Medscape Blogs - Dr Chris Labos

• Smoking Cessation Drug Side Effects Aren't as Bad as You Think There are many reasons why patients don't get smoking cessation counseling, but fear of drug side effects shouldn't be one, writes Chris Labos, MD.
  Medscape Blogs, May 17, 2022
• Walking 10,000 Steps a Day: Desirable Goal or Urban Myth? Where does the idea that we have to take 10,000 steps a day to be healthy come from, and can we benefit even if we fall short?
  Medscape Blogs, March 21, 2022
• Do the COVID-19 Vaccines Really Increase MI Risk? A new "study" claimed a dramatic rise in cardiac risk after COVID-19 vaccination. But this conference abstract has a few problems, not the least of which is its reliance on surrogate endpoints.
  Medscape Blogs, December 09, 2021
• Can We Stop Talking About Aspirin for Primary Prevention? This cardiologist hopes that the latest guidance from the USPSTF will be the final word on aspirin for primary CV prevention.
  Medscape Blogs, October 29, 2021
• Screening for AF: More Questions Than Answers The LOOP and STROKESTOP trials have given us some answers about how best to screen patients for AF, but they have also left us with more questions.
  Medscape Blogs, October 04, 2021
• Do Statins Increase or Decrease the Risk for Dementia? Many people claim that statins cause brain fog and dementia. Proving that with data is harder to do.
  Medscape Blogs, July 28, 2021
• The Sick-Quitter Effect and Alcohol Many people think moderate drinking is good for you and cite the French Paradox as proof. But the only paradox here is why people still believe it.
  Medscape Blogs, June 29, 2021