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Category Archives: FDA
“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
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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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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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 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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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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Is President Trump on amphetamines? (Yes, he is)
Update January 16, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD President Trump’s doctor confirms my diagnosis made in the story below, which was that the slurred
Posted in - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, FDA, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Primary care medicine, Rehab
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NBC begins alarming new series to promote the diagnosis of “mental illness” in children
December 11, 2017
Posted in - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, CDC, Congress, FDA, Neurology, Neurosurgery, NIH, Pediatrics, Primary care medicine, Psychology Psychiatry, Rehab
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Oh my god, I have a disease!
March 21, 2014- This DTC TV drug ad medicalizing a non-disease really struck us as egregious
Posted in - Pharma, Congress, FDA
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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 serious adverse events caused by antipsychotics
February 1, 2014
Posted in - Pharma, FDA
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The super shady methods of pricing generic drugs in America: case study- Sildenafil
May 15, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD The last I read, Teva and Mylan were not supposed to launch their approved generic of Viagra (sildenafil)
Posted in - Generics, - Opinion, - Pharma, CMS, Congress, FDA
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CDER Director Janet Woodcock on new drug safety strategies
November 16, 2010- by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed Dr. Janet Woodcock, long-time Director of CDER, the FDA center responsible
Posted in - Pharma, FDA
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The 23andMe home genetics test kit controversy
December 19, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in Columbia, FDA, Genetics, NIH, Oncology, Psychology Psychiatry
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Interview with the CEO of Neovasc, Alexei Marko
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiology, FDA
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CBS News Promotes More Pro-Coffee Junk Science
July 11, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD How does one become a successful TV medical doctor pundit? First, you have to leave your medical ethics
Posted in - Opinion, Cardiology, CDC, Congress, Cornell, FDA, Primary care medicine, Psychology Psychiatry
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The Biggest Healthcare Stories of 2016
December 26, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD for The Healthcare Channel Policy changes dominated the 2016 year in healthcare news. There were few important new drug
Posted in - Biotech, - Generics, - Medical Devices, - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, - The Weekly Summary, CMS, FDA
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