A Nourishing Prescription: Food as Medicine to Promote Health and Health Equity
A Virtual Conversation with Sarah Downer, JD, Benjamin Perkins, MA, MDiv, and Hilary Seligman MD, MAS, moderated by Christina Roberto, PhD. Food has a clear impact on health and well-being, and the Food as Medicine movement embraces this concept by not only recommending healthy food but also providing it to those in need. From medically tailored meals to fruit and […]
The Promise of Health Reform and a Public Option in the Biden Administration
What are the prospects for health care reform in the Biden Administration with narrow Democratic majorities in the legislature? Policy proposals to expand insurance coverage and push forward a public option are once again ripe for discussion and debate. Join us for a half-day virtual conference to hear experts and stakeholders explore the public option and other possibilities.
AI IN MEDICAL IMAGING: FEAR, HYPE, REALITY, AND FUTURE
You may be encountering articles on artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging every week, and it is clear that it is one of the hottest topics in medical imaging today. When it comes to understanding AI in medical imaging and its potential future, one needs to appreciate the fear, hype, reality, and challenges of this technology. First, there is the […]
Business and Policy Dialogue Series on ‘Rejuvenating India’s Public Health System and Working with the Private Sector’
The global healthcare industry is in the midst of a significant transformation, a process accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Several megatrends and disruptive technologies have converged to drive this transformation across the healthcare ecosystem. The government sector in India plays a major role in providing 'Healthcare for All', a difficult task to manage on its own. Thus, there is a […]
Global challenges, local contexts and the COVID-19 Vaccine
In this webinar, we will first set the context by assessing the current situation regarding COVID-19 vaccines and variants. We will then review the public health response and its challenges: vaccine hesitancy, social norms, beliefs and health decision-making. In global settings, particularly in Africa, vaccine roll-out has been slow and uptake has been less than desired. We will review key issues in […]
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Changed Health Care Delivery
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed how we live, shop, study, work — and how we experience healthcare. We have witnessed a dramatic expansion of virtual healthcare, additionally spurred by advances in science and technology. What innovations are visible in the horizon? What areas are the most promising for additional changes? Are there any potential downsides? Larry Zicklin (BBA ‘57) discusses how the […]
Precision Health Webinar Series: Possibilities and Pitfalls: Reimbursement and Regulatory Issues
Precision health has the potential to dramatically transform the healthcare landscape by developing cutting-edge solutions that significantly improve patient outcomes. Now, following its contributions to the groundbreaking development of the COVID-19 vaccines, greater focus is on precision health than ever before. Extending beyond cancer care, the recent development of tools that advance the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment for numerous […]
Precision Health Webinar Series: Exploring Consumer Engagement with Precision Medicine
Precision health has the potential to dramatically transform the healthcare landscape by developing cutting-edge solutions that significantly improve patient outcomes. Now, following its contributions to the groundbreaking development of the COVID-19 vaccines, greater focus is on precision health than ever before. Extending beyond cancer care, the recent development of tools that advance the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment for numerous […]
Drug Pricing: Policy and Politics
Despite bipartisan agreement that the high cost of drugs must be addressed, proposals to reform the U.S. drug pricing system have languished for years. There’s no shortage of ideas on what to do—Medicare price negotiation, greater price transparency, international reference pricing, patent exclusivity changes, and price controls all have their advocates. But there’s no consensus on how to strike the […]
When Health Care and Law Enforcement Overlap: Policy and Practice
Injuries and illnesses requiring emergency medical care often attract responses from law enforcement, and law enforcement officers are frequently present in hospitals. Anyone seeking emergency care might encounter law enforcement in the hospital, but this is particularly true for survivors of violent crime, incarcerated patients, survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence, patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies, undocumented immigrants, and […]