BPC-157 Is Finally Getting a Placebo-Controlled Trial on Torn Rotator Cuffs
A University of Arkansas trial will test BPC-157 against saline after rotator cuff surgery. It’s small and hasn’t started, and I’m excited anyway.
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Cancer Risk by Age: What Happens to 10,000 Men at 50, 60, 70 and 80
Cancer risk by age, for men, with smoking, weight and alcohol toggles: out of 10,000 U.S. men aged 50, about 145 die of cancer within ten years. Prostate tops the list of cancers men get at 50, 60, 70 and 80 (excluding common skin cancers), and reaches the top two of the list that kills only at 70 and 80.
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The Deadliest Cancers for Men Over 50 Are Not the Ones Men Worry About
Updated September 24, 2026 with the NHS-Galleri paper and the FDA panel vote. The deadliest cancers for men over 50, by age band; what half a century of progress actually bought; and the one screening decision where three expert bodies still disagree. By Gunnar · Not medical advice · Every number links to its source
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Zero Calcium Score but High Cholesterol: Do You Need a Statin?
My calcium score is zero and my ApoB was flagged high. When the 2026 guideline lets a zero defer a statin, the four exceptions, how long a zero lasts, and what I did.
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Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths Doubled Since 1990. Men 55 and Older Saw the Biggest Rate Increase.
I read the study behind the alcohol and cancer deaths headlines. Since 1990, the national rate rose modestly — men 55 and older saw by far the sharpest increase.
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A Zero Calcium Score Isn’t the Whole Story. But the $2,000 Scan Isn’t Either.
My coronary calcium score is zero. What a zero doesn’t rule out, what a new NEJM study found about plaque without calcium, and whether the $2,000 AI heart scan (Cleerly or HeartFlow) is worth it at 53.
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Heart Attacks Were 43% Lower With a Statin in Adults Over 70. Cardiovascular Deaths Were Not.
I do not take a statin. I got my ApoB to 59 with about 170 pounds of weight loss and a generic ezetimibe that runs me twenty dollars a month, so when a big statin trial reads out I have nothing invested in the answer. I have also written here about why most of the
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BPC-157 Human Trials: 5 Studies, ~80 People, One Failed RCT
Not one of them tested an injury. I pulled every record in FDA’s July 2026 review and the registries behind it.
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Moderna Nearly Tripled on a Cancer Vaccine Without Showing the Phase 3 Numbers
Melanoma flips male after 50 and keeps climbing. Merck and Moderna announced a Phase 3 win with no efficacy numbers attached, so here is what is actually known about the drug, and what is worth knowing about your own skin.
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FDA-Approved Isn’t a Purity Guarantee. It’s an Accountability Guarantee.
I inject a drug made by a compounding pharmacy with a warning letter to its name. Reading that letter is what taught me how to buy every drug I take.