David Katz Healthcare Expert

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM, is the Founding Director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, and former President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He has published roughly 200 scientific articles and textbook chapters, and 15 books to date, including multiple editions of leading textbooks in both preventive medicine, and nutrition. He has made important contributions in the areas of lifestyle interventions for health promotion; nutrient profiling; behavior modification; holistic care; and evidence-based medicine. David earned his BA degree from Dartmouth College (1984); his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health (1993). He completed sequential residency training in Internal Medicine, and Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He is a two-time diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He has received two Honorary Doctorates.

 
Epic Pandemic Mismanagement: How, and… Why?

Epic Pandemic Mismanagement: How, and… Why?

The United States of America could teach a master class on how NOT to manage a viral pandemic. 

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Saturated Fat, Diets, and Diatribe: Nutrition Science Meets “Whac-a-Mole”

Saturated Fat, Diets, and Diatribe: Nutrition Science Meets “Whac-a-Mole”

I hope, my fellow Americans, that in spite of it all, you have a good holiday weekend. 

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Of COVID, Testing, Case Counts, and Waves

Of COVID, Testing, Case Counts, and Waves

My colleagues, Maria Chikina and Wes Pegden, were entirely correct in their predictions of what happens when you flatten the epidemic curve without clear plans for a “phase 2” to follow. 

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COVID Con Tempo: Contagion, Waves, and Cowabunga

COVID Con Tempo: Contagion, Waves, and Cowabunga

I don’t think it is much of a stretch to say the United States has responded to the challenge of the COVID pandemic by doing nearly everything wrong. 

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Life, Style, and Hard Times

Life, Style, and Hard Times

I was privileged Friday morning to address the virtually assembled multitudes for the 2020 Harvard Lifestyle Medicine conference. 

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