A recent article discusses advancements in organ-on-a-chip technology and how this technology would revolutionize drug development....

With the use of CRISPR/Cas9 becoming more and more prevalent in gene therapies and research, much focus has turned toward how to deliver...

There are few that would dismiss the value of great doctor-patient communication. Effective communication is central in building an...

Having followed the development of gene therapy over the past 15 years, I am excited to see it coming of age, with the first FDA approved...

As corporate commitment and cost to develop a treatment for any Rare Disease increases, the risk for smaller biotech companies and even...

The FDA just put their Digital Health Action Plan into practice with the announcement of the nine companies chosen as part of their...

As an industry, pharma is finding a seat at the digital table after being reluctant to join the digital health party with other...

Healthcare's pay-per-service methodology has become an addiction, and one with very serious consequences for the industry. Physicians are...

A new microbiome study published in Nature called Strains, functions and dynamics in the expanded Human Microbiome Project enhances a...

When it comes to our microbiome, diversity is king according to experts such as @TimSpector. This simple article provides some practical...

I have to commend Bo Bigelow and Daniel DeFabio for their idea to start Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival. 

As someone with a...

There is a lot of success to be had in the rare disease sector, with thousands of diseases anxiously awaiting a medication for their...

…Pharma is probably not even the right label as companies from Google to Nestle to 23&Me look to disrupt the market.

The recent...

In today’s “digital health” news we have learned that Under Armour is now the largest digital health and fitness company on earth. In...

If like me you are personally and/or professionally interested in the potential of our microbiome, then there is an opportunity to...

It is interesting to see the findings of a recent HBR article summarising 4 different archetypes to strategic decision making. As many...

There are growing concerns that much of the published research may be false... 

What started as a provocative and thoughtful publication

More than 603 million adults and 107 million children (out of a global population of 7.5 billion) are obese, a report from the Institute...