The Frontier Within (Part 3): Green Signals from the FDA for Human Digitization
This is the third in our blog series on “digitizing the human body.” (Also see Part 1 and Part 2.) Human digitization has moved closer to reality, with three recent FDA-related developments strongly suggesting that regulatory hurdles to cutting-edge life sciences technologies are less daunting than generally assumed: #1: Approval of a Digital Pill The […]
Read MorePharmas Need a Framework as ‘Right to Try’ Gains Traction
The pharmaceuticals world is accustomed to being at the center of raging debates on the morality of drug benefit vs. associated risks. Following President Trump’s mention of “Right to Try” in the State of the Union speech in late January, the topic of the compassionate use (also known as expanded access) of unapproved drugs for […]
Read MoreThe Frontier Within (Part 2): AI Innovations in Healthcare
This is the second in our blog series on “Digitizing the Human Body.” (Also see Part 1 and Part 3.) Artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced machine learning promise to reinvent healthcare, a sea change heralded by numerous AI-driven innovations, pilot projects, products and techniques. In fact, the use of AI in the life sciences sector […]
Read MoreThe Frontier Within (Part 1): Digitizing the Human Body
This is the first in our blog series on “Digitizing the Human Body.” (Also see Part 2 and Part 3.) Populating the human body with powerful technologies is no longer just a sci-fi fantasy. Existing and emerging technologies are rapidly ushering in an era of human augmentation, self-regulation, automated diagnosis and treatment, and even vast […]
Read MoreThe Ever-Evolving Connected Health Ecosystem
Connected health – long just an ideal – is slowly moving toward reality. It’s likely that in the next three to five years, we’ll see the industry working more closely together, enabled by data sharing, collection and monetization for the common purpose of driving better patient outcomes. Key to the healthcare industry’s transformation, however, is […]
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