Book Review: Fat Chance by Robert H. Lustig, MD

February 9, 2013- by Steven E. Greer, MD

How did our ancient ancestors evolve from being pure meat eating carnivore hunters into grain fed Continue reading

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Does President Trump have “heart disease” based on his Coronary Calcium Score?

January 20, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

President Trump made news this week by having his doctor, Admiral Ronny Jackson, MD, answer Continue reading

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Victory for America

Trump Sanders New HampshireMay 3, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD

On the same day that the corrupt Democratic establishment of New York was symbolically admonished Continue reading

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The NIH has turned into a source of welfare for bloated universities

Collins-NIHSeptember 12, 2017- Science reports, “President Donald Trump’s administration has brought a long-simmering debate over how the U.S. government supports university research Continue reading

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CBS News not happy at all that cancer warning added to coffee

March 29, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I have been critical of CBS News for years because they have been in bed with the coffee industry, Continue reading

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An emerging safety problem for TAVR patients

March 16, 2017- produced and interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

We interviewed William O’Neill, MD, one of the first to implant a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) valve. The products have been approved by the FDA for several years, and we asked him to update us on the real-world usage and safety. Continue reading

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KIT inhibition by Gleevec (imatinib) for severe asthma

May 26, 2017- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Novartis’ Gleevec (imatinib) was approved in the U.S. in 2001 to treat leukemia. Now, researchers Continue reading

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Antoni Ribas, MD discusses cancer drugs targeting the PD1 signaling pathways

March 19, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

The upcoming ASCO meeting will be dominated by numerous presentations relating to new Continue reading

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Told you so: the NEJM Mediterranean diet was junk science

June 13, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Back in 2013, I pounded the Continue reading

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What is Sports Medicine?

March 27, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Larry Nassar is the disgraced former Olympic gymnastic team “doctor” who was sent away to prison Continue reading

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The Lotus TAVR valve recall

March 16, 2017- produced and interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

We interviewed William O’Neill, MD, one of the first to implant a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Continue reading

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The Trump New World Order

March 6, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Last week, President Trump surprised the White House press corps by announcing during a meeting Continue reading

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The Gluten Crazies are out of control and affecting menus in restaurants

April 26, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD

I was eating at a French restaurant recently, and the waiter asked me if I had any allergies, such as “gluten”. Continue reading

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Kick your smartphone app addiction in 2018

January 8, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I was one of the very earliest CrackBerry addicts in 2000. That was a term given to people constantly Continue reading

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Mechanical heart valves provide much lower mortality than tissue valves in young patients

November 8, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Off the radar of Wall Street analysts is a new paper in the NEJM that shows mechanical heart valves, both aortic and mitral, impart much lower mortality than tissue valves in the youngest cohort of patients. This paper was not presented at the recent TCT or Euro PCR. Continue reading

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Is President Trump on amphetamines? (Yes, he is)

Update January 16, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

President Trump’s doctor confirms my diagnosis made in the story below, which was that the slurred Continue reading

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Bending the cost curve of cancer care

May 25, 2011- Since the approval of Genentech’s costly Avastin in 2004, prominent oncologists have warned that Continue reading

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NBC begins alarming new series to promote the diagnosis of “mental illness” in children

December 11, 2017 Continue reading

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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 Continue reading

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Osimertinib in Untreated EGFR-Mutated Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (FLAURA)

November 20, 2017- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

We interviewed Emory University oncologist Suresh S. Ramalingam, M.D. about his NEJM Continue reading

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