Josh W

Josh W

Stuck in the 1990s

Sadly, many clinicians could be described as “Stuck in the 1990s” in regards to Lipid Management.  And generally, people in Lipid Land would apply this pejorative label to those who continue to worship solely at the altar of High-Intensity Statins,…

I’m Batman

I haven’t been able to rotate my neck for the last day and a half. My original thought was to play it off like I was just pretending to be Michael Keaton’s Batman…Batman was still cool back in 1989, right? …

“Don’t You Recognize Me?”

“Don’t you recognize me?” Aside from more prominent Laugh Lines and more ridiculous Tan Lines, I pretty much look the same as I did when I was 17.  And since I went to school forever and have been blessed with…

Thanks, Mrs. Walker

When I was in 3rd grade, my teacher was able to look past my inglorious blonde bowl cut and appreciate my precocious vocabulary. She quickly recognized that the standard class Spelling Tests were merely testing my willingness to “go through…

The Old Man and the Sea

I asked my daughter if she wanted to play a board game, and she instead elected to read a book.  So as I continued to draft my 298th Destined-To Be-Unread-And-Sent-To-Trash email of the day, I glanced over at what she…

It’s a Dirty Job Being the Voice of Reason

On a near-daily basis, people from across the country send me health-related Instagram reels, Podcasts, and articles asking for my opinion.  And although I am continually humbled and honored to be a trusted resource on these matters, I admittedly sometimes…

Got Milk? Prolactin and Lipids!

“Got Milk?” -Ridiculous slogan from the 1990s accompanied by various celebrities featuring comically inappropriate white mustaches Prolactin is a fascinating hormone.  If you possess the requisite anatomical machinery for milk production and are currently breastfeeding, then you’ll have “physiologic” hyperprolactinemia. …