Reasons to Abandon Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Targets

Posted on March 21, 2012 by admin

Interviewed by Steven Greer, MD

Harlan Krumholz, MD, cardiologist from Yale, discusses his open letter in the journal Circulation Continue reading →

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Update on the DEA’s efforts to curb the “pain pill mill” problem in Florida

Posted on March 7, 2012 by admin

March 7, 2012  By Steven Greer, MD

We previously interviewed Special Agent Mark Trouville, the DEA agent in charge of tackling the rampant abuse of prescription opioid pain pills in Florida, and the “pain pill mill” system. Continue reading →

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Steven Greer, MD discusses healthcare jobs, ways to reduce hospital error, and the problems with fee for service

Posted on February 22, 2012 by admin

February 22, 2012

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Book review: My Beef with Meat

Posted on February 12, 2012 by admin

Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style, Hachette Book Group

Review by Steven E. Greer, MD

What do all of these extremely athletic and strong professional athletes have in common? Heavyweight Continue reading →

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The inadequate FDA medical device safety surveillance system: a case study

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

January 25, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD

I have worn contact lenses for more than twenty years without any problems. But recently, Continue reading →

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

The only 5-minutes of the Edwards Sapien AdCom you need to watch

Posted on January 11, 2012 by admin

Update: June 11, 2012

The FDA briefing documents for the June 13 advisory committee to review the PARTNER- Continue reading →

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Matthews Chacko, MD: Renal denervation to treat HTN

Posted on December 29, 2011 by admin

December 29, 2010

Many medical devices cause a far greater clinical impact than pharmaceutical therapies such Continue reading →

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The CardioMEMS’ heart failure pressure measurement system

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

By Steven Greer, MD

The CardioMEMS’ heart failure pressure measurement system will be evaluated by an FDA Continue reading →

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Cardiology genomic, stem cell, and interventional research at U. Miami

Posted on May 13, 2011 by admin

May 13, 2011- The Healthcare Channel hosted, in conjunction with Mark Schoenebaum of ISI, a tour of the Continue reading →

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Interview with The Commissioner of the FDA

Posted on February 16, 2011 by admin

February 16,  2011- by Steven Greer, MD

In Part 1 of our interview with Margaret Hamburg, MD, The Commissioner of the FDA, she discusses Continue reading →

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Paul Richardson, MD: Three-drug regimen for multiple myeloma

Posted on December 15, 2010 by admin

December 15, 2015

Dr. Paul Richardson of Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reviews the recent Lancet article Continue reading →

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Benjamin Sommers, MD PhD: the challenges of expanding Medicaid

Posted on November 23, 2010 by admin

November 23, 2010- Interviewed by Steven Greer, MD

Under the ACA health insurance reform laws, approximately 16 million new Medicaid patients Continue reading →

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Will more Medicaid patients stress the system financially?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by admin

November 23, 2010- Interviewed by Steven Greer MD

Under the ACA health insurance reform laws, approximately 16 million new Medicaid patients Continue reading →

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Review of the CREST trial of carotid stenting

Posted on August 31, 2010 by admin

The CREST trial, published earlier this year, was the latest large-scale, randomized, controlled Continue reading →

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Early palliative care improves outcomes in lung cancer patients

Posted on August 30, 2010 by admin

August 30, 2010- Produced and interviewed by Steven Greer, MD

A group from Harvard published a paper in The NEJM that showed early initiation of palliative Continue reading →

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Managing stroke and bleeding with LVAD patients

Posted on August 2, 2010 by admin

August 2, 2010- Interviewed by Steven Greer, MD

As continuous flow pump LVAD devices are being implanted for longer periods of time in destination Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Why did Dr. Nissen resort to secret tapes?

Posted on February 23, 2010 by admin

February 23, 2010– By Steven E. Greer, MD

Many in the cardiology community are a bit confused as to why Dr. Steven Nissen resorted Continue reading →

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Will healthcare spending really continue at its current pace?

Posted on December 9, 2009 by admin

December 9, 2009- Interviewed by Steven Greer, MD

The consensus among government budget forecasters such as the CBO is that the current growth Continue reading →

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Surgical masks do work to prevent the spread of flu

Posted on October 1, 2009 by admin

October 1, 2009- By Steven E. Greer, MD

Are billions of people around the globe foolish for wearing facemasks to protect against the flu? Continue reading →

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The CDC discusses Gardasil HPV vaccine safety

Posted on September 6, 2009 by admin

September 6, 2009- Produced and interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Dr. Barbara Slade of the CDC discusses her recent JAMA article on the safety and adverse event reports for Merck’s HPV cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. Back in 1976, a swine flu vaccine caused Guillain-Barrė syndrome and this has led to subsequent vaccines being under scrutiny for any neurologic adverse events.

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