Topic
Patient Advocacy
The system isn't designed for you. How to fight for the right test, the right diagnosis, and the right specialist when standard workups come back "normal" but you know something's off.
4 articles
I Was Doing Almost Everything Right. It Wasn’t Enough.
I’ve told you about the blockage . I’ve told you about the science the keto world gets wrong . I’ve told you about the tests that missed it and the figh…
The Fight for My Own Coronary Artery Scan: Why the System Fails Its Hardest Cases
I’d already been through the full workup. 12-lead ECG. Echocardiogram. Holter monitor. Nuclear stress test. All normal. All clean. A coronary CT angiogr…
I Aced Every Cardiac Test. I Still Had an 80% Blockage.
I run 12-lead ECGs on patients every shift in the ER at Mayo Clinic. Mine came back textbook. So did my echo. So did my Holter. Meanwhile, the ACC, AHA,…
I Had an 80% Coronary Blockage at 44. Every Test Said I Was Fine.
My name is Nick Hanson. I’m a former health and wellness industry CEO turned clinician-scientist. I’ve been from the boardroom, to the bench, to the bed…