Phase 3 Trial of 177Lu-Dotatate for Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors

January 12, 2017- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Jonathan Strosberg, MD of Continue reading

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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. Continue reading

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A modern medical wonder finishes second in the U.S. Open golf tournament

Erik-Compton-at-US-OpenJune 15, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

34-year-old Erik Compton finished tied for second in the United States Open golf tournament. Continue reading

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Vagal nerve stimulation for weight loss

January 22, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Erik Dutson, MD, bariatric surgeon from UCLA, discusses the newly FDA-approved weight loss device called Continue reading

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Review of combination immunotherapies seen at ASCO 2016

June 22, 2016- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

We interviewed Siwen Hu-Lieskovan MD, PhD of UCLA, an expert with immunotherapies for melanoma, Continue reading

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Avoid ER’s attached to tertiary care hospitals

August 17, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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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 Continue reading

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Book review: “ADHD Does Not Exist” By Richard Saul, MD

March 20, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

Richard Saul, MD strived to be provocative with his new book ADHD Does Not Exist. He not only succeeded, Continue reading

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A disease called ‘childhood’

March 31, 2013- by Dr. Allen Frances

Do 1 in 5 NYC preteens really suffer a mental woe? A psychiatry expert argues we’re overdiagnosing — Continue reading

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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 Continue reading

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The 23andMe home genetics test kit controversy

December 19, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer,  MD Continue reading

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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. Continue reading

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The bionic pancreas data

July 2, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the early clinical data on the “bionic pancreas” Continue reading

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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, Continue reading

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Interview with the CEO of Neovasc, Alexei Marko

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This could be the best interview ever aired on Fox Business

August 15, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Martin Shkreli was on Fox Business today, and the set seemed familiar. Ironically, I was in this same Continue reading

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Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults

June 14, 2017- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

We interviewed Dennis Villareal, MD, the author of the NEJM paper “Aerobic or Resistance Continue reading

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Review: Walk-in urgent care centers are the way to go

Urgent care doctorJanuary 6, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD

A patient asked for my help yesterday with a sinus infection that was lingering. I referred him to Continue reading

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The egregious athletic coaching most kids receive

March 25, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD

In 2005, at age 37, I got some good PGA golf lessons at Muirfield Golf Club in Ohio: Jack Nicklaus’ Continue reading

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Interview with the CEO of Galena Biopharma about cancer vaccines

February 8, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Continue reading

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