Precision Medicine: The Race to Integrate AI and Big Data Technologies Into Clinical Care Has Never Been More Important

An aging population worldwide with the associated prevalence of chronic diseases and late-life disabilities mandates greater emphasis on use of precision medicine in the clinical setting In 2015, when the Obama Administration announced the Precision Medicine Initiative, a research effort to revolutionize health and disease treatment, it heralded a shift in the traditional “one-size-fits-all” approach […]
When Patients Give Thanks to Machines

It wasn’t too long ago that I was dashing to catch a flight when my phone started buzzing in my pocket. You know the feeling when you are so preoccupied with a task that letting a call go to voicemail seems like the better option, until the name shown piques your interest? In this case […]
George HW Bush’s Legacy: What Healthcare Can Learn from His Collaborative Efforts

America’s 41st president, George H.W. Bush, passed last week, but his collaborative foreign policy strategies will not be forgotten. During his single-term presidency, he played major roles in ending the cold war peacefully, leading a 35-country coalition that dislodged Iraq from Kuwait and reuniting Germany. Former president Bush also signed the American Disabilities Act — […]