Trump made a big mistake wading into the quagmire of healthcare

Is President Obama foreseeing the future here and having a laugh?

May 7, 2017- Opinion by Steven E. Greer, MD

I watched Face the Nation and the news coverage of Friday town hall meetings. Mick Mulvaney was Continue reading

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We need intelligent doctors, not memory savants

Man-with-Doctor-laughingFebruary 15, 2014- Opinion, By Steven E. Greer, MD

The ability to get a joke, or comprehend that a sarcastic comment was meant as humor, requires Continue reading

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CheckMate 026: Why did Opdivo (nivolumab) fail in NSCLC?

September 1, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

In the wake of the news-making failure of CheckMate 026 of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab) fail in Continue reading

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The ACA’s THC program: A pilot program to fund residency training outside of the traditional hospital setting

September 6, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

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The new 80-hour work week surgery residency

July 24, 2011- The Surgeon-in-Chief of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Continue reading

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Interview with the CEO of Synthetic Biologics, Jeff Riley

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

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Told you so: The reason this country is close to an 18th-Century-style revolution

Update August 13- Told you so. The race riots in Charlottesville, Virginia are exactly what Continue reading

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Interview with Dexcom’s CEO Terry Gregg

August 11, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Above, in Continue reading

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I tied a PGA all-time record in putting

July 29, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I have been too busy lately to hit balls or play a round of golf. But I have a little seven-foot indoor Continue reading

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CBS News Promotes More Pro-Coffee Junk Science

July 11, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD

How does one become a successful TV medical doctor pundit? First, you have to leave your medical ethics Continue reading

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The Biggest Healthcare Stories of 2016

December 26, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD for The Healthcare Channel Policy changes dominated the 2016 year in healthcare news. There were few important new drug Continue reading

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Ibrance (palbociclib) to treat advanced breast cancer

November 28, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed Richard Finn,

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A personal medical mystery solved

presbyopiaJanuary 30, 2016- by Steven E. ROSHE TWO Greer, MD I have been told since I was a surgery resident that I have a peculiar style of writing patient chart Continue reading

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Paul Gigot’s Op-Ed section disgraces the Wall Street Journal, yet again

gigot-Edit_0February 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

On February 20th, Paul Gigot, the editor in charge of gatekeeping the letters published in the Continue reading

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Review: The iPhone 7

j-alexanders-fried-chickenDepth Mode photo from the iPhone 7

November 25, 2016- by Steven E. New Balance 515 homme Greer, MD I was forced to buy the new iPhone 7 Plus after my new 6 was stolen. While I still recommend Continue reading

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The Biggest stories of 2015

France attacksDecember 31, 2015- by Steven E. Nike Roshe Run Femme Greer, MD 2015 was the year of ISIS. The radical jihadist group started the year with an attack in France, Continue reading

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Robert De Niro gives credibility to vaccine truthers

De NiroUpdate March 27, 2016- Less than 24-hours after our story, this film has been pulled from the lineup. It was our story that got the heads of Continue reading

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Donald Trump has Tourette’s Syndrome

Update August 14, 2016 Per my observations 12-months ago, Donald Trump certainly seems to have some sort of condition causing his frontal lobe to not properly screen his impulses. Continue reading

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NY Times reports that CMMI “research” is junk science

February 3, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

The Healthcare Channel was the first to report in 2012 that the new CMMI, created by the ACA ” Continue reading

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Letter to the Dean of Harvard medical school about conflicts of interest

Flier-kevin-mdJeffrey Flier, MD, Dean, Harvard School of Medicine Continue reading

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