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The new 80-hour work week surgery residency

Posted on September 1, 2017 by admin

July 24, 2011- The Surgeon-in-Chief of Johns Hopkins Hospital,

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Interview with the CEO of Synthetic Biologics, Jeff Riley

Posted on September 1, 2017 by admin

February 8, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Posted in - Biotech, Gastroenterology and liver, Infectious disease, NIH | Leave a comment

Told you so: The reason this country is close to an 18th-Century-style revolution

Posted on August 15, 2017 by admin

Update August 13- Told you so. The race riots in Charlottesville, Virginia are exactly what

Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, CMS, Congress | Leave a comment

Interview with Dexcom’s CEO Terry Gregg

Posted on August 6, 2017 by admin

August 11, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Above, in

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I tied a PGA all-time record in putting

Posted on July 30, 2017 by admin

July 29, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD I have been too busy lately to hit balls or play a round of golf. But I have a little seven-foot indoor

Posted in - Opinion, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic surgery, Psychology Psychiatry | Leave a comment

CBS News Promotes More Pro-Coffee Junk Science

Posted on July 11, 2017 by admin

July 11, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD How does one become a successful TV medical doctor pundit? First, you have to leave your medical ethics

Posted in - Opinion, Cardiology, CDC, Congress, Cornell, FDA, Primary care medicine, Psychology Psychiatry | Leave a comment

The Biggest Healthcare Stories of 2016

Posted on December 26, 2016 by admin

December 26, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD for The Healthcare Channel Policy changes dominated the 2016 year in healthcare news. There were few important new drug

Posted in - Biotech, - Generics, - Medical Devices, - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, - The Weekly Summary, CMS, FDA | Leave a comment

Ibrance (palbociclib) to treat advanced breast cancer

Posted on November 1, 2016 by admin

November 28, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed Richard Finn,

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A personal medical mystery solved

Posted on October 30, 2016 by admin

January 30, 2016- by Steven E. ROSHE TWO Greer, MD I have been told since I was a surgery resident that I have a peculiar style of writing patient chart

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Paul Gigot’s Op-Ed section disgraces the Wall Street Journal, yet again

Posted on October 27, 2016 by admin

February 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD On February 20th, Paul Gigot, the editor in charge of gatekeeping the letters published in the

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Review: The iPhone 7

Posted on October 25, 2016 by admin

Depth Mode photo from the iPhone 7 November 25, 2016- by Steven E. New Balance 515 homme Greer, MD I was forced to buy the new iPhone 7 Plus after my new 6 was stolen. While I still recommend

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The Biggest stories of 2015

Posted on October 20, 2016 by admin

December 31, 2015- by Steven E. Nike Roshe Run Femme Greer, MD 2015 was the year of ISIS. The radical jihadist group started the year with an attack in France,

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Robert De Niro gives credibility to vaccine truthers

Posted on October 14, 2016 by admin

Update March 27, 2016- Less than 24-hours after our story, this film has been pulled from the lineup. It was our story that got the heads of

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Donald Trump has Tourette’s Syndrome

Posted on October 14, 2016 by admin

Update August 14, 2016– Per my observations 12-months ago, Donald Trump certainly seems to have some sort of condition causing his frontal lobe to not properly screen his impulses.

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NY Times reports that CMMI “research” is junk science

Posted on October 1, 2016 by admin

February 3, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel was the first to report in 2012 that the new CMMI, created by the ACA “

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Letter to the Dean of Harvard medical school about conflicts of interest

Posted on September 30, 2016 by admin

Jeffrey Flier, MD, Dean, Harvard School of Medicine

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Doctors complain to Columbia about Dr. Oz

Posted on September 30, 2016 by admin

https://youtu.be/bqihqFTyyfw Update April 21, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD As a direct result of our posting of the letter, below, the New York Times then national TV news

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10-year follow-up on the CREST carotid stenting trial

Posted on June 28, 2016 by admin

March 4, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD The 10-year follow-up data on the CREST carotid stenting vs. CEA trail were published

Posted in - Medical Devices, - NEJM, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery | Leave a comment

CMMI Haters Make a Website!

Posted on May 15, 2016 by admin

May 15, 2016- Bruce Quinn, MD PHD posted on his “Discoveries in Health Policy” blog this follow-up to our 2012 reporting on Obamacare’s CMMI pork project.