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Category Archives: FDA
The 23andMe TV ads are misleading
April 22, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD
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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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 FDA pathway for biosimilar drug approvals
March 26, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer,
Posted in - Biotech, - Generics, FDA
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Triple Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
October 18, 2018- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
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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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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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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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 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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