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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness
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Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H
Former Editor in Chief, Harvard Heart Letter
Dr. Deepak Bhatt is a cardiologist and lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He is now director of Mount Sinai Heart at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Bhatt formerly served as the chief of cardiology at VA Boston Healthcare, and is the director of the Integrated Interventional Cardiovascular Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and VA Boston Healthcare. He is the author or coauthor of more than 500 publications. Dr. Bhatt earned his medical degree from Cornell University, and a master of public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and was a fellow in interventional cardiology and cerebral and peripheral vascular intervention at the Cleveland Clinic.
Posts by Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H
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Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H
Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?
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Heart Health
Low levels of HDL (the “good” cholesterol) appear connected to many health risks, not just heart disease
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Heart Health
Many ways to lower cholesterol will reduce heart disease risk
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Heart Health
Silent heart attacks: Much more common than we thought in both men and women
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Update on the SPRINT trial: Preliminary results pan out
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Heart Health
Is a low heart rate worrisome?
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Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H
The SPRINT trial: A major advance in treating high blood pressure
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Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H
"Stress" cardiomyopathy: A different kind of heart attack
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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness