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Quarantining Ebola caregivers arriving from Africa is the right thing to do
https://youtu.be/CpGhHePi_MQ Update November 6, 2014- Despite more than 80% of responders in various polls feeling
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, Congress, Infectious disease
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Using Afrezza inhaled insulin with a CGM
November 3, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Inhaled insulin will make a comeback when Mannkind’s drug, Afrezza, goes on sale in early 2015.
Hacking CGM’s to smartphones
October 31, 2014– Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Type 1 diabetes patients using continuous glucose monitors have been creating their own software,
What you need to know about ISIS
October 29, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD I saw the most recent episode of the PBS show Frontline that explained how ISIS rose to power. I was alarmed to learn that this is a very real and local threat, … Continue reading
Posted in - Policy, Congress
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The NEJM editorial board blew it on anti-quarantine Ebola essay
October 28, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD Jeffrey Drazen and the other editors of the New England Journal of Medicine rushed out an opinion
Posted in - NEJM, - Opinion, - Policy, Infectious disease
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The Dallas hospital administrators who botched Ebola were likely criminals, not just incompetent
October 19, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD The mainstream media has correctly reported on the numerous missteps made by the Dallas
Posted in - Opinion, CDC, Infectious disease
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Cutting through the hype surrounding gluten
October 19, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Did you know that one out of three Americans think that they are “gluten intolerant”. Of those 100
Posted in - NEJM, - Policy, Gastroenterology and liver, Pediatrics
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A proposal to make the Social History more robust and proactive
October 2, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Joseph Rhatigan, MD of Harvard Medical School published a paper in the NEJM proposing
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Long-term contraception is effective and underutilized
October 1, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer Jeffrey F. Peipert, M.D., Ph.D. of Washington university discusses his original article in the NEJM
Will President Hillary Clinton end fee-for-service?
September 22, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD At the recent cardiology trade show called the TCT, held in Washington, DC, 2016 presidential
Posted in - Policy, CMS, Congress
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) to treat AK’s
September 2, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Gayatri Patel, MD MPH discusses her JAMA paper comparing the effectiveness of photodynamic
Posted in - JAMA, Dermatology, Plastic surgery, UC Davis
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Has the ACA law begun to reduce the uninsured, and at what cost?
July 27, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Ben Sommers, MD PhD, from the Harvard School of Public Health has a new article in the NEJM
Posted in CMS, Congress, Harvard
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Single-pill combo regimens for HIV
July 28, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Rajesh Tim Gandhi, MD of the Massachusetts General Hospital discusses the NEJM review paper
Posted in - NEJM, Harvard, Infectious disease
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Jay Skyler discusses the recent bionic pancreas data
June 22, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD This week, the mainstream press reported on the “bionic pancreas” data published in the NEJM
NEJM letter casts doubt on original Gawande checklist paper
June 11, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD When the recent Canadian studied published in the NEJM failed to show any benefit from
Posted in - Policy, CMS, General surgery, Harvard
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Occluding the left atrial appendage to prevent stroke in A-fib
May 17, 2014- Thromboembolic stroke caused by atrial fibrillation is the primary reason patients are placed
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA, Henry Ford
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The Netflix Late Reviewer: Dallas Buyers Club is much better than advertised
May 8, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD Matthew McConaughey won the Best Actor in a Leading Role Academy Award for his portrayal
The FDA’s new Breakthrough status for new drug applications
May 24, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Janet Woodcock, MD,
Posted in - Pharma, FDA
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Drug-coated balloons to treat fem-pop disease
April 27, 2014– Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD At the Charing Cross symposium in London, Medtronic reported results of the IN-PACT trial
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, UCLA
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FDA official, William Maisel, pleads guilty to crime, keeps job
April 24, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD In July of 2012, the New York Times reported on an FDA scandal of the agency spying on internal
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