Uber, better and cheaper, poised to put yellow taxis out of business

Posted on November 27, 2014 by admin

Taxi-in-snow-on-Rector-2-3-2014November 27, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

The biggest quality of life problem for New Yorkers is transportation (or perhaps high housing costs). Continue reading →

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Lethal force in Ferguson was unnecessary, yet few lessons seem to have been learned

Posted on November 26, 2014 by admin

NYT-headlines-after-FergusonNovember 26, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

There are huge problems with most police forces in this country. However, despite all of the riots Continue reading →

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Most people have insurance not yet impacted by Obamacare

Posted on November 21, 2014 by admin

Obama-reelected1November 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

With so much news in the national press focusing on the Obamacare exchanges and new healthcare Continue reading →

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Quarantining Ebola caregivers arriving from Africa is the right thing to do

Posted on November 6, 2014 by admin

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Update November 6, 2014- Despite more than 80% of responders in various polls feeling Continue reading →

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Using Afrezza inhaled insulin with a CGM

Posted on November 3, 2014 by admin

November 3, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Inhaled insulin will make a comeback when Mannkind’s drug, Afrezza, goes on sale in early 2015. Continue reading →

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Hacking CGM’s to smartphones

Posted on October 31, 2014 by admin

October 31, 2014– Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Type 1 diabetes patients using continuous glucose monitors have been creating their own software, Continue reading →

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What you need to know about ISIS

Posted on October 29, 2014 by admin

October 29, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

I saw the most recent episode of the PBS show Frontline that explained how ISIS rose to power. I was alarmed to learn that this is a very real and local threat, more so than I had thought.

To summarize the Frontline story, the horribly Continue reading →

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The NEJM editorial board blew it on anti-quarantine Ebola essay

Posted on October 28, 2014 by admin

DrazenOctober 28, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

Jeffrey Drazen and the other editors of the New England Journal of Medicine rushed out an opinion Continue reading →

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The Dallas hospital administrators who botched Ebola were likely criminals, not just incompetent

Posted on October 19, 2014 by admin

nigerian-thomas-duncan-brought-ebola-to-united-statesOctober 19, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

The mainstream media has correctly reported on the numerous missteps made by the Dallas Continue reading →

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Cutting through the hype surrounding gluten

Posted on October 9, 2014 by admin

October 19, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Did you know that one out of three Americans think that they are “gluten intolerant”. Of those 100 Continue reading →

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A proposal to make the Social History more robust and proactive

Posted on October 2, 2014 by admin

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

Joseph Rhatigan, MD of Harvard Medical School published a paper in the NEJM proposing Continue reading →

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Long-term contraception is effective and underutilized

Posted on October 1, 2014 by admin

October 1, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer

Jeffrey F. Peipert, M.D., Ph.D. of Washington university discusses his original article in the NEJM Continue reading →

Posted in - NEJM, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University | Leave a comment

Will President Hillary Clinton end fee-for-service?

Posted on September 22, 2014 by admin

Hillary-Clinton-2013September 22, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

At the recent cardiology trade show called the TCT, held in Washington, DC, 2016 presidential Continue reading →

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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) to treat AK’s

Posted on September 2, 2014 by admin

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

Gayatri Patel, MD MPH discusses her JAMA paper comparing the effectiveness of photodynamic Continue reading →

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Has the ACA law begun to reduce the uninsured, and at what cost?

Posted on July 27, 2014 by admin

July 27, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Ben Sommers, MD PhD, from the Harvard School of Public Health has a new article in the NEJM Continue reading →

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Single-pill combo regimens for HIV

Posted on July 3, 2014 by admin

July 28, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Rajesh Tim Gandhi, MD of the Massachusetts General Hospital discusses the NEJM review paper Continue reading →

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Jay Skyler discusses the recent bionic pancreas data

Posted on June 22, 2014 by admin

June 22, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

This week, the mainstream press reported on the “bionic pancreas” data published in the NEJM Continue reading →

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NEJM letter casts doubt on original Gawande checklist paper

Posted on June 11, 2014 by admin

June 11, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

When the recent Canadian studied published in the NEJM failed to show any benefit from Continue reading →

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Occluding the left atrial appendage to prevent stroke in A-fib

Posted on May 17, 2014 by admin

May 17, 2014- Thromboembolic stroke caused by atrial fibrillation is the primary reason patients are placed Continue reading →

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The Netflix Late Reviewer: Dallas Buyers Club is much better than advertised

Posted on May 8, 2014 by admin

TV-screen-with-feetMay 8, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

Matthew McConaughey won the Best Actor in a Leading Role Academy Award for his portrayal Continue reading →

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