by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 1, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
On September 26, 2023, Baltimore Orioles baseball great Brooks Robinson died from heart disease at age 86. He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 72, but most men with prostate cancer do not die from their cancer, they die primarily from heart disease....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 14, 2023 | Men's Health
A study of 23,802 Swedish men found that getting an MRI before scheduling a prostate biopsy was associated with: • reduced proportion of men who received biopsies, • reduced biopsies in low-risk prostate cancers (Gleason score of 6 or lower) who usually are not...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 13, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Robbie Robertson was a Canadian musician who played lead guitar and sang and wrote songs for Bob Dylan in the 1960s and 1970s, and with “The Band” until 1978. Then he continued his successful career as a solo recording artist and film music composer, and wrote books....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 7, 2023 | Fitness
A study that followed 170,000 Swedish men (average age 62) for 9.6 years found that high levels of physical fitness were associated with a markedly reduced risk for lung cancer or colon cancer, and reduced risk for death from cancers of the colon, lung or prostate...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 29, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Harry Belafonte was a Jamaican-American singer, actor and activist who won three Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award and starred in several Hollywood films. Above all, he was a humanitarian who took the sides of the...
