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Lipoprotein a has been taught to generations of medical student as major risk for heart disease. There were families with high Lp(a) and generations of premature cardiac deaths. But medical science must appraise long held truths. As most of you…
Every fall I roll up my sleeve at the CVS in East Milton Square. The pharmacist swabs my arm, I look away, and the shot is over in five seconds. Some years I get the flu anyway. That’s not because…
The Madness of King George is a British costume drama about King George III, who ruled Britain during the American Revolution. Besieged by periodic hallucinations, he lost his grip on reality, but nevertheless, kept governing. Ministers whispered. Parliament panicked. The…
Sarah still thinks about that Saturday hike at Blue Hills Reservation. She and her daughter did everything the experts say — long socks, light-colored clothes, staying on the trail, and bug spray. They still came home with ticks. “Mom, you’ve…
Because It Doesn’t Feel Like Meditation You’ve tried. You sat down, closed your eyes, cleared your mind, and began to breathe in cadence: a four-count inhalation and a six-count exhalation. Within minutes your mind had drifted: instead of feeling peaceful,…
If you’ve been sneezing, rubbing your eyes, or waking up with a sore throat this spring, you’re not imagining it; this allergy season is worse than usual. Tree pollen levels are extreme. A darker, colder, and wetter winter delayed pollen…
What I prescribe for insomnia patients, and I use myself You fall asleep with ease, then wake at three in the morning. Your mind races — tomorrow’s presentation, today’s argument, a vague sense you’ve forgotten something important. You are not…
Part Two of Here Comes the Sun: The Extraordinary Benefits of Circadian Health I’m Walking on Sunshine (And Don’t It Feel Good!)— Katrina and the Waves The health benefits of real sunlight and the pleasure of dawn At the heart…
Part One – Morning light: what works and what doesn’t I’m Walking on Sunshine (And Don’t It Feel Good!)— Katrina and the Waves Part One – Morning light: what works and what doesn’t When the sun rises, it flips your…
by James Katz, MD, MPH Two months ago, I got a call from Sam North at Quest Diagnostics. The Cleveland Clinic had launched a new Preventive Medicine program with Quest, and based on our lab profile, Age Management Boston stood…
