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The Organ Donation Process with Trauma Surgeon Anthony Digiorgio
There has been an awful lot of news recently about the organ donation process in America, and frankly, much of the discussion on it is divorced from…
22 hrs ago
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Anish Koka MD (Cardiology)
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Healthcare news round up: Trump's health "scares", the CDC mutinies, the FDA doesn't think COVID is an emergency, the AMA debates becoming…
Mutiny at the CDC
Sep 2
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Anish Koka MD (Cardiology)
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August 2025
Health Care News Round up: Last Weeks big stories (August 18-25,2025)
Alarming Mortality Rates Post-Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO)
Aug 26
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Anish Koka MD (Cardiology)
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The Doctors Lounge Podcast: Physician Owned Hospitals
A conversation with Heath Veuleman
Published on The Doctors’ Lounge
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Aug 22
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Papzimeos Soars, Elevidys Stumbles: A Tale of Breakthrough vs. Setback in Rare Disease Therapies
On August 14, 2025, the FDA granted full approval to Papzimeos (zopapogene imadenovec-drba), a groundbreaking gene therapy from Precigen, Inc., for…
Aug 20
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Anish Koka MD (Cardiology)
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On healing crystals and spine MRIs
The illusion of central planning precision
Published on The Doctors’ Lounge
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Aug 19
Healthcare News Roundup: Last Week’s Big Stories
1️⃣ *NC Bill Opens Path for International Docs: North Carolina passed a bill allowing International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to practice without a U.S.
Aug 19
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Anish Koka MD (Cardiology)
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Why North Carolina’s House Bill 67 is a Dangerous Misstep for Patient Safety and Rural Healthcare
North Carolina’s House Bill 67 (Session Law 2025-37), (Summary provided as appendix) which introduces the “internationally-trained physician employee…
Aug 18
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Anish Koka MD (Cardiology)
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“Show Me the Doctor, and I’ll Show You the Infraction”
Anarcho-tyranny in Medicine
Published on The Doctors’ Lounge
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Aug 7
Pro-pharma wonk Bob Goldberg discusses the view from the other side
Robert Goldberg is co-founder and vice president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.
Aug 6
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Anish Koka MD (Cardiology)
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Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA
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Sanat Dixit MD MBA
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Trumped by Pharma: How Donald Trump Was Bamboozled into Ousting FDA's Vinay Prasad
Many in the medical community were stunned when Vinay Prasad, a hematologist-oncologist and professor at the University of California, San Francisco…
Aug 4
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July 2025
Navigating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Mother’s Journey Through Advocacy, Gene Therapy, and FDA Challenges
Summary
Jul 30
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Anish Koka MD (Cardiology)
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