Dr. Aseem Malhotra – a prominent British cardiologist and producer of the new documentary “First! Do No Pharm” – was part of a victorious libel lawsuit against Mail on Sunday, which published a 2019 article falsely accusing him and others of “knowingly making false statements about statins.”

After receiving a judgement from the High Court in June 2024, the newspaper publisher settled with an agreement to “pay substantial libel damages.”

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Dr. Aseem Malhotra is a cardiologist, public health campaigner, and author of several books. He is an honorary council member of the Metabolic Psychiatry Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine California. He campaigns for people to reduce sugar in their diet, promotes a low-carb and high-fat diet, and encourages the reduction of medical overprescribing. He is a producer of the exposé documentary “First! Do No Pharm”. Follow him at https://x.com/draseemmalhotra and learn more about the film at https://nopharmfilm.com/

Dr. Darshan Shah is the founder of Next Health, the world’s first and largest Health Optimization and Longevity clinic. A board-certified surgeon and Longevity Medicine specialist, Dr. Shah has performed over 20,000 surgical procedures. He earned his medical degree at 21, trained at the Mayo Clinic, and holds alumni status at Harvard Business School and Singularity University. Dr. Shah has authored a book, published papers, patented medical devices, and given over 100 speeches on longevity and health. Find more at https://next-health.com and follow him at https://x.com/darshanshahMD

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