Category: Health
Failing Fast: Innovation in the Search for a Cure to Alzheimer’s
For those of us who have watched family members suffer the decline that results from …
Big Health Data Sharing: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions
Data is King! We all agree that sharing genomic and other health data is instrumental …
Infectious Diseases: Mortality Down, but Still Poses Threat
Last week, NPR highlighted The Journal of the American Medical Association’s (JAMA) latest research letter …
Alzheimer’s Research: Where We’ve Failed and What’s To Come
Alzheimer’s disease is a rapidly growing public health crisis. Today an estimated 5.4 million Americans …
Is Immunotherapy the 4th Pillar of Oncology?
In contrast to the three traditional pillars of cancer treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy), cancer …
Health Affairs: Burden of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Just as flu season gears up, Health Affairs released a new study, “Modeling The Economic …
Five Oncologists Weigh in on Value Frameworks
Value Frameworks, which attempt to quantify the value of a medicine, have been a hot …
BIO Investor Forum Session on Advancing Immuno–Oncology
At the 2016 BIO Investor Forum, the first session held was titled “The Intersection of …
Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth Put Insurers’ Practices Under Scrutiny
Reuters reports that UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest insurer, has been sued by three patients …
Astellas Expands Advocacy Engagement with Focused Outreach
Astellas recognizes the crucial role that patient groups play in enhancing and extending the lives …