Future of Health Summit

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A Prescription for Brain Disease Research

The population is aging, and so are its brains. Neurodegenerative diseases are impacting more people—those who are diagnosed and their loved ones—bringing with them higher costs for all. The number of people with Parkinson’s disease, for...
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Todd Sherer

CEO, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
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Ending Stigma to End the Epidemic 

The opioid epidemic is prolific. The human toll undeniable. Rates of substance use disorders are rising, with 2.1 million Americans identified as having an opioid use disorder (OUD). There are an estimated 4-6 million additional people who...
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Gary Mendell

Founder and CEO, Shatterproof
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Empowering Patient-Centricity for the Future of Health 

As the United States continues to address the ongoing opioid crisis, policy makers, health-care providers, corporate stakeholders, and patients are having difficulty balancing opioid misuse prevention strategies with widespread calls to...
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Anita Gupta

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Anesthesiology & Critical Care
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Removing Barriers to Aging Well

For far too many people in our communities, homelessness itself is a dangerous health condition. After Joyce Bigelow’s husband passed away, she lost nearly everything and found herself sleeping with her dog in the back seat of her truck at...
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Bechara Choucair

Senior Vice President and Chief Community Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente