James Crowe Jr., MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, will be honored today by the science and technology company Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany for his contributions to developing new therapeutics and vaccines against some of the world’s deadliest viruses.
Without a cure or a vaccine, all our decisions are probabilistic.
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Tammi Jantzen used her talents as a finance and venture capital professional to launch a leading start-up in healthcare innovation - and in the process help some of the world's most vulnerable patients: pre-term infants.
Artificial intelligence is one of the biggest buzz phrases in health care right now. What exactly are people talking about?
In the end, it is also your responsibility to realize that this isn’t so complicated that you cannot do it yourself. There are plenty of people who are looking out for you and are willing to help.
Data science brings new understanding to healthcare and other scientific fields. But does healthcare want to be told something different from such an understanding?
Most patients will derive no health improvement from medication. We should tackle the root causes of disease instead
The global healthcare chatbots market is in a nascent stage, but is expected to experience tremendous growth in the next decade.
Data science and machine learning are offering a variety of new avenues for health care.
Unless you happen to have a bunch of money lying around, you’re going to need to raise it. Here are four major startup funding mistakes to avoid.
If you have an idea for a life sciences product geared toward meeting an unmet medical need, you have probably given a lot of thought as to what makes it special, as well as why insurance companies should be willing to pay for it. But no matter how differentiated or breakthrough your innovation might be, if you haven’t considered how to finance your vision, it likely won’t ever see the light of day.
We’ve often talked about the tech world and the healthcare world and how they’re colliding all over the place in healthcare. We’ve had many discussions whether it’s easier t…
An effective value-based care model requires life sciences companies to properly frame their challenges, use learnings from outside the industry, and act boldly in the face of common challenges.
Building a healthcare system: who gets treated and who pays? Innovation maybe the key.
Research2Guidance demonstrates highlights ten major trends shaping the global digital diabetes makret that has resulted in the increasing demand for them among patients and healthcare organizations.
An AMA survey details how much physician and staff time is gobbled up dealing with payer-required administrative tasks. See how your experience stacks up.
Patsy Powers discusses the changes that are designed to promote a value-based care model.
In a recent NEJM Catalyst article, the authors discussed the topic of data analytics and the need for a more data-driven mindset in healthcare. According to the article, the healthcare industry contributes to 30% of global data. One industry harboring such an immense portion of the world’s information presents significant opportunities for better data science.