Why I'm starting to write here

I'm going to start something new. I've spent the last 10 years in longevity medicine, first at the bedside as a neuro ICU nurse at Mayo, then in a handful of longevity clinics, and now in clinical operations for a group of 35+ physicians across 20 clinics. Along the way I've worked with around 3,000 patients, been part of a few startups, run my own business, and consulted with tech companies trying to build in this space. I've also worked with physicians who wanted to move into preventive care but were struggling to make it work, and with clinics trying to rebrand or rethink their business model, so I've spent a lot of time with the operations, technology and marketing teams that sit behind the care. A lot of what I see day to day never makes it into the podcasts or the headlines, since most of it is about what happens after a patient gets their results, which is a lot less exciting than a new test or a new compound. It's also where most of the work is, and where I've seen things go well or fall apart, whether that's in a clinic, a startup, or a physician's practice. That's the part I want to write about. I'll be sharing what I'm seeing, thinking about, or trying to figure out. Some of it will be about testing and what the numbers actually tell us, some will be about how care gets delivered, and some will just be my opinion. I won't be telling anyone what to take or what to do, since that's a conversation for you and your own clinician. If something here is useful, or you see it differently, I'd like to hear it.