Biden, Soon-Shiong, Frist take cancer message to Vatican
An apparent highlight of the conference was U2 guitarist David "The Edge" Evans, who is active is several cancer charities, becoming the first rock star to play the Sistine Chapel.
Rare focused ultrasound treatment gets some moonshot initiative attention
Focused ultrasound, a rarely used treatment that involves zapping a body part with converging beams of sound, has gotten the attention of Joe Biden and the moonshot initiative.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Soon-Shiong Q&A: Targeted cancer therapy is doomed to fail
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong spoke today at the Future of Genomic Medicine's 9th annual conference in San Diego. The obvious focus of his presentation was the Cancer Moonshot 2020 initiative.
Top 5 funniest health tweets of the vice presidential debate
If you're not trying to decide who to vote for or playing a drinking game, the one liners on Twitter are the best part of the debate. Check out these 5 health-centric tweets.
Ryan: Elected officials — not judges — should decide on the legality of abortion
Moderator Martha Raddatz waited until the second-to-last question, but she finally brought up a topic that many people have wanted on the debate agenda: abortion.
The VP debate summary of Medicare in 140 characters or less
Thursday night’s vice presidential debate was everything we expected — Joe Biden was prepared and fired up (although maybe a little too much) and Paul Ryan was calm and rehearsed (although, again, maybe a little too much). Healthcare topics may not have captured much time during the debate, but the brief segment devoted to Medicare […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Biggest healthcare lies. Best Medicare zingers. A Biden-Ryan VP debate summary
Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan both relied on discredited numbers during the portion of the debate that focused on Medicare.
Why the Biden-Ryan VP debate will be must-see TV for the healthcare industry
The typically second-rate vice presidential debate has at least one big thing going for it this year: Healthcare reform will likely be a centerpiece. The presidential debate didn’t give us any new information about either party’s stance on healthcare issues, leaving it to the vice presidential candidates to fill in the detail. Reuters, in fact, […]
V.P. Biden at Wake Forest Biotech Place: ‘We have to create new industries’
Vice President Joe Biden stood today where R.J. Reynolds Tobacco shop workers once labored and evoked the image of that past economy as a bridge to a new one. Biden visited Wake Forest Biotech Place, a $100 million research facility built from renovated R.J. Reynolds buildings. The site, which served as a tobacco warehouse and […]