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How (And Why) To Maintain Your Health And Wellbeing As A Founder

Research suggests as many as eight percent of startups began to fail because their founders burn out. So what hacks do different founders resort to in order to keep them on top of their game?

FDA’s Banner Year For Approvals: Will Market Access To New Drugs Follow Suit?

By all accounts 2018 was a sensational year for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals of new drugs and biologics. But, payers are faced with the prospect of having to manage the impact of drugs launching at increasingly higher prices.

As Shutdown Enters Second Month, Public Health Risks Rise

Public health and medical groups fear “long-lasting health consequences” of the government shutdown as it enters its second month.

The Biotech VC View: What Does 2019 Hold For European Health Startups?

What does 2019 hold for biotech? This was my question to Irina Haivas, Principal at Atomico. We chat about the evolution of the biotech space in 2018; how and why investors with more digital backgrounds are moving in; and which companies, funds and con…

Measles Outbreak Show Why Anti Vaxxers Made WHO’s 10 Global Health Threats

Clark County, Washington, has declared a public health emergency due to a measles outbreak, another example of why “vaccine hesitancy” is on the World Health Organization’s 2019 list of 10 global health threats.

British Share Dividends Set New Record On £100B Brink, Highest Yields Since 2009

Dividends paid out by listed companies on the stockmarket in Britain verged on hitting the £1 billion (c.$1.3 billion) mark in 2018 – hitting a record high – according to new analysis. Yields on stocks were at their highest level since 2009, and are fo…

Pro-Vaccination Message Should Be Apolitical, As NYT Argues But Fails To Demonstrate

Vaccination is a critically important public health measure. Anti-vaccination disinformation needs to be countered in a non-political fashion, as the NYT Editorial Board argues but fails to demonstrate.

Do You Have Early Signs Of Cervical Cancer? How AI Technology May Help

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Global Good have been developing a deep learning computer algorithm to help identify precancerous lesions in the cervix.

As Shutdown Drags On, Worries Emerge About Spikes In Obamacare Premiums

The government shutdown has raised worries some Americans may have a tough time paying their health insurance premiums for individual coverage purchased under the Affordable Care Act.

As Shutdown Continues, Researchers Struggle and Scientific Progress Grinds To A Halt

The US’s position as a leader in the scientific community is not simply something to be proud of—it is essential to our future as a nation, and with every day that the shutdown continues, we fall a bit further behind.