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Why Hawaii Is An Important Spot For Cancer Research

The scientists at the PHI, Hawaii are using advanced technologies to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Their research is unique because they examine how cancer affects people with different ethnic, cultural and environmental characteristics.

Got Trust? We Are Ignoring A Vital Predictor Of Engagement In Care

Trust is foundational to engagement in care, yet it is largely ignored in our conversations about health care transformation. As the surge in health innovation and systems transformation efforts continues, it is a vitally important factor we should no …

There’s More Choice Than Ever When It Comes To Health And Wellness – Here’s What Matters Most

With rising expenditures on health and fitness and a growing global wellness industry, we know how much people want to be living healthier, happier lives. Yet with so much to choose from it can feel overwhelming where to begin. This Founder says forget…

Apple Heart Study: What Stanford Medicine Learned From 400,000 Apple Watch Owners

When the Apple Watch reports problems, they are generally real.

“The Inventor” and “Breakthrough” At SXSW, Two Tales Of Science Gone Right And Wrong

While Theranos was busy swindling investors and endangering patients, research scientist Jim Allison developed a cancer treatment and was awarded a Nobel Prize.

Top 10 Technology Trends Transforming Humanity Beyond Cyberspace, Geospace and Space

Which technologies will help us explore the human ecosystem beyond cyberspace, geospace and space and understand the very meaning of our existence in the universe?

Apple is a bit closer to a killer use case for wearables.

Apple is a bit closer to a killer use case for wearables.

Medicare For All Won’t Result In Better Health Outcomes

Abolishing private insurance and forcing everyone into a government health plan — as Medicare for All’s proponents advocate — wouldn’t improve patients’ health.

Salty And Saltier: Fast Food Chains Keep Adding More Salt To Your Food

Fast food has always contained lots of salt. Most people are probably not aware, though, that over the past 30 years, the amount of salt in typical fast food meals has increased by 50%. This is worrisome for the millions of people with high blood press…

Medicines Only Work if Patients Can Afford Them: Solutions For The High Drug Prices Era

New drug therapies help people live longer, better lives. But in a world of increasing health costs, prescribing life-saving medications for our patients isn’t enough. Physicians, health plans and pharmaceutical manufacturers have to ensure that patien…