April 5, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Few people knew what a compounding pharmacy was until a meningitis outbreak traced to the New England Compounding Pharmacy made the news in 2012. The facility was filthy, unregulated, and Read more »
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Cardiac surgery/transplantation, Cardiology/interventional, FDA, Medical Devices | apples49 | August 16, 2015 11:19 am | Comments (1)
By Steven Greer, MD
Dean Miller of Johns Hopkins and Dean Goldschmidt of Miami discuss accountable care organizations, or ACO’s. The new ACA healthcare law will mandate academic medical centers to form new groups of doctors and Read more »
HHS, Johns Hopkins, Policy, Univ Miami | apples49 | August 15, 2015 8:50 am | Comments (0)
July 5, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the early clinical data on the “bionic pancreas” being developed by engineers at Boston University and medical doctors at Massachusetts General hospital. We interviewed Ed Damiano, PhD, the lead biomedical engineer, and Steven Russell, MD PhD, the lead endocrinologist.
In Part 3, we asked them how their small lab funded only by the NIH succeeded at developing the bionic pancreas when large companies, such as Roche, Medtronic, Abbott, and JNJ all failed.
Boston University, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Harvard affiliates, Medical Devices, NEJM, NIH, Nutrition, Policy | apples49 | 2:45 am | Comments (0)
July 9, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Senator Angus King from Maine has proposed a a bill that would make the pricing of medical devices more transparent. Currently, hospitals are required to sign confidentiality agreements, and the market is entirely in the dark. If such a law were passed, it would turn the medical device industry on its head.
CMS Medicare Medicaid, HHS, Medical Devices, Policy | apples49 | August 14, 2015 5:43 am | Comments (0)
August 11, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Above, in Part 1 of our interview with the CEO of Dexcom, Terry Gregg, Read more »
Boston University, Diabetes, Endocrinology, FDA, Medical Devices | apples49 | July 27, 2015 1:19 am | Comments (0)
October 23, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
The Healthcare Channel interviewed the CEO of MannKind, Al Mann, and the CFO, Matt Pfeffer. Topics discussed include the latest clinical trial data on inhaled insulin Afrezza and the cash situation. We also discuss Mr. Mann’s other company, Second Sight, which has a Medicare and FDA-approved bionic eye to treat diseases that damage the nerves in the retina.
Super rapid acting insulin and inhaled insulin
CMS Medicare Medicaid, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Late Breaking Data, Medical Devices, Tech reviews | apples49 | July 26, 2015 2:03 am | Comments (0)
July 5, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
We interviewed William Suh, MD of UCLA about the newly approved Edwards Lifesciences Sapien 3 aortic valve. Read more »
Cardiac surgery, Cardiology/interventional, FDA, Medical Devices, UCLA Med Ctr, Uncategorized | apples49 | July 9, 2015 7:54 am | Comments (0)
A discussion with Bill O’Reilly about radiation risks from the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns and the fallout hitting the U.S. and entire globe.
Updated: February 28, 2012
A report on the handling of the Fukushima nuclear plant crisis confirmed what Dr. Greer first said last year: that the government and TEPCO were lying to the public and downplaying the risk, while also being incompetent in handling the meltdowns.
HHS, Johns Hopkins, Oncology, Policy, Radiology | apples49 | July 4, 2015 12:41 pm | Comments (0)
July 4, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD
I finally saw the acclaimed Clint Eastwood film American Sniper. Bradley Cooper played the character of decorated Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, for which he was nominated Read more »
FDA, Op-Ed, Policy, Psychiatry, Psychiatry/addiction therapy | apples49 | July 3, 2015 7:40 pm | Comments (0)
