by Bruce Brown | August 20, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
The devastating opioid addiction crisis continues to ruin American lives, including 115 people who die every day after overdosing according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Pharmaceutical companies traditionally seek drug-centric painkillers that also...
by Bruce Brown | August 17, 2018 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical
The amount of data from global biomedical research is massive and growing fast. Big Data should probably be re-named “Bigger Data.” The National Center for Biotechnology Information reported recently that the increased data from genomics sequencing...
by Bruce Brown | August 14, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
Venture capital Investment in digital health continues to grow as the industry matures. Rock Health published a midyear 2018 report on venture funding which found sustained growth that the group described as indicative of “a stable, emerging investment...
by Alfred Poor | August 10, 2018 | Fitness, General News, Health
Wearables for fitness and health are becoming commonplace. I often notice a smartwatch or fitness band on others I meet on a typical day. According to IDC, unit sales of these devices are predicted to grow over the next four years. It may be surprising to find that...
by Alfred Poor | August 9, 2018 | General News, Health
What disease affects nearly 50 million people worldwide, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year? This disease costs more than $1 trillion each year when you factor in all the direct and indirect costs. The answer is dementia, and these numbers are...
by Bruce Brown | August 8, 2018 | General News, Health
Childhood cancer survivors are twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the disease occurs on average eight years earlier than the general population. There are approximately a half million childhood cancer survivors in the U.S. Even though the link...
