Last week I published a post called “Hey, Where Is Everybody Going?” which was about the many venture capitalists who are leaving the practice of life sciences. It was, interestingly (to me anyway), my most popular post to date. I guess there are a lot of us healthcare VCs that are worried that the next […]
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Last week I published a post called “Hey, Where Is Everybody Going?” which was about the many venture capitalists who are leaving the practice of life sciences. It was, interestingly (to me anyway), my most popular post to date. I guess there are a lot of us healthcare VCs that are worried that the next […]
What’s Yours Is Actually Mine
Imagine someone you barely knew came to your neighborhood and took a picture of you playing with your kids at the park and then turned around and used it in an advertisement to promote a product they developed. How would you feel? Presumably you would be highly perturbed. You might even want to sue them […]
What's Yours Is Actually Mine
Imagine someone you barely knew came to your neighborhood and took a picture of you playing with your kids at the park and then turned around and used it in an advertisement to promote a product they developed. How would you feel? Presumably you would be highly perturbed. You might even want to sue them […]
Certified Pre-Owned Body Parts
Imagine you are sick, really sick. You need a liver transplant. Here are your choices: Hang on as long as you can hoping a healthy liver shows up before it’s too late; or, If you just can’t wait, you might be able to get one from Keith Richards (slightly used, if you know what I […]
Fingers Crossed
If you’re a man and you have fingers, I have some good news and some bad news. Recent studies have shown that if your index finger is shorter than your ring finger, you are at a significantly higher risk for prostate cancer. That’s the bad news. The good news is that you are more likely […]
It was the best of care, it was the worst of care
Right around Thanksgiving, the King of Saudi Arabia flew to New York City for medical treatment. He had a herniated disk and needed back surgery, which he chose to receive at NY Presbyterian Hospital. This is not so surprising, as there has been a history of world leaders seeking major medical care in the U.S. […]
A Cure for the Common Birthday
There is still no cure for the common birthday.–John Glenn My birthday is coming up this month and this whole getting older thing is vastly over-rated. I know I’m not the first person to think that gravity has gotten stronger as I have gotten older–as Mark Twain famously once said, “life would be infinitely happier […]
A Person Who Aims At Nothing Is Sure To Hit It
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of those entities you hear about on the news occasionally but also one that few people really know much about. Rarely do we hear about the CDC except when flu season gets going or when some new infectious disease hits our shores. Yet the CDC […]
Bat Heads: The Cure for What Ails You
Medical scientists dedicate their lives to unravelling the mysteries of the human body in order to advance the health of mankind. It is often a long and difficult road to discover the genesis of certain chronic diseases or what might cure cancer. Entire lifetimes and billions of dollars have been dedicated to finding cures for cancer […]
