COVID-19 has disrupted traditional healthcare person-to-person communication and accelerated digital options, such as telehealth and remote patient-clinician contacts, digital therapeutics that deliver remote patient monitoring, and interventions through the use…
The most dangerous Tweet
QUICK READ: Today Trump suggested that the FDA is part of a “deep state” conspiracy to delay a COVID-19 vaccine until after the election. This is beyond irresponsible and clearly…
Americans continue to neglect their health
As the NY Times recently reported, obesity is the leading cause of mortality in the United States. Obesity costs the nation $1.72 trillion every year. In the United States, where at least 4.6 million people…
The erosion of trust in health information?
QUICK READ: The belief that the development of a vaccine for coronavirus is being dangerously rushed, in part to improve Donald Trump’s prospects ahead of the presidential election in November…
The sweeping biotech business model
R&D has been replaced with acquisitions. The latest is J&J’s deal to buy out Momenta for $6.5 billion. This week alone Sanofi, BMS, and other big pharma companies have spent…
Pharma and online health information
QUICK READ: People are spending more time looking for online health information but there is a lot of bad information out there. Pharma must bridge the gap between selling and…
Working in pharma
Here is a copy of a talk I recently gave via Zoom to my European colleagues.
Pharma is hiring
IN BRIEF: Pharma companies have been posting jobs on LinkedIn almost every day. While most offices remain closed pharma is preparing for the launch of new products and has to…