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Category Archives: – Policy
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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Did Hillary Clinton really faint from “dehydration” or does she have a chronic neurological condition?
September 12, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD Once again, the Hillary Clinton campaign is on defense after another health scare from their
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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US Senator calls for transparency in medical device pricing
Posted in - Medical Devices, Congress
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HBO’s John Oliver devotes 16-minutes on the Dr. Oz senate hearing
Posted in - Opinion, Cardiac surgery, Congress
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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
Football head injuries down after rules change
Update January 20, 2015- The PBS news show Frontline has been tracking the number
Increasing rates of double mastectomies in early stage breast cancer
November 22, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD David P. Winchester MD, Medical Director of Cancer Programs for the American College of Surgeons,
Posted in - Policy, Oncology, Plastic surgery
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The serious adverse events caused by antipsychotics
February 1, 2014
Posted in - Pharma, FDA
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Steve Bannon and the epidemic of Baby Boomers with mental illness
January 5, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD President Trump made news yesterday by issuing a statement firing back at Steve Bannon for allegations
Posted in - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, Geriatrics, Neurology, Psychology Psychiatry, Rehab
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CT-scan screening for heart disease fails to show benefit
March 23, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed the Principal Investigator of the PROMISE trial, Pamela Douglas, MD from Duke.
Posted in - NEJM, - Policy, Cardiology, CMS, Duke, Radiology
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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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Told you so: The White House Press Office Is In Chaos
August 16, 2017- The White Announced that Hope Hicks will be the interim communications director.
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, Congress
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Avoid ER’s attached to tertiary care hospitals
August 17, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, CMS, Emergency medicine
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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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How ADHD became such a prevalent condition
October 7, 2009- interviewed by Steven E. Greer Authors of “ADHD: medicating children”, Rick Mayes and Catherine Bagwell, discuss the history of ADHD
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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2017 is the Year of the Woman
November 19, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD I am actually surprised at the level of controversy that the Senator Al Franken groping picture has created.
Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, Congress
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Changes in plastic surgery training programs
March 3, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD In Part 1 of our interview with the new Chairman of Plastic Surgery at NYU, Eduardo Rodriguez,
Posted in - Policy, NYU, Plastic surgery
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