Share this postRemnant | MDCardiovascular Health & DiseaseCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreCardiovascular Health & DiseaseUnderstanding Blood Flow & Pressure | Part 1Remnant MD·December 23, 2023The biophysics of the circulatory system has fascinated me since before medical school. It may be that early exposure to biophysics planted a se…Read full storyUnderstanding Blood Flow & Pressure | Part 2Remnant MD·January 1, 2024In Part 1 we covered a foundational set of ideas about the nature of blood and circulation, including: What blood is. How blood flows. Why blood flows. If you ha…Read full storyCholesterol Good - Statins Bad.Remnant MD·August 18, 2022The idea that cholesterol is bad for you is rooted in a rather comical and simplistic conception of what cholesterol is.Remnant | MD is a reader-supported publica…Read full storyStatins Suck.Remnant MD·December 3, 2023If you’ve been reading this Substack or following me on Twitter, you would know that I am …Read full storyCan Statins Cause Heart Attacks?!Remnant MD·May 7, 2024It is no secret that I am not a fan of statins. In fact, I am generally opposed to artificially suppressing cholesterol. Not least because choleste…Read full storyINSIGHTS | 1. Link between Osteoporosis and Heart Disease.Remnant MD·August 19, 2022As people get older, their bones tend to lose density and become more fragile. Fractures of bone insufficiency are very common in the elderly, and often devastating.Read full story