The Weekly Summary

Posted on December 1, 2019 by admin

November 25^th– December 1^st2019

In the general news, outside the U.S., Uber lost its license in London. Also, a convicted ISIS Continue reading →

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The best hospitals in the country are losing money. Why?

Posted on December 1, 2019 by admin

August 12, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

In the course of working on a medical book for the patient population, I just discovered this 2017 Forbes article that explains Continue reading →

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Trying Beyond Meat for the first time

Posted on December 1, 2019 by admin

November 12, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Posted in - Opinion, - Reviews, books, devices, Bariatric surgery, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Diabetes and endocrinology, FDA, Gastroenterology and liver, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Sports medicine, Vascular Surgery | Comments Off

The ISCHEMIA trial PI, Judith Hochman, makes egregiously unfounded statements on national TV

Posted on December 1, 2019 by admin

November 17, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

The big news from the 2019 American Heart Association meeting is the large trial known by the acronym ISCHEMIA. Continue reading →

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What I Did for Summer 2019

Posted on December 1, 2019 by admin

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The MusiCorps benefit concert 2015

Posted on December 1, 2019 by admin

October 16, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD

We interviewed the Founder of MusiCorps, Arthur Bloom, and one of the musicians in the band, Continue reading →

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Books I am reading

Posted on November 30, 2019 by admin

November 17, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD Continue reading →

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The Weekly Summary

Posted on November 24, 2019 by admin

November 18^th– November 24^th2019

In the general news, outside the U.S., Israel’s Netanyahu was indicted on bribery charges. Continue reading →

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The Medical Advocate

Posted on November 18, 2019 by admin

Now available on Amazon.

The Medical Advocate is an important book on the American healthcare system. Continue reading →

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The Healthcare Channel hits 10

Posted on November 17, 2019 by admin

February 3, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD I don’t recall the exact date, but it was sometime during the summer of 2006, when I was daydreaming Continue reading →

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The Weekly Summary

Posted on November 17, 2019 by admin

November 11^th– November 17^th2019

In the general news, President Trump hosted Turkey’s President Erdogan as the televised Continue reading →

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The new CDC guidelines for prescribing opioid pain pills

Posted on November 15, 2019 by admin

June 1, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Pain pill prescriptions have quadrupled since the 1990’s as drug companies stepped up marketing and funded Continue reading →

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The Who’s Teen Cancer Lounge at Sloan Kettering opens

Posted on November 15, 2019 by admin

March 18, 2016- by Steven E. Greer MD

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center held a press day for its new teen lounge Continue reading →

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How the FDA regulates compounding pharmacies

Posted on November 14, 2019 by admin

April 5, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Few people knew what a compounding pharmacy was until a meningitis outbreak traced to the Continue reading →

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The Breville blender is an essential tool for a meatless diet

Posted on November 12, 2019 by admin

November 12, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Posted in - Reviews, books, devices, Bariatric surgery, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Diabetes and endocrinology, FDA, Gastroenterology and liver, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Sports medicine | Comments Off

Go Vegan?

Posted on November 12, 2019 by admin

November 3, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

My diet is much better than it used to be. I eat a lot more plants and almost no red meat. I snack Continue reading →

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The Weekly Summary

Posted on November 10, 2019 by admin

November 4^th– November 10^th2019

In international news, humans reached interstellar space for the first time with Voyager Continue reading →

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The Weekly Summary

Posted on November 3, 2019 by admin

October 28^th– November 3^rd2019

In international news, the UK punted BREXIT again, delaying the Halloween deadline to January. Continue reading →

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The Weekly Summary

Posted on October 31, 2019 by admin

October 21^st– October 27^th2019

In international news, Hong Kong officials gave up on the plans to allow mainland China to Continue reading →

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Triple Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis

Posted on October 31, 2019 by admin

October 18, 2018- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Posted in - Biotech, - NEJM, - Pharma, FDA, Genetics, Infectious disease, Internal Medicine, National Jewish Health, Pediatrics, Pulmonology | Leave a comment