Heart Health Blog

Last week, My daughter started medical school in her quest to help others. But the road she took was less traveled compared to many of us, including yours truly...

Two of the many things I vividly remember about my grandfather, a product of the Greatest Generation and a 25 year veteran of the U.S. postal service, was to 1)...

This past week, the American Heart Association released its long awaited scientific statement on the effects of cannabis on cardiovascular health. This document...

The more we learn about COVID-19, the more we’ve come to appreciate that it’s a virus like no-other due to its unpredictable nature and mysterious effects (see ...

I was very saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and colleague, Dr. Mickey Foxwell. He was the Associate Dean of Admissions at the University of Marylan...

Advanced age is a well-established risk factor for heart disease and its complications. This occurs in large part because 3 out of every 4 men and women aged 65...

While vacationing a number of years ago, I heard an older gentleman grimace when he heard a younger father say to his boy, “come here buddy”. “A father should n...

Governor Larry Hogan continues to be Maryland’s most popular Governor in recent years because of his deep seated commitment to the health and well being of the ...

It’s been 20 years since I led a study evaluating gender disparities at leading medical institutions in the U.S. and Canada. Our research was among the first to...

In celebration of the Juneteenth holiday, I would like to pay homage to Dr. Elijah Saunders, a world renowned cardiologist who was one of my heroes and a hero t...

Over the past month, hospitalization rates have fallen in many part of the U.S., including the State of Maryland (my home). Yet while infection rates remain hig...

Earlier this week, the prominent and influential Italian physician Dr. Matteo Bassetti was criticized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for suggesting that...