Category: Forbes

How Do Our Reactions To Daily Doses Of Stress Affect Our Brains? New Research Suggests An Answer

Everyone faces stress every day, that’s a given, but how we react to it varies greatly. A new study suggests that those reactions could make a big difference in our brain health later in life.

Scientists First To Engineer Tissue From Patients’ Own Cells To Regenerate Diseased, Injured Organs

The new technology makes it possible to engineer “any kind of tissue” from one small fatty tissue sample and, after transplantation, efficiently regenerate any diseased or injured organ.

Guess What? They Found Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria On The International Space Station

Think you would be safe from the global problem of drug-resistant superbugs while in space?

When Clinical Trials Are Marketing Ploys, Not Science

Bioethicists from McGill University published a piece this week suggesting that some post-approval clinical trials may promote the use of ineffective and costly off-label drug prescription among physicians.

Why Billionaire Venture Capitalist John Doerr Thinks Healthcare Needs An ‘App Store’

What does the healthcare industry really need? An app store, says legendary Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist John Doerr.

Walgreens CEO Says Humana Relationship Could Take Many Forms

Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Stefano Pessina is evaluating the right kind of partnership with Humana to expand senior health clinics.

Why Context Is King For Unicef’s Innovative Life-Saving Solutions

Unicef is exploring how innovation, technology and a start-up approach could disrupt how to solve pressing humanitarian problems and achieve more with less.

Women In Film Are Elevating Weed, But Censors And Stigma Kill The Buzz

Documentaries on cannabis’ cancer-fighting properties and women leaders have faced social media blocks and confused investors before the box office.

Women In Film Are Elevating Weed, But Censors And Stigma Kill The Buzz

Documentaries on cannabis’ cancer-fighting properties and women leaders have faced social media blocks and confused investors before the box office.

CVS-Aetna Deal Closes With Vow To Change ‘Consumer Health Experience’

CVS Health Wednesday completed its acquisition of Aetna, the nation’s third largest health insurance company with a vow to “transform the consumer health experience.”