Anil Sethi: “It’s fine to talk about cutting edge immunotherapy, biomarkers for early detection of disease, and the implications of ‘big data’. But there are dirty little secrets surrounding big-data in healthcare…. we’ve got to think much smaller. Small data; N-of-1; The individual. Collected patient...
The startup world is changing! [Link] Startups in “hard sciences” like biology or chemistry are now getting the attention they deserve from big investors and Fortune 500 companies....
Each plays a critical role in shaping the human healthcare system, moving it from a general population approach toward a personalized and patient-centered care model...
Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are on everyones' minds these days, and they are poised to become game changers in many areas, including the healthcare sector...
Immunotherapy has evolved rapidly from first promising clinical results to nothing short of revolutionizing therapy in various cancer indications. On almost a daily basis do we learn about progress in both single and combination therapies for not only disease management but lasting remissions and even...
Dear Colleagues, Over the past few years, we have seen major advancements in oncology propelled by increasing molecular and cellular mechanistic insights and applications of Precision Medicine. Tailored treatment for BRCA-positive mutation carriers and breast cancer patients is available. Disease identification and characterization is occurring. Patient...
Amazingly, the life expectancy in the Western world will exceed 90 years by 2030 – a number that is based on data from the World Health Organization recently published in the Lancet. This prognosis is in sync with the progress of steadily improving healthcare we have...
Whether it is your normal microbiota or a headline grabbing pathogen - We will cover them at PMWC 2017 Duke CME credit available In recent years, we seem to face a major epidemic viral outbreak each year, whether it is Zika, Ebola, or the Corona virus MERS-CoV. The...
We are excited to launch the first East Coast Precision Medicine World Conference, the 12th PMWC, at Duke University on May 24-25. We are witnessing an explosion of biomedical technologies that are spurring exciting capabilities and initiatives to enable the translation of precision medicine into improvements...
PMWC 2017 Silicon Valley, attended by over 1,300 conference participants from 26 countries, showcased 290 presenters in four parallel tracks and 66 exhibitions. See photos and videos from the conference. As Dr. Euan Ashley (Stanford Health Care) succinctly noted in his opening words: “To state the...
