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Category Archives: – Policy
Under new leadership, Johns Hopkins creates a disaster at the Tampa children’s hospital
Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine Paul Rothman December 11, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD Ranking colleges and medical centers is a futile, highly subjective, and ludicrous endeavor. Nevertheless,
Posted in - Policy, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Pediatrics
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The Deans of Johns Hopkins and Miami discuss ACO’s
February 28, 2011- By Steven E Greer, MD Dean Miller of Johns Hopkins and Dean Goldschmidt of Miami discuss accountable care organizations,
Posted in - Policy, CMS, Johns Hopkins
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How to establish a face transplant team
Update December 1, 2018- Dr. Rodriguez and his team of at least 100 surgeons, psychiatrists, social
Posted in - Policy, NYU, Plastic surgery
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Essay: Opioids coming through the Mexican border are a national security risk
November 30, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD The U.S. life expectancy has dramatically dropped according to a new report. This type of demographic
Posted in - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, CDC, Congress, FDA, NIH, Primary care medicine, Rehab
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Triple Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
October 18, 2018- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Insurance companies are not paying for Repatha and Praluent
Update November 2, 2018- Amgen slashed the annual cost of this drug to $6,000.
President-elect Trump adopts plan by The Healthcare Channel to bring back drug manufacturing jobs
September 4, 2010- by Steven Greer, MD The Commissioner of the FDA, Margaret Hamburg, could become the single biggest job creator
How pain pills almost killed my mother after elective knee surgery
May 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD My mother is in her 70’s and in good health except for debilitating knee arthritis. After considerable
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, CDC, Congress, FDA, Orthopedic surgery, Plastic surgery
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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
The MusiCorps benefit concert 2015
October 16, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed the Founder of MusiCorps, Arthur Bloom, and one of the musicians in the band,
How the FDA regulates compounding pharmacies
April 5, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Few people knew what a compounding pharmacy was until a meningitis outbreak traced to the
Posted in - Policy, FDA
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The Miami Summit on Healthcare Spending Reduction
June 29, 2010 Produced and interviewed by Steven Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel and The University of Miami Health System hosted a roundtable discussion
Posted in - Policy, CMS, Congress, Univ Miami
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Is polio making a comeback?
Update November 13, 2018- Parents of children who died from this “polio-like” illness are accusing the
CDC data on increasing suicide rates
August 2, 2018- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed Alex E. Crosby, MD, MPH of the CDC, Branch Chief of Surveillance, Division
Posted in CDC, Emergency medicine, Neurology, Psychology Psychiatry, Rehab
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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
The FDA pathway for biosimilar drug approvals
March 26, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer,
Posted in - Biotech, - Generics, FDA
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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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Fox and Friends accidentally produces what could be the best discussion of Medicare-for-All
November 15, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD I have cut the cord and no longer get cable TV. However, the free content posted on apps lets me
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, CMS, Congress
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Essay: Everything you say can and will be used against you
November 10, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD I keep telling people that “smart home” devices, such as Amazon’s Alexa, record everything
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, Congress
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