenic diet is often promoted online as a solution for everything from brain fog and depression to serious psychiatric illness. The evidence is far more nuanced.