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Category Archives: FDA
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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Robert De Niro gives credibility to vaccine truthers
Update March 27, 2016- Less than 24-hours after our story, this film has been pulled from the lineup. It was our story that got the heads of
Posted in - Pharma, - Reviews, books, devices, CDC, FDA, NIH, Pediatrics, Primary care medicine
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Man who oversaw one of the biggest academic research frauds in medical history is poised to become the next FDA Commissioner
Update February 7, 2016- Key senators, including Bernie Sanders, are now threatening to filibuster
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, Cardiology, FDA, NIH
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Are the new PCSK9 cholesterol lowering drugs worth the high cost?
December 16, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - Biotech, - NEJM, - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, Cardiology, CMS, FDA
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Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, could be the Bernie Madoff of the drug industry
September 22, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD Making national news today was Martin Shkreli, the baby-faced, greasy-haired, disheveled-looking
Posted in - Biotech, - Pharma, Congress, FDA
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Stephen Colbert mocks the new “female viagra” flibanserin
September 20, 2015- Well, the real CBS news did an atrocious job covering this story, so the fake newsman
Actavis 1000% drug price hike: a case for healthcare reform
Update September 21, 2015- The Healthcare Channel was the first to report in 2009 on the business strategy of acquiring cheap generic drugs, cornering the market, then raising
Posted in - Biotech, - Generics, - Opinion, - Policy, CMS, Congress, FDA, Infectious disease
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The newly approved Edwards Lifesciences Sapien 3 aortic valve
July 5, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed William Suh, MD of UCLA about the newly approved Edwards Lifesciences Sapien
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA, UCLA
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Occluding the left atrial appendage to prevent stroke in A-fib
May 17, 2014- Thromboembolic stroke caused by atrial fibrillation is the primary reason patients are placed
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA, Henry Ford
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The FDA’s new Breakthrough status for new drug applications
May 24, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Janet Woodcock, MD,
Posted in - Pharma, FDA
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FDA official, William Maisel, pleads guilty to crime, keeps job
April 24, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD In July of 2012, the New York Times reported on an FDA scandal of the agency spying on internal
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The serious adverse events caused by topical testoserone
March 1, 2014
Posted in - Pharma, Dermatology, Diabetes and endocrinology, FDA
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FDA investigated by congress for spying on whistleblowers
Update February 26, 2014- Senator Grassley convened an oversight hearing in the senate, and also
Posted in Congress, FDA
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The FDA discusses Brilinta
February 4, 2014- The WSJ is reporting today on a Johns Hopkins doctor who filed a federal
Posted in - Pharma, Cardiology, FDA
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Why the lack of outrage over smoking depicted in film and television?
January 20, 2014 To Senators Dick Durbin, Richard Blumenthal, Sherrod Brown, and Edward Markey
Posted in - Opinion, Congress, FDA
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Laws governing genetic tests
December 19, 2013– Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD In Part 2 of our interview with Robert Klitzman, MD, from Columbia University, he discusses
Posted in Columbia, Congress, FDA, Genetics
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TAVI: Comparing CoreValve to Sapien
November 8, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD William O’Neill, MD of Henry Ford discusses the recent pivotal data for the Medtronic CoreValve device,
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA, Henry Ford
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Interview with MannKind’s CEO, Al Mann, and CFO, Matt Pfeffer.
October 23, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel interviewed the CEO of MannKind, Al Mann, and the CFO, Matt Pfeffer.
FDA reviews the safety of Januvia, Byetta, and other GLP-1 diabetes drugs
Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - Pharma, FDA
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Renal denervation devices to treat hypertension
William O’Neill, MD of Henry Ford Hospital discusses renal denervation devices used to treat refractory hypertension. He is involved with the Medtronic device trials.
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiology, FDA, Henry Ford
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