Doc Waz

She came to me with a label. Depression. Her PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores (these are not diagnostic, but are used to to score mental health issues) were high enough to justify it. An SSRI had already been started. On paper, everything looked appropriate. Symptoms present, diagnosis made, treatment initiated. Then why did she come to me? She wasn’t collapsing, but she wasn’t herself either. Flat. Foggy. Slightly disconnected from life. The scores nudged down a little, but not enough to explain the...

Why longevity medicine isn’t overkill but simply proactive. Recently, a popular doctor with crazy fan following on social media asked me "Why do you have to do longevity? Is it ethical? Why can't we help more people with the resources?" And ironically the same day, a patient who walked in said, "My HbA1c has been slowly rising. I asked my doctor and he told me to come back once I get diabetes." And there it was , the modern healthcare paradox. The system isn’t designed to protect you...

When in Japan, I told myself that I will try this. It is not gross and I'm not Andrew Zimmern, but the Fugu is something I've always...