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The Weekly Summary
September 9th – September 15th 2019
In general news, The U.S. claimed that Iran was behind a bizarre “drone strike” on Saudi Continue reading
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The best hospitals in the country are losing money. Why?
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
Posted in - Policy, Cleveland Clinic, CMS, Columbia, Congress, Cornell, Harvard, NYU, Ohio State, UCLA, Univ Miami, Z Medical centers
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The Weekly Summary
September 3rd – September 8th 2019
In general news, Hurricane Dorian literally leveled the Bahamas. The death count is unknown. Continue reading
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The Weekly Summary
August 26th – September 2nd 2019
In general news, Hurricane Dorian made the TV hypsters look like fools and liars, once again, Continue reading
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The Healthcare Channel hits 10
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 23andMe TV ads are misleading
April 22, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD Continue reading
Under new leadership, Johns Hopkins creates a disaster at the Tampa children’s hospital
Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine Paul Rothman
December 11, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD
Ranking colleges and medical centers is a futile, highly subjective, and ludicrous endeavor. Nevertheless, Continue reading
Posted in - Policy, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Pediatrics
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The Weekly Summary
August 19th – August 25th 2019
In general news, the anti-immigration party in Italy continued to make strides, forcing the government Continue reading
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I can’t get no satisfaction (from TAVR)
Update April 6, 2019- An expert source told us that Mick Jagger did have genuine aortic stenosis. Continue reading
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA
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The Weekly Summary
August 12th – August 18th 2019
In general news, Russia seems to have accidentally allowed two-separate small nuclear bombs Continue reading
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Major disruption coming to hospitals in 2020
August 2, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD
President Trump recently signed Continue reading
A proposal to screen for mass shooters
August 5, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD
President Trump today announced plans to have the Department of Justice create guidelines Continue reading
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, CDC, Congress, Psychology Psychiatry, Trauma Surgery
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The new CDC guidelines for prescribing opioid pain pills
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
Angela Merkel’s standing leg tremors
June 18, 2019- Angela Merkel seems to Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychology Psychiatry
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The Who’s Teen Cancer Lounge at Sloan Kettering opens
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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The MusiCorps benefit concert 2015
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
Essay: Opioids coming through the Mexican border are a national security risk
Update January 8, 2019- President Trump quoted from this story tonight during his talk from the Ova Continue reading
Posted in - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, CDC, Congress, FDA, NIH, Primary care medicine, Rehab
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Daily aspirin once again proves to be of no use and also deadly
Update January 13, 2015- Yet another study was published highlighting the risks of daily aspirin. Continue reading
How did a small academic lab succeed where big medical device companies failed?
July 5, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the early clinical data on the “bionic pancreas” Continue reading