Future of Health Summit

Of the 7,000 known rare diseases in the world, only 5 percent have treatments. This means that a large majority of those who live with rare diseases are left without meaningful options—and some, without hope. Our goal is to change those...

The US health-care system is unique. It can offer the best medical care, including the most innovative treatment options. At the same time, it can deny access to basic care or may drive patients into personal bankruptcy. It is perplexing...

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...

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...

Treating and curing disease is among the most aspirational and impactful goals of scientific research. Chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and depression affect 40 percent of the US population and account for more than 75...

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...

Through the application of proven quantitative approaches, using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), we can turn disparate types of health-care data into actionable insights with the potential to transform the broad...

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...

With more than 1,100 medicines in development to treat cancer, the biopharmaceutical industry is poised to build on the remarkable progress that’s been made in recent decades against this terrible disease. Proving through clinical trials...

We are at an incredibly exciting and dynamic time in the development of new therapies in the fight against cancer. Every single accelerant is a potential mother, father, husband, wife, friend, or child with the potential to be saved from...