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Dr Ross Walker in Healthcare in America

Aug 6, 2017

Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment

A recent report published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine by three cardiologists, including my friend Dr Aseem Malholtra, has presented a stunning exposé around creating diseases out of non-diseases.

Statins are all bad… Myth?

Statin drugs such as Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor and Pravachol have now been used for around 30 years to lower cholesterol levels in people with heart disease. Statins block the main enzyme in cholesterol production but also have significant effects on the metabolism of Coenzyme Q10…