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Tandem Diabetes

Posted on February 3, 2016 by admin

August 27, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Continue reading →

Posted in - Medical Devices, Diabetes and endocrinology | Leave a comment

American state-sponsored media

Posted on January 8, 2016 by admin

January 4, 2016- by Steven E. Greer

The American media is becoming as bad as Russian state-sponsored media, literally. The national Continue reading →

Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, Congress | Leave a comment

You can now buy “medical marijuana” in New York

Posted on January 7, 2016 by admin

January 7, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD

The medical marijuana dispensaries in New York are now open. However, you might be disappointed. Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Psychology Psychiatry | Leave a comment

Are the new PCSK9 cholesterol lowering drugs worth the high cost?

Posted on December 7, 2015 by admin

December 16, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Posted in - Biotech, - NEJM, - Opinion, - Pharma, - Policy, Cardiology, CMS, FDA | Leave a comment

Why are Google, Facebook, and Twitter allowed to promote ISIS?

Posted on November 19, 2015 by admin

Update November 19, 2015- The mastermind of the ISIS attacks on Paris, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Continue reading →

Posted in - Opinion, Congress | Leave a comment

The similarities between Cuba and Syria

Posted on November 18, 2015 by admin

November 18, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I watched a PBS documentary of Fidel Castro called The Fidel Castro Tapes. The similarities Continue reading →

Posted in - Opinion, - Policy, Congress | Leave a comment

The first ever use of Facetime to receive help from an Apple store team

Posted on November 14, 2015 by admin

November 13, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Today was an historic day. I became the first person ever to use Apple Facetime to receive assistance Continue reading →

Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion | Leave a comment

Review: The new iMac is unsuitable for the serious worker

Posted on November 10, 2015 by admin

November 10, 2015- by Steven E. Greer

I recently purchased the new 27-inch iMac after enjoying my new iPhone and Apple TV. I finally Continue reading →

Posted in - Medical Devices, - Reviews, books, devices | Leave a comment

The NIH SPRINT trial on aggressive management of hypertension was rendered useless by the investigators

Posted on November 9, 2015 by admin

Update November 9, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD

The NEJM published the SPRINT data today to coincide with the AHA meeting. However, the editors also wrote a not-too-enthusiastic editorial. Continue reading →

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Review of the TCT 2015 data

Posted on October 21, 2015 by admin

October 19, 2015

Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford | Leave a comment

All of a sudden, gadgets from Sci-Fi movies are a reality

Posted on October 4, 2015 by admin

October 4, 2014- by Steven E. Greer, MD

These electric unicycles, and other designs like them, are now only $300, thanks to factories Continue reading →

Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion, - Reviews, books, devices, Congress | Leave a comment

Sopranos Stories

Posted on September 26, 2015 by admin

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Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, could be the Bernie Madoff of the drug industry

Posted on September 25, 2015 by admin

September 22, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Making national news today was Martin Shkreli, the baby-faced, greasy-haired, disheveled-looking Continue reading →

Posted in - Biotech, - Pharma, Congress, FDA | Leave a comment

Review of the TAVR data from the 2015 ACC

Posted on September 25, 2015 by admin

May 7, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, UCLA | Leave a comment

Stephen Colbert mocks the new “female viagra” flibanserin

Posted on September 24, 2015 by admin

September 20, 2015- Well, the real CBS news did an atrocious job covering this story, so the fake newsman Continue reading →

Posted in - Opinion, FDA, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychology Psychiatry, Urology | Leave a comment

Actavis 1000% drug price hike: a case for healthcare reform

Posted on September 22, 2015 by admin

Update September 21, 2015- The Healthcare Channel was the first to report in 2009 on the business strategy of acquiring cheap generic drugs, cornering the market, then raising Continue reading →

Posted in - Biotech, - Generics, - Opinion, - Policy, CMS, Congress, FDA, Infectious disease | Leave a comment

The Sapien 3 TAVR valve

Posted on September 17, 2015 by admin

September 9, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD

We interviewed William O’Neill, MD, a principal investigator for the Edwards Lifesciences Sapien valve trials, Continue reading →

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Can a “calculator” really tell doctors who should be on Lipitor?

Posted on September 16, 2015 by admin

November 13, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD

The AHA released the long-awaited new guidelines that recommend which patients should be Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the golf swing

Posted on August 18, 2015 by admin

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August 18, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I thought that Tiger Woods, in his prime, was playing the best golf that a human could possibly play. Continue reading →

Posted in - Opinion, Neurology, Psychology Psychiatry | Leave a comment

Dr. Sanjay Gupta caught exaggerating his surgical exploits

Posted on July 9, 2015 by admin

July 9, 2015– CNN’s fame-seeking Dr. Gupta has been caught exaggerating his “life-saving” surgical exploits. Like fellow TV-doctors, such as Dr. Oz and Dr. Snyderman, this TV doctor Continue reading →

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