Category Archives: Emergency medicine

The new CDC guidelines for prescribing opioid pain pills

Posted on November 30, 2018 by admin

June 1, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Pain pill prescriptions have quadrupled since the 1990’s as drug companies stepped up marketing and funded

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Crystalloid “Balanced Lactated Ringer’s” IV solution is safer to the kidneys

Posted on November 28, 2018 by admin

March 1, 2018- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed Vanderbilt’s Todd Rice, MD about his NEJM papers that showed crystalloid, or

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CDC data on increasing suicide rates

Posted on November 28, 2018 by admin

August 2, 2018- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed Alex E. Crosby, MD, MPH of the CDC, Branch Chief of Surveillance, Division

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Effects of Exposure to Gun Violence in Movies on Children’s Interest in Real Guns

Posted on October 6, 2018 by admin

September 25, 2017- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed author Brad Bushman, PhD of The Ohio State University about his JAMA paper

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Fox News’ Tucker Carlson attempts to debate gun control with Annals of Internal Medicine Editor Christine Laine, MD

Posted on August 6, 2018 by admin

March 6, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD The puppets of the NRA on Fox News react predictably after each mass shooting in a school or

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What is Sports Medicine?

Posted on May 27, 2018 by admin

March 27, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD Larry Nassar is the disgraced former Olympic gymnastic team “doctor” who was sent away to prison

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Violent video games and aggressive behavior

Posted on May 1, 2018 by admin

March 30, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD A recent JAMA paper connects the dots between violent video games and aggressive behavior.

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Reliable gun violence statistics

Posted on March 6, 2018 by admin

February 12, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut massacre of 20 first graders and six brave adults,

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Did Hillary Clinton really faint from “dehydration” or does she have a chronic neurological condition?

Posted on February 24, 2018 by admin

September 12, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD Once again, the Hillary Clinton campaign is on defense after another health scare from their

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Avoid ER’s attached to tertiary care hospitals

Posted on January 2, 2018 by admin

August 17, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Review: Walk-in urgent care centers are the way to go

Posted on November 6, 2017 by admin

January 6, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD A patient asked for my help yesterday with a sinus infection that was lingering. I referred him to

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Why Indian Point nuclear power plant needs to be shut down

Posted on April 1, 2017 by admin

April 29, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD I have long been a critic of the overuse of CT-scans due to the radiation risks and costs. I’m not sure why,

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How Boston medical centers prepare for unconventional weapon attacks

Posted on May 3, 2013 by admin

May 3, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Paul Biddinger, MD, Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness, Massachusetts General

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How Boston medical centers prepare for unconventional weapon attacks

Posted on May 3, 2013 by admin

May 3, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

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