Anthony Pearson is a cardiologist who blogs at MedPage Today's Skeptical Cardiologist.
The Skeptical Cardiologist was recently greeted by headlines announcing that an international panel of 14 unbiased researchers had concluded that it was OK for humans to continue eating red meat and processed meat at current levels.
The startling news was a reversal of what the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the American Heart Association, and the American Cancer Society have ...
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The announcement that the next iteration of the Apple Watch can both monitor the wearer’s heart rhythm and, if a suspicious reading emerges, perform an electrocardiogram, could be a boon for users and their doctors. Or it could be a massive headache for the health care system.
The new watch continuously monitors the wearer’s heart rate. It ...
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