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Category Archives: FDA
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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Triple Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
October 18, 2018- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Google wants your medical records
December 19, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD In Part 3 of our interview with Robert Klitzman, MD, ethics professor at Columbia University,
Google wants your DNA now (Not just with 23andMe)
Opinion December 17, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD The Wall Street Journal published an article explaining how the pharmaceutical industry data mines
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, FDA, Genetics
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TV Quack Dr. David Agus still likes daily aspirin despite heart guidelines dropping it
March 23, 2019
Posted in - Pharma, Cardiology, CDC, FDA, Oncology
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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
The FDA pathway for biosimilar drug approvals
March 26, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer,
Posted in - Biotech, - Generics, FDA
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Essay: Opioids coming through the Mexican border are a national security risk
Update January 8, 2019- President Trump quoted from this story tonight during his talk from the Ova
Posted in - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, CDC, Congress, FDA, NIH, Primary care medicine, Rehab
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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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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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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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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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Is Vitamin-D deficiency overdiagnosed?
November 8, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham
Posted in - NEJM, - Policy, CDC, Diabetes and endocrinology, FDA, Harvard, Primary care medicine
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Steven E. Greer, MD, on CNBC discussing antidepressants
June 8, 2018– In the news recently are the suicide deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.
Posted in - Pharma, FDA, Psychology Psychiatry
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Senator Ben Cardin discusses antidepressants in the military
Update: July 29, 2010- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - Policy, Congress, FDA
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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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Why are suicide rates increasing along with increased usage of antidepressants?
June 8, 2018- Fox News’ Tucker Carlson interviewed author Johan Hari about his book Lost Connections and the
Posted in - Pharma, - Policy, CDC, FDA, Neurology, Primary care medicine, Psychology Psychiatry
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“You’re telling me this now?” Why the news is suddenly critical of statins and antidepressants
Opinion: February 19, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD The CBS news show “60 Minutes” made waves with a story asserting that the antidepressants
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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