Dr Walker has a medical practice in Lindfield on the upper north shore of Sydney. He provides a service in all aspects of echocardiography, focusing on stress echocardiography which is a well accepted, accurate method for assessing heart disease, not involving irradiation or injections.
His other area of expertise is in the field of preventative cardiology and he has also commenced a related service in arterial screening, which is an indirect measure of endothelial function and arterial stiffness, and does not involve irradiation or injections. Dr Walker has published 7 best selling books on preventative cardiology and lectures both nationally and internationally on this subject.
When a doctor prescribes a drug, including blood pressure, anti-depressants and warfarin, ask them what food or alcohol you should avoid.
Naturally, significant emphasis is being placed on improved therapies and vaccines for COVID-19, but the medical world is also closing in on a cure for cancer.
Forget Covid-19. There’s a much more pernicious epidemic claiming more lives and doing a lot more damage. Is there a cure?
What will happen when a vaccine finally arrives? Who’ll get it? Should proof of vaccination be a condition of overseas travel, like it was for smallpox? What about the anti-vaxxers? Will a vaccine victory be smooth and rapid?
We have lost a legend with the passing of Dean Jones. But here’s what we can learn from his premature death.
The late Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen once insisted the “extra” hour’s daylight faded curtains! Now while that brought a smile to many faces, as we approach the resumption of daylight saving, the usual supporters and detractors emerge.
If you wake up in the morning feeling unrefreshed after a reasonable night’s sleep, you may be suffering from sleep apnoea.
Cardiovascular disease is a serial killer that ends the lives of 17 million people globally each year. But like Jack the Ripper, it can be hard to catch and not always easy to detect.
A recent article published in the Telegraph in London suggested sitting for just 90 minutes could be fatal. Is this true?
Evidence has emerged since this pandemic has gripped the world that other specific groups are also at risk of developing the more severe versions of COVID-19 and greater risk of death.
Should someone over 50 take a daily aspirin as a preventative against heart attack, stroke and even common cancers? (This is Part 2 of Dr Ross’s article on clotting and bleeding)
Whether you’re a person who suffers “the economy syndrome” or you bleed too easily, blame your ancestors because it’s all in the genes.
