Fahmi Farah, MD

Dr. Farah is a cardiologist on the medical staff at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth.

Food as Medicine: Why diet is the foundation for a healthy heart

Heart / By Fahmi Farah, MD / February 7, 2020 April 6, 2020

Across the medical landscape, doctors are increasingly finding new ways to empower their patients to take charge of their health through diet. Given the well-documented link between your eating habits and your health, it’s no surprise to see food being elevated as a form of “medicine” — sometimes, food is the best prescription. If food …

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Why do women wait longer to get help during a heart attack?

Heart / By Fahmi Farah, MD / February 18, 2019 April 6, 2020

Toward the end of my internal medicine training at Baylor Scott & White and just two months before starting my cardiology fellowship training at the University of Oklahoma, my 29-year-old cousin died of cardiomyopathy a week after giving birth. This was not only devastating, but it also made a huge impression on me. It was …

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