Peeling back the veil of ignorance — why medical costs vary so much, and what Health 2.0 might do to help

Turkey weekend update: Brain-scan your teen, probe your Nubian ancestry, learn healthcare economics, and more

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Health Evolution Partners unveils its plans to transform healthcare

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Google vs. Microsoft in healthcare records

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Extend Health raises $15M for "defined contribution" health plans

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Weekend update: That cold, cold artificial heart, Dendreon-related skulduggery, congressional earmarks, and more

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Is Big Pharma down for the count?

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Healthcare roundup: Doctor shortages everywhere, why the states can't do universal healthcare, how to reform consumer drug ads, and more

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Best of the blogosphere's health-policy wonkery

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Ringing in the healthcare-reform debate

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Roundup: Guilt-free stem cells, the trials of Avandia, sponsor research bias, news from ASCO, and more

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Implant maker Amedica files for $75M IPO

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading

Andy Grove's placebo pill for U.S. healthcare

Personal genomics and the end of insurance

Not too long from now, your genes are likely to be at war with your health insurer — and your genes may well have the upper hand.

Within the next few years, it should become fairly easy and inexpensive to get a rough-and-ready readout of your own genetic code, one that you can scan for information on which diseases you’re most likely to contract, which drugs will help you the most, and ultimately even how … Continue Reading