Heart Health

By James Beckerman, MD, FACC

It’s very hard to look a 17-year-old high school football star in the eye and tell him that he needs open heart surgery. But it’s even

By James Beckerman, MD, FACC

The patient looked at me a little curiously. “So, we don’t care what my cholesterol numbers are anymore? And you still want me to

By James Beckerman, MD, FACC

We just got back from Honduras. Sort of a different type of summer vacation. Howler monkeys, sand fleas, and the occasional hurricane made for an exciting off-the-grid experience for me and my family

By James Beckerman, MD, FACC

Last month Mayor Michael Bloomberg re-ignited a national debate about the role of government in regulating what the private individual can do -- or drink

By James Beckerman, MD, FACC

In December 2007, Congress designated the first week of June as a time for education and advocacy about sudden cardiac arrest. Nearly 400,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur every year

By James Beckerman, MD, FACC

I just got back from a whirlwind 24-hour trip to Phoenix, Arizona, where I joined an incredible volunteer committee in supporting the American Heart Association

By James Beckerman, MD, FACC

In my last post, I talked about the Dark Side of the Quantified Self -- the possibility that becoming too focused on one’s own personal data

By James Beckerman, MD, FACC

I admit it: I have a dysfunctional relationship with my running watch. You may already have your own -- or a similar device accessory that logs your calories, miles, steps, stairs, sleep

By James Beckerman, MD, FACC

Today, our obsession with celebrity combined with a 24-hour news cycle afforded by the internet and cable television make any tragic event seem worthy of further investigation

By James Beckerman, MD, FACC

Millions of Americans will be traveling this week - some in search of sun, and others snow. And sadly, some people will experience injury or illness, or even worse