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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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Is cath lab fluoroscopy radiation exposure dangerous?
April 25, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD With former President George W. Bush receiving a coronary stent and cardiac chest CT-scan,
Posted in Cardiology
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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
Posted in - Medical Devices, FDA
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Questionable comments by Atul Gawande after the Boston Marathon bombings
April 20, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD Only two days after the April 15th Boston Marathon terrorist bombings, Harvard surgeon Atul
Posted in Harvard, Trauma Surgery
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TAVR Finances: William O’Neill, MD
Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD The clinical adoption of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) has been slower than
Posted in Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford
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TAVR collaboration
April 12, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD William O’Neill, MD, Director of the Structural Heart Disease Center at Henry Ford Hospital,
Posted in - Medical Devices, Henry Ford
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Smartphone apps to be regulated and taxed as medical devices
March 26, 2013 Which smartphone apps will the FDA label as a medical device making them taxable tax under
Posted in - Medical Devices, Congress, FDA
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anti-PD1 and anti-PD-L1 drugs treating NSCLC
March 26, 2013 Interviewed By Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - Biotech, - Pharma, Oncology, UCLA
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Watchman shot dead
March 10, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel PREVAIL, the much anticipated second major trial of the Boston Scientific device called Watchman was a bust. The trial endpoints were changed in midstream of the trial, but it … Continue reading
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology
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Second-gen Sapien TAVI valve does not reduce stroke problem
March 10, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel The main reason that Medicare has limited coverage for the Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Sapien percutaneous aortic valve is the high perioperative complication rate of ischemic strokes, in excess of … Continue reading
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Neurology
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