Tony Fauci is purely guessing when he estimates up to 200,000 people could die

April 1, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I wrote an essay early on in this non-pandemic that Anthony Fauci, MD of the NIH shut down Continue reading

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How President Steven Greer would handle the pandemic now

Update March 28, 2020- Trump is planning to quarantine the entire Tri-State area, as I advocated for below. Continue reading

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Are there any medications to treat coronavirus?

(Also: How infectious and lethal is this Coronavirus COVID-19 compared to regular “flu”?)

February 27, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Gilead makes a not-yet-approved antiviral drug called remdisivir and it is being tested right Continue reading

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The best hospitals in the country are losing money. Why?

August 12, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

In the course of working on a medical book for the patient population, I just discovered this 2017 Forbes article that explains Continue reading

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President Trump adopts plan by The Healthcare Channel to bring back drug manufacturing jobs

Update February 26, 2020 By Steven E Greer, MD

It is happening for real. Politico reports that the Trump administration is planning on using various Continue reading

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How infectious and lethal is this Coronavirus COVID-19 compared to regular “flu”?

February 28, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Just published online in the NEJM is a report with the death rates in China Continue reading

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Anthony Fauci unjustifiably caused a mass panic

March 13, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

With one sentence in response to a question from a congressional hearing, an obscure medical Continue reading

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Vaccinations that all adults should have

Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD William Schaffner, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University Continue reading

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The NIH Human Microbiome Project

March 31, 2010- Produced and interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Vincent Young from the University of Michigan discusses the Continue reading

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The ISCHEMIA trial PI, Judith Hochman, makes egregiously unfounded statements on national TV

November 17, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

The big news from the 2019 American Heart Association meeting is the large trial known by the acronym ISCHEMIA. Continue reading

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The problem of erroneous diagnoses never falling off the chart

February 10, 2020- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I discovered a whole new category of problems in the American healthcare system. It is the problem Continue reading

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Effects of Spaceflight on Astronaut Brain Structure as Indicated on MRI

November 22, 2017 – Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

We interviewed Donna Roberts, MD of the Medical University of South Carolina about her NEJM paper Continue reading

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60 Minutes creates another publicist-paid puff-piece for an unethical medical researcher

December 8, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

CBS’ 60 Minutes featured an extremely unethical PhD medical researcher at Harvard named George Continue reading

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The Breville blender is an essential tool for a meatless diet

November 12, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Trying Beyond Meat for the first time

November 12, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Essay: Opioids coming through the Mexican border are a national security risk

Update January 8, 2019- President Trump quoted from this story tonight during his talk from the Ova Continue reading

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Cardiology mafia egregiously obfuscates mortality differences between stents and CABG in EXCEL trial

December 10, 2019- by Steven E. Greer, MD

In my recent book, The Medical Advocate, I excoriated the cardiology community, particularly Continue reading

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Exclusive: Michael Bloomberg took control of Johns Hopkins with his billions. Then, death rates skyrocketed at a children’s hospital.

Dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine Paul Rothman

December 11, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

Ranking colleges and medical centers is a futile, highly subjective, and ludicrous endeavor. Nevertheless, Continue reading

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Don Berwick, MD: Waste in the American Healthcare System

Dr. Berwick, former Director of CMS and former President and CEO of IHI, discusses the percentage Continue reading

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Benjamin Sommers, MD PhD: Expansion of Medicaid and impact on mortality rates

September 7, 2012

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