Category Archives: – JAMA

The long and winding road of the Ventilator Death paper (Perseverance Prevails)

November 1, 2023- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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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. 

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Violent video games and aggressive behavior

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

Posted in - JAMA, - Policy, Congress, Emergency medicine, Iowa State, Pediatrics, Psychology Psychiatry, Trauma Surgery | Leave a comment

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

Posted in - JAMA, - NEJM, - Pharma, CDC, Emergency medicine, General surgery, Oncology, Psychology Psychiatry, Rehab, Spine surgery, Sports medicine | Leave a comment

Far-left NeverTrump propaganda has hijacked the peer-review process

June 3, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD We are living

Posted in - JAMA, - NEJM, - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, Emergency medicine, Infectious disease, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology | 3 Comments

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

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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Hormone replacement therapy is safe and effective after all

November 14, 2017- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH about her JAMA paper that followed the cohorts in

Posted in - JAMA, Cardiology, Diabetes and endocrinology, FDA, Geriatrics, Harvard, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, Orthopedic surgery, Primary care medicine | Leave a comment

Maybe my brain was spared

July 26, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD Last week, I sat next to an Ohio State University offensive lineman while attending a Roger Waters

Posted in - JAMA, - Reviews, books, devices, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ohio State | Leave a comment

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) to treat AK’s

September 2, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Gayatri Patel, MD MPH discusses her JAMA paper comparing the effectiveness of photodynamic

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