Category Archives: Primary care medicine

The PCSK9 LDL drugs do not cut heart risk in half

March 18, 2015- Op-Ed by Steven E. Greer, MD The American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting is underway, and the main Late Breaking data

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Rand Paul’s secret Looney Tune side revealed

February 2, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD People have asked me my opinion of the Republican field for 2016 and I have told them that Dr. Rand

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Ezekiel Emanuel pens essay urging Americans to skip the annual physical exam with their doctor

January 9, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, the brother of former White House Chief of Staff Rahm, and of Hollywood

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Using Afrezza inhaled insulin with a CGM

November 3, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Inhaled insulin will make a comeback when Mannkind’s drug, Afrezza, goes on sale in early 2015.

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The CDC discusses Gardasil HPV vaccine safety

September 6, 2009- Produced and interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Dr. Barbara Slade of the CDC discusses her recent JAMA article on the safety and adverse event reports for Merck’s HPV cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. Back in 1976, a … Continue reading

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Steven Cummings, MD: The denosumab FREEDOM trial

August 11, 2009- Dr. Steven Cummings, director of the San Francisco Coordinating Center and faculty of UCSF, and

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