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The data on worldwide obesity are stunning: obesity has tripled in the last 50 years and overweight and obesity kill more people than underweight. How can we come together as a global community to halt this devastating disease? According to [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, Dr. Olivia Barata Cavalcanti, employer health, obesity, pandemic, weight management
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Inspired by health technology from the age of five, Griffin Weber has pursued this passion both doggedly and joyfully. Now an associate professor of medicine and bioinformaticist at Harvard, Griffin spends his days doing what he loves, leveraging technology to [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics Tags: astounding health, david shaywitz, digital health, Griffin Weber, health startup, Jarvik-7, lisa suennen, medical research, precision medicine, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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Is returning to the workplace on the horizon? With COVID-19 cases falling and vaccination numbers rising, heading back to the office suddenly seems plausible. But how and when this can happen depends on a number of factors, including the effectiveness [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Leana Wen, employer health, pandemic, return to work
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In this episode of Intel on AI guest Aviv Regev, Executive Vice President of Genentech Research and Early Development, talks with host Abigail Hing Wen, Intel AI Tech Evangelist and New York Times best-selling author, about biomedicine and artificial intelligence [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Intel, Intel on AI Tags: Abigail Hing Wen, AI, artificial intelligence, Aviv Regev, Biomedicine, deep learning, Genentech, machine learning, natural language processing, Supercomputing
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Matt Wilsey grew up wanting to serve. He spent his early career in government working for both blue and red administrations, but was eventually lured back to where he grew up–Silicon Valley—to join the tech scene, and helped start and [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics Tags: astounding health, david shaywitz, digital health, health startup, health technology, KKR, lisa suennen, Manatt Health, Matt Wilsey, precision medicine, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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The COVID-19 vaccines offer promise for a brighter future but “we’re not out of the woods yet,” says Dr. Bob Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF. In a race against emerging variants, efficient vaccine distribution [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccines, Dr. Bob Wachter, pandemic, UCSF, Vaccine Distribution, vaccines
Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics, Technology Tags: astounding health, david shaywitz, digital health, health startup, health technology, lisa suennen, precision medicine, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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Since March 2020, American workers have saved about 89 million work days from not commuting as frequently or at all, says Dr. Ashley Whillans. And yet many of us still struggle with too much to do and too little time [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: behavioral science, Business Group on Health, Dr. Ashley Whillans, employee engagement, happiness, Harvard Business School
Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics, Technology Tags: 23andme, astounding health, david shaywitz, digital health, health startup, health technology, lisa suennen, precision medicine, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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Racism and other systemic inequities lead to poor health outcomes for racial minority groups, says the president of the American Medical Association in our latest podcast. Dr. Susan Bailey, in conversation with Business Group on Health CEO Ellen Kelsay, explores [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: AMA, American Medical Association, Business Group on Health, Dr. Susan Bailey, Ellen Kelsay, employer health, health care, health equity, Racism
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A Jersey girl drawn first captivated by engineering while in college at Dartmouth, Ariel Dowling went on to pursue her PhD at Stanford, exploring the use of wearables to anticipate and prevent knee injuries. After several experiences at tech-focused startups, [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics Tags: ariel dowling, astounding health, david shaywitz, digital health, health startup, lisa suennen, medical research, precision medicine, Takeda, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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Weight bias is a pervasive problem in our society, showing up in our homes, physician offices and even the workplace. But weight bias isn’t just a social injustice, it’s also a public health issue due to its far-ranging effects on [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, Dr. Rebecca Puhl, employer health, obesity, stigma, weight bias
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A self-described “nerdy” kid from a working class family in a bedroom community of “The City,” on the South Shore of Long Island, Paul Bleicher trained as a physician-scientist, and was heading towards a career in academic medicine when he [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics, Technology Tags: astounding health, david shaywitz, digital health, health startup, lisa suennen, medical research, paul bleicher, precision medicine, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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Dr. Sally Shaywitz – Yes, she is David’s mom – has brought an entrepreneur’s mindset to her life’s work in dyslexia, recognizing the condition as a prevalent and underappreciated need, then working tirelessly to advance the science and enact the [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics, Technology Tags: astounding health, david shaywitz, digital health, health startup, health technology, lisa suennen, precision medicine, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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Even before COVID-19, the U.S. was facing a caregiving crisis. And now, well over half of Americans are worrying about, taking care of, or looking out for a friend, neighbor or family member due to pandemic. But as these unpaid [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, Caregivers, caregiving, employer health, mental health
Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics, Technology Tags: astounding health, david shaywitz, digital health, health startup, lisa suennen, Matthew Zachary, medical research, precision medicine, Stupid Cancer, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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For far too long, investments in digital health solutions for women have been underfunded. According to Rock Health, just 3% of the US digital health deals since 2011 have focused on women’s health and well-being. But that’s all changing. Increased [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, digital health, employer health, Sari Kaganoff, virtual care, women’s health
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Kevin Lyman was once the world’s highest ranked Warlock in Worlds of Warcraft and a professional Halo2 player. But that wasn’t his original plan. In fact, growing up in New Jersey, Kevin always wanted to be a scientist, even before [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics, Technology Tags: astounding health, david shaywitz, digital health, enlitic, health startup, health technology, kevin lyman, lisa suennen, precision medicine, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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Black women in the U.S. are two to three times more likely to die during or following childbirth than white women. And although Black women are about as likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer as their white counterparts, they’re [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, employer health, health care quality, health disparities, health equity, LuAnn Heinen, Valerie Montgomery Rice
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Diana Brainard’s passion for understanding our stories and experiences initially led her to study comparative literature in college; but sometime during her junior year abroad in Lyon, she realized she could pursue her passion through medicine, a journey that’s taken [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics, Technology Tags: astounding health, david shaywitz, Diana Brainard, digital health, Gilead Sciences, health startup, health technology, lisa suennen, precision medicine, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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What do telehealth, social determinants of health and preventive care have in common? For better or for worse, all have been thrust into the national spotlight due to the coronavirus pandemic. And they share this attention for good reason, as [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, employer health, health care quality, health insurance, Peggy O’Kane, telehealth, virtual care
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Geeta Nayyar started off wanting to be a teacher, but then decided “science is the answer to everything” and became a doctor. Today she is the recently-appointed Executive Medical Director at Salesforce and gets to do both, which is her [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics, Technology Tags: astounding health, david shaywitz, digital health, Geeta Nayyar, health startup, lisa suennen, medical research, precision medicine, Salesforce, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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If about 60% of our health status can be attributed to medical care and lifestyle behaviors, what explains the other 40%? Social determinants of health have made national headlines, but what exactly are they and why do they matter? In [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Brian Castrucci, Business Group on Health, community health, employer health, social determinants of health, well-being
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Ken Mandl has a gift for listening to other people, whether they’re mentors offering the advice that shaped his career in pediatrics and informatics at Boston’s Children Hospital and Harvard Medical School, or helping physicians and patients learn from each [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Healthcare, Tech Tonics, Technology Tags: david shaywitz, digital health, health startup, health technology, Ken Mandl, lisa suennen, precision medicine, tech tonics, venture valkyrie
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How do the day-to-day emotions that we feel and express at work shape a company’s culture? Research shows that emotions have a profound impact on an organization and feelings like joy, pride, compassion and even love can positively impact business [See the full post…] |
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Categories: Audio Podcast, Business Group on Health, Healthcare Tags: Business Group on Health, corporate culture, Dr. Mandy O’Neill, employer health, engagement