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Category Archives: Z Medical centers
Drug-coated balloons to treat fem-pop disease
April 27, 2014– Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD At the Charing Cross symposium in London, Medtronic reported results of the IN-PACT trial
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, UCLA
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The subcutaneous ICD
The concept of applying high voltage to shock a heart out of
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, UCLA
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Medical Tip: How to get special glasses for computer screen distances, for cheap
March 14, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD With remarkable regularity across all populations, the inner lens of the eye loses flexibility
Posted in Ohio State, Ophthalmology
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Harvard professors feel the impact in their pocketbooks of the ACA law that they helped pass
Update January 5, 2014- This is now being reported in the New York Times, two-months after our reporting.
Posted in - Opinion, CMS, Harvard
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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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CBS allows TV doctor to make egregious claims about statins
Can a “calculator” really tell doctors who should be on Lipitor? Nortin Hadler, MD: lack of evidence for widespread statin use The risk of diabetes associated with statin drugs “You’re telling me this now?” Why the news is suddenly critical … Continue reading
Posted in - Pharma, Cardiology, Cedars Sinai
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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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New therapies for hepatitis C
November 6, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD In Part 1, Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, liver disease and GI doctor from UCLA, discusses the standard of care
A Bridge Too Far: Patient classifications for LVAD reimbursement
September 16, 2013- By Ashish Shah, MD, Cardiac transplant surgeon, The Johns Hopkins Medical Center Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) arose from the ashes of the total artificial heart era.
Posted in - Opinion, Cardiac surgery, CMS, Johns Hopkins
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Super rapid acting insulin and inhaled insulin
September 9, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Jay Skyler, MD, PhD, Deputy Director of the Diabetes Research Institute at The University
Posted in - Biotech, - Pharma, Diabetes and endocrinology, Univ Miami
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Serelaxin to treat acute heart failure
July 8, 2013- The FDA granted Novartis the coveted “Breakthrough” status for drug serelaxin
Posted in Cardiology, UCLA
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The Yale led reanalysis of the BMP-2 InFuse trials
June 20, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Medtronic granted rare access to a team led my Yale’s Harlan Krumholz and turned over the complete
Posted in Orthopedic surgery, Yale
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Reasons for permanent slowdowns in healthcare spending growth
May 17, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Since 2010,
Posted in CMS, Harvard
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Bioabsorbable stents
May 14, 2013- William O’Neill, MD of Henry Ford discusses bioabsorbable coronary stents, and the U.S. Abbott trials.
Posted in Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford
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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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How Boston medical centers prepare for unconventional weapon attacks
May 3, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Paul Biddinger, MD, Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness, Massachusetts General
Posted in - Policy, Boston University, CDC, Congress, Emergency medicine, Harvard, Trauma Surgery
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How Boston medical centers prepare for unconventional weapon attacks
May 3, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Questionable comments by Atul Gawande after the Boston Marathon bombings
April 20, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD Only two days after the April 15th Boston Marathon terrorist bombings, Harvard surgeon Atul
Posted in Harvard, Trauma Surgery
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TAVR Finances: William O’Neill, MD
Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD The clinical adoption of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) has been slower than
Posted in Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford
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TAVR collaboration
April 12, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD William O’Neill, MD, Director of the Structural Heart Disease Center at Henry Ford Hospital,
Posted in - Medical Devices, Henry Ford
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