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Category Archives: General surgery
A Surgeon’s Story: Decision-making
March 16, 2024- by Steven E. Greer, MD Here is a general surgery story for you.
Posted in - Opinion, General surgery
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New treatment paradigm for C. Diff colitis
March 31, 2010- Produced and interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD New drugs
Daily aspirin once again proves to be of no use and also deadly
Update January 13, 2015- Yet another study was published highlighting the risks of daily aspirin.
Crystalloid “Balanced Lactated Ringer’s” IV solution is safer to the kidneys
March 1, 2018- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed Vanderbilt’s Todd Rice, MD about his NEJM papers that showed crystalloid, or
Posted in - NEJM, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Emergency medicine, General surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, Orthopedic surgery, Pediatrics, Plastic surgery, Sports medicine, Trauma Surgery, Urology, Vanderbilt, Vascular Surgery
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Plastic Surgeons Comment on Transgender Surgery
September 3, 2022- by Steven E. Greer, MD I spotted about a month ago how mastectomy surgeries performed to “transition” young females into “males” were being botched.
Posted in - Opinion, CMS, Congress, General surgery, Pediatrics, Plastic surgery, Psychology Psychiatry
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The new CDC guidelines for prescribing opioid pain pills
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
Robotic surgery and controversies
January 24, 2014- Dr. Dutson gives an update on the referral patterns and safety concerns over the Da Vinci system.
Posted in General surgery, UCLA
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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
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson attempts to debate gun control with Annals of Internal Medicine Editor Christine Laine, MD
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
Atul Gawande’s surgical checklist fails in real world study
March 15, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD In 2009, Atul Gawande, MD, MPH and his large international team published in the New England
Posted in - Policy, General surgery, Harvard
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What is Sports Medicine?
March 27, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD Larry Nassar is the disgraced former Olympic gymnastic team “doctor” who was sent away to prison
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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