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Author Archives: admin
Did the GOP shut down the government just to please a special interest industry lobby?
October 19, 2013- By Steven E. Greer MD The United States government was partially shut down for more than two weeks in October.
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion, Congress
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The more we know, the more unnecessary President Bush’s stent seems
October 16, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD A recent short article in an obscure Washington, DC wonky journal triggered national media
Posted in Cardiac surgery, Cardiology
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Interview with MannKind’s CEO, Al Mann, and CFO, Matt Pfeffer.
October 23, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel interviewed the CEO of MannKind, Al Mann, and the CFO, Matt Pfeffer.
A Bridge Too Far: Patient classifications for LVAD reimbursement
September 16, 2013- By Ashish Shah, MD, Cardiac transplant surgeon, The Johns Hopkins Medical Center Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) arose from the ashes of the total artificial heart era.
Posted in - Opinion, Cardiac surgery, CMS, Johns Hopkins
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Little guy challenges Dr. Oz over copyright infringement and wins
September 12, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Under certain circumstances, copyrighted text or video content can be used by others without
Posted in - Opinion, Cardiac surgery, Congress
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Super rapid acting insulin and inhaled insulin
September 9, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Jay Skyler, MD, PhD, Deputy Director of the Diabetes Research Institute at The University
Posted in - Biotech, - Pharma, Diabetes and endocrinology, Univ Miami
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Exclusive: President Bush had controversial coronary CT-scan as routine screening leading to questionable stent
August 7, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD The press has reported extensively about President George W. Bush (The 43rd President) receiving a controversial coronary stent after a routine annual exam found a blockage in an
Posted in Uncategorized
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Serelaxin to treat acute heart failure
July 8, 2013- The FDA granted Novartis the coveted “Breakthrough” status for drug serelaxin
Posted in Cardiology, UCLA
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The Yale led reanalysis of the BMP-2 InFuse trials
June 20, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Medtronic granted rare access to a team led my Yale’s Harlan Krumholz and turned over the complete
Posted in Orthopedic surgery, Yale
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Exclusive: CEO of Komen for the Cure never stepped down as announced in 2012
June 6, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD The breast cancer research foundation Komen for the Cure, founded by Nancy Brinker, got into hot water in 2012
Posted in - Policy, Oncology
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FDA reviews the safety of Januvia, Byetta, and other GLP-1 diabetes drugs
Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - Pharma, FDA
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What happens next with the ACA law?
May 20, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in CMS, Congress
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Reasons for permanent slowdowns in healthcare spending growth
May 17, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Since 2010,
Posted in CMS, Harvard
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Bioabsorbable stents
May 14, 2013- William O’Neill, MD of Henry Ford discusses bioabsorbable coronary stents, and the U.S. Abbott trials.
Posted in Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford
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Renal denervation devices to treat hypertension
William O’Neill, MD of Henry Ford Hospital discusses renal denervation devices used to treat refractory hypertension. He is involved with the Medtronic device trials.
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiology, FDA, Henry Ford
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The Massachusetts General trauma response to the Boston bombings
May 3, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Paul Biddinger, MD, Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness, Massachusetts General
Posted in - NEJM, - Policy, Trauma Surgery
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How Boston medical centers prepare for unconventional weapon attacks
May 3, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Paul Biddinger, MD, Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness, Massachusetts General
Posted in - Policy, Boston University, CDC, Congress, Emergency medicine, Harvard, Trauma Surgery
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How Boston medical centers prepare for unconventional weapon attacks
May 3, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
The other casualty from Boston: Old-school TV news
April 27, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD On April 15, 2013, at 2:49 PM, two terrorist bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston
Posted in - Opinion
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