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Running In When Others Run Out

When the world rushes out, one women rushes in.

CVS, Walgreens Intensify Effort To Address Social Determinants Of Health

CVS, Walgreens and Humana are pushing deeper into their communities to address health disparities and social determinants of health, executives said at the 2018 Forbes Healthcare Summit.

Breaking 100 Year Trend, Life Expectancy Declines Again In America. Is Drug Use To Blame?

For the third consecutive year, life expectancy in the U.S. has declined– breaking a 100 year trend. This is not a surprise to the public health arena due to the persistent rise in both suicide and drug use. In fact, a shocking 30.6 million Americans h…

How Incentives — And a Free Apple Watch — Make People Healthier

South Africa’s largest medical insurer Discovery reveals that a two-year “landmark study” of 400,000 people using an Apple Watch delivered “dramatic and sustained improvements in physical activity levels”.

Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan On The Price Of Gene Therapies: ‘It’s A Challenge We Have To Solve’

In May Novartis announced that it had acquired the gene therapy pioneer AveXis in a $8.7 billion deal, but according to the the Swiss drug giant CEO Vas Narasimhan, he wishes he could have bought the company much earlier.

CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo Says Completed Purchase Of Aetna Will Create ‘A New Healthcare Model’

Retail pharmacies will become “healthcare destinations.”

Rana El Kaliouby CEO Of Affectiva Is Training Robots To Read Feelings

While researching and developing emotion AI aborad, Cairo native Rana el Kaliouby grew fixated on humanizing the devices she spent most of her time on.

America’s Top 50 Women In Tech 2018

These are the women leading the way in Artificial Intelligence, consumer and enterprise technology, biotech and video games. They work in labs, know their way around Raspberry Pi or hold tech-adjacent jobs shaping digital policy and helping underrepres…

5 Habits Of Highly Successful Sales Reps

The most effective reps–the ones that consistently exceed quotes–are a different breed. They possess five unique characteristics that result in them residing atop the leaderboard.

Company Cybersecurity: 10 Ways To Build Employee Buy-in

Part of keeping data secure is making sure everyone’s on the same page on what needs to be done. Here are a few ways you can improve employee engagement.