FH: TREATMENT AND POTENTIAL CURE?
May 15, 2023
FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA (FH): TREATMENT AND POTENTIAL CURE? What is Familial Hypercholesterolemia or FH? FH is an autosomal dominant inherited genetic condition that involves approximately 30 million patients across the world. It is underdiagnosed with only 15% of Americans with FH having received the diagnosis. FH is caused by an abnormal variant of one or more […]
ARTS IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE
April 3, 2023
This article was written in collaboration with Kimberly Kirklin, Director of UAB Arts In Medicine, and Dr Rachel Easterwood, a Hospitalist with Mount Sinai Health System in New York. ARTS IN HEALTH Arts in Health is a diverse, multidisciplinary approach dedicated to improving health through arts. The field integrates visual arts and design, musical, literary, […]
HYPERTENSION, THE SILENT KILLER
March 17, 2023
This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Suzanne Oparil, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine. Professor of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology. Director, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program. Section Chief of Vascular Biology and Hypertension, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. HYPERTENSION, THE SILENT KILLER Hypertension is a pervasive problem and affects nearly 50% of […]