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.
With updated estimates of total pandemic mortality reverberating widely, we have cause to consider the pandemic experience that might have been.
I have found almost every aspect of the unfolding “to mask, or not to mask while flying” drama to be in equal parts sad and ominous.
Imagine an interest in changing the way you eat for some particular objective.
Last week I expressed my doubts that “everybody boost, and boost, and boost some more” in defense against COVID is a valid constituent of “follow the science.”
As a card-carrying member of the public health community (OK, there is no actual membership card, but you get the idea)- I loathe to oppose official public health policy pertaining to COVID, or any topic for that matter, for fear of aggravating an established distrust.
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