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Medical Innovation Still Matters—Even When the System Makes It Hard

Healthcare today is increasingly shaped by actuarial logic rather than human outcomes. Coverage decisions are driven by algorithms, prior authorizations…

6 months ago

Who Will Direct Patient Care: Physicians or Technocrats?

Not long ago, a physician’s most powerful instrument was not a machine, an algorithm, or a digital platform. It was…

6 months ago

GLP‑1 Medications in Later Life: Why the “Miracle Shot” Needs a Senior‑Specific Safety Lens

When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these…

6 months ago

SCOPE Summit is Expected to be a Major Platform for News in Clinical Trial Innovation

As the SCOPE Summit unfolds over the coming days, a steady stream of announcements is shaping how clinical research teams…

6 months ago

Why Healing Still Begins with Relationship

When I discuss Healing the Sick Care System: Why People Matter with audiences, I expect nods of recognition acknowledging the…

6 months ago

Stopping Middle-Age Spread

[Reprinted with permission from NIH News in Health]  If you’re an adult in the U.S., you can expect to gain…

6 months ago

Home Cooking Means Hidden Health Dangers for You

Economic change brings on lifestyle change, and with less money available to buy prepared foods, millions are now cooking at…

6 months ago

The Best Dating Game in Health Innovation Happens Just Off the Main Stage

Every January, San Francisco undergoes a transformation. For one week, the city shifts into high gear for the life sciences…

7 months ago

The Real Disruption in Healthcare Isn’t AI. It’s the Rise of the Intelligent Health Consumer

There’s a quiet but consequential misunderstanding happening in healthcare right now. Across boardrooms and conference stages, leaders talk about artificial…

7 months ago

Biotech Showcase at 18: The Other Center of Gravity

Every January, San Francisco becomes a temporary capital of global health innovation. The pilgrimage is familiar. Leaders from biotechnology, pharmaceuticals,…

7 months ago

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