Category Archives: FDA

High fructose consumption and fatty liver disease

Manal F. Abdelmalek, MD, MPH, of the Duke Medical Center’s Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology

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Reasons to Abandon Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Targets

Interviewed by Steven Greer, MD Harlan Krumholz, MD, cardiologist from Yale, discusses his open letter in the journal Circulation

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The inadequate FDA medical device safety surveillance system: a case study

January 25, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD I have worn contact lenses for more than twenty years without any problems. But recently,

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The only 5-minutes of the Edwards Sapien AdCom you need to watch

Update: June 11, 2012 The FDA briefing documents for the June 13 advisory committee to review the PARTNER-

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The CardioMEMS’ heart failure pressure measurement system

By Steven Greer, MD The CardioMEMS’ heart failure pressure measurement system will be evaluated by an FDA

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Interview with The Commissioner of the FDA

February 16,  2011- by Steven Greer, MD In Part 1 of our interview with Margaret Hamburg, MD, The Commissioner of the FDA, she discusses

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Exclusive: Why did Dr. Nissen resort to secret tapes?

February 23, 2010– By Steven E. Greer, MD Many in the cardiology community are a bit confused as to why Dr. Steven Nissen resorted

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