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April 10, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD
I have been testing the new Blackberry Passport smartphone for the last month. Actually, it is more than a smartphone. Read more »
Book reviews, Medical Devices | apples49 | 
April 22, 2015 12:32 am | 
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March 23, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
We interviewed the Principal Investigator of the PROMISE trial, Pamela Douglas, MD from Duke. Read more »
Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Cardiology/interventional, Duke, Late Breaking Data, Medical Devices, NEJM, Radiology | apples49 | April 14, 2015 12:35 am | Comments (0)
January 24, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Erik Dutson, MD, weight loss surgeon at UCLA, explains why his medical center does not implant the Lap-Band, and how the “sleeve” bypass is the main procedure of choice now for weight loss surgery.
Diabetes, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, General Surgery, Medical Devices, Nutrition, Plastic Surgery, Preventive Medicine, UCLA Med Ctr | apples49 | February 26, 2015 9:06 am | Comments (1)
Update January 29, 2014- Apple posted Q4 earnings so big that they are incomprehensible. Read more »
Medical Devices, Neurosurgery, Op-Ed, Stem cells, Tech reviews, Univ Miami | apples49 | January 29, 2015 11:08 am | Comments (0)
January 18, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD
On July 20th, 2011, the FDA convened an advisory committee to help it determine whether to approve the first ever TAVR device called the Sapien, made by Edwards Lifesciences. I was a public speaker raising the Read more »
Cardiac surgery, Cardiology/interventional, CMS Medicare Medicaid, Columbia University, FDA, JAMA, Medical Devices, Neurology, Op-Ed, Policy, Univ Pennsylvania | apples49 | January 25, 2015 6:58 pm | Comments (0)
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Update: June 11, 2012
The FDA briefing documents for the June 13 advisory committee to review the PARTNER-A label expansion indicate that the trial was biased by the fact that 7% of the patients randomized to open heart surgery never received surgery. Read more »
Cardiac surgery, Cardiology/interventional, FDA, Medical Devices, New York Presbyterian, Policy | apples49 | January 18, 2015 5:00 pm | Comments (0)
July 2, 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 1, they review the clinical data.
The research was funded by the NIH and not a medical device or drug company. The researchers selected the components based on merit. They chose the Dexcom G4 Platinum continuous glucose sensor and a Tandem Diabetes t:slim pump, and used software that ran on a standard Apple iPhone 4S.
In Part 2, the team discusses the details of the pivotal study, that could be concluded by 2016, allowing for an FDA approval by 2017. Industry partners yet to be determined would be involved. However, the final marketed product will not require any particular smartphone to be used by the patient.
Boston University, Diabetes, Endocrinology, FDA, Harvard affiliates, Internal medicine, Medical Devices, NEJM, NIH, Nutrition, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Wound Care | apples49 | January 16, 2015 10:36 pm | Comments (0)
November 3, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Inhaled insulin will make a comeback when Read more »
Diabetes, FDA, Medical Devices, Pediatrics, Univ Miami | apples49 | January 15, 2015 2:07 pm | Comments (0)
October 31, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD
Type 1 diabetes patients using continuous glucose monitors have been creating their own software, or hacking, to allow their CGM to send the data to a more manageable smartphone. This allows parents and other parties to monitor the health of loved ones, as well as makes the data more easily available to see on Read more »
Diabetes, Endocrinology, FDA, Internal medicine, Medical Devices, Pediatrics, Univ Miami | apples49 | December 23, 2014 11:42 am | Comments (7)
Medical Devices, Policy | apples49 | November 4, 2014 5:01 am | Comments (0)
