by Christopher T. Smith | Jul 2, 2018 | Biomed/Biotech, Patient Advocacy
Precision medicine is a phrase often used in healthcare but not well understood, especially by the general public. What type of precision are we talking about? Precision medicine is an emerging approach to disease treatment and prevention that considers differences in...
by Cain McClary | May 28, 2018 | Biomed/Biotech, Health Tech
Computation in the digital form is pervasive. It is in our offices, the screen at the gym, our kitchen counter, our car, and even our pockets (the iPhone was only introduced ~11 years ago). It’s no wonder that when you read a Health:Further piece about healthcare,...
by Mehmet Kazgan | May 16, 2018 | Biomed/Biotech, Health Tech
Chronic pain affects 20% of the current U.S. population, costs $600 billion/year in lost productivity, and is a main cause of opioid use disorder. Mental health disorders are also pervasive among chronic pain sufferers. Recent scientific advances have made it clear...
by David Shifrin | Apr 5, 2018 | Biomed/Biotech
3i Diagnostics receives Breakthrough Device designation from FDA for Technology that identifies infection-causing pathogens directly from blood in < 1 hour Here’s what Health:Further’s Chief Medical Innovation Officer Mario Ramirez, MD, had to say:...
by David Shifrin | Mar 30, 2018 | Biomed/Biotech, Health Tech
Oh, hey. Good to see you. These are our new digs, whadya think? If we’re being honest, it’s a lot nicer working in here instead of dealing with all the formatting and extraneous stuff in our email system. This is…more efficient, let’s call it....
by Ira S. Pastor | Mar 19, 2018 | Biomed/Biotech, Healthcare Industry
BACKGROUND By the end of 2016, we surpassed $7 trillion in total annual healthcare expenditures around the globe, close to a $1 trillion of which was spent on pharmaceutical products. That same year, an additional $200 billion was spent globally on new life science...
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