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Category Archives: – Medical Devices
The long and winding road of the Ventilator Death paper (Perseverance Prevails)
November 1, 2023- by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - JAMA, - Medical Devices, - Opinion, - Policy
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That time I worked with Lucas Films to push digital cameras into the mainstream
November 11, 2023- by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion, Plastic surgery
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Senator Angus King discusses his bill to make medical device pricing transparent to the public
July 9, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Senator Angus King from Maine has proposed a a bill that would make the pricing of medical devices
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Policy, Congress
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The only thing we have to fear…is fear itself
March 13, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD Holy cow. The PGA Tour cancelled the Players Championship due to fears over the coronavirus.
India, Mexico, and El Salvador distribute ivermectin to citizens in free COVID kits
January 20, 2022- by Steven E. Greer, MD As all hospitals in the U.S. refuse to administer lifesaving early treatments for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus,
The deadly risks of TAVR being downplayed to patients by hospitals
January 18, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD On July 20th, 2011, the FDA convened an advisory committee to help it determine whether to
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA
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My experience with Smile Direct Club dental aligners
December 12, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD Smile Direct (SDC) is depressed in valuation ($11.5 or market cap $4.4 Billion) due to the pandemic.
Cardiology mafia egregiously obfuscates mortality differences between stents and CABG in EXCEL trial
December 10, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD In my recent book, The Medical Advocate, I excoriated the cardiology community, particularly
Posted in - Medical Devices, - NEJM, - Opinion, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA
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How did a small academic lab succeed where big medical device companies failed?
July 5, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the early clinical data on the “bionic pancreas”
I can’t get no satisfaction (from TAVR)
Update April 6, 2019- An expert source told us that Mick Jagger did have genuine aortic stenosis.
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA
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TV commercial for Boston Scientific’s Watchman A-fib device
April 23, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA
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Catheter approaches for mitral replacement
March 23, 2014- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD With catheter based methods for replacing the aorta valve not being adopted as expected, the
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford
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Google’s Larry Page wants your medical records to be public for “research”
March 20, 2014-By Steven E. Greer, MD Charlie Rose interviewed Google founder Larry Page at the 2014 TED conference. During the talk, Mr.
Posted in - Biotech, - Medical Devices, - Opinion, Congress, Genetics
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Apple, Google, and Amazon need to make their own hospitals
Update February 27, 2018- Well, they used my idea from two-years ago. Amazon, Warren Buffet,
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion, CMS, Congress, Z Medical centers
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Industry conflicts arise at PCORI threatening any real comparative effectiveness research
February 7, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD The Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) was created by the PPACA “ObamaCare” law in 2010.
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion, - Pharma, CMS, Congress, Yale
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Review: “The Bleeding Edge” documentary on unsafe medical devices
November 1, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD The Netflix 2018 documentary “The Bleeding Edge” reviews modern cases of medical devices
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Reviews, books, devices, FDA
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The Year in Review: 2018
December 29, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD The biggest stories this year related
An emerging safety problem for TAVR patients
March 16, 2017- produced and interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed William O’Neill, MD, one of the first to implant a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) valve. The products have been approved by the FDA for several years, … Continue reading
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA
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The Lotus TAVR valve recall
March 16, 2017- produced and interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed William O’Neill, MD, one of the first to implant a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA
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