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Category Archives: – Biotech
The Biggest Healthcare Stories of 2016
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
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Ibrance (palbociclib) to treat advanced breast cancer
November 28, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed Richard Finn,
The Biggest stories of 2015
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,
Preventing HIV infection
July 28, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Rajesh Tim Gandhi, MD of the Massachusetts General Hospital discusses the NEJM review paper he co-wrote
The telomerase inhibitor Imetelstat developed by Geron
September 9, 2015-
Posted in - Biotech, - NEJM, Oncology
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Are the new PCSK9 cholesterol lowering drugs worth the high cost?
December 16, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - Biotech, - NEJM, - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, Cardiology, CMS, FDA
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Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, could be the Bernie Madoff of the drug industry
September 22, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD Making national news today was Martin Shkreli, the baby-faced, greasy-haired, disheveled-looking
Posted in - Biotech, - Pharma, Congress, FDA
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Actavis 1000% drug price hike: a case for healthcare reform
Update September 21, 2015- The Healthcare Channel was the first to report in 2009 on the business strategy of acquiring cheap generic drugs, cornering the market, then raising
Posted in - Biotech, - Generics, - Opinion, - Policy, CMS, Congress, FDA, Infectious disease
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The PCSK9 LDL drugs do not cut heart risk in half
March 18, 2015- Op-Ed by Steven E. Greer, MD The American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting is underway, and the main Late Breaking data
New therapies for hepatitis C
November 6, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD In Part 1, Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, liver disease and GI doctor from UCLA, discusses the standard of care
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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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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The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation panel
March 8, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed three of the oncologists and industry executives who spoke at the Damon Runyon
Posted in - Biotech, - Pharma, Harvard, Oncology
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Paul Richardson, MD: Three-drug regimen for multiple myeloma
December 15, 2015 Dr. Paul Richardson of Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reviews the recent Lancet article
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Paul Richardson, MD: Current Therapies for Multiple Myeloma
December 15, 2015- Interviewed by Steven Greer, MD Dr. Paul Richardson, Clinical Director of the Multiple Myeloma Center at Harvard’s Dana-Farber
Posted in - Biotech, - Pharma, Harvard, Oncology
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Steven Cummings, MD: The denosumab FREEDOM trial
August 11, 2009- Dr. Steven Cummings, director of the San Francisco Coordinating Center and faculty of UCSF, and
Sundeep Khosla, MD discusses Amgen’s Denosumab
August 11, 2009- Sundeep Khosla of the Mayo Clinic who authored the NEJM editorial on Amgen’s denosumab
Posted in - Biotech, - Pharma, Mayo Clinic
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