It’s My Work-iversary!
It’s probably a ploy to get me to “Verify My Profile,” but LinkedIn just recently congratulated me on my 4-year Work-iversary at Amgen. (Most people just think I run around with kids and write stuff, but you can read THIS…
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Undimmed Eye and Vigor Unabated
When I read about the life of Moses, I see so many things that I seek to emulate in my life. I want to be characterized by humility. I want to talk with God as one converses with a friend. …
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,…
A Celebratory Overview of siRNA on World RNA Day! NERD ALERT!
August 1st was World RNA Day! A World Without RNA would be pretty lifeless, so I think it’s worthwhile to give you all a primer on this topic. (The people who got that joke probably don’t need to read this,…
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? …
What’s Good For ARIC’s Heart Is Good For His Brain-NEW ARTICLE
In the latest installment of “What’s Good For the Heart is Good for the Brain,” THIS PAPER from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study was recently published showing the association of vascular risk factors in midlife with “years of…
“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…
Making Sense of Advanced Lipid Panels-Lipid NERD ALERT!
In my ongoing effort to prove that I’m a TERRIBLE entrepreneur, but hopefully a pretty good friend if you need accessible Lipid Resources, below is a Helpful Handbook on Advanced Lipid Panels from the “Remixed 2nd Edition for the Clinician…And…
