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Nielsen Case Study: The Evolution of Video
Learn about how our use and adoption of video has changed over the years in this concise Nielsen case study that Google commissioned.
Beyond Coronavirus: The Path to the Next Normal
Discover how resolve, resilience, return, reimagination and reform hold the key to how organizations may respond next to the coronavirus in this informative McKinsey article.
Cultivating Compassionate Care
The Journal of The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh published a highly informative commentary on why compassion in healthcare is so important and what can be done to promote it
Healthcare’s Compassion Crisis
What does it mean when 56% of physicians don’t think they have time for compassion? What are the ramifications when it’s proven that compassion plays a role beyond human decency and influences outcomes?
An AI Smartwatch that Detects Seizures
This TED Talk by AI researcher Rosalind Picard provides remarkable hope for people living with epilepsy who are at risk of experiencing SUDEP – a sudden fatal seizure. Learn how smart technology can provide advance warning that could permit lifesaving intervention.
2019 Global Healthcare Outlook | Shaping the Future
The healthcare industry is moving at a remarkably rapid pace and simultaneously evolving. To better understand directional trends, Deloitte has created an in-depth report that is both informative and enlightening.
How Nurses Can Help Drive Healthcare Innovation
Rebecca Love is a nurse entrepreneur with a profound knowledge of front-line patient care and a perspective that can truly help advance the healthcare industry.
Prevalence and Incidence of Rare Diseases
This Orphanet Report Series provides 2019 bibliographic data on the prevalence, incidence or number of published cases for an extensive number of rare disorders.
The Nielsen Total Audience Report
The media landscape continues to shift as does our behavior and usage. Nielsen uncovers how we are electing to receive and share information in this timely and thorough assessment.
Top Health Industry Issues of 2019 | The New Health Economy Comes of Age
The PwC Health Research Institute provides an insightful view of where the healthcare industry is headed in 2019 and the factors that may have the greatest influence.
Millennials on Millennials | TV and Digital News Consumption
Where does this important segment of our population turn to news and with what frequency? This informative overview from Nielsen provides the answers along with many interesting insights.
A Majority of Teens Have Experienced Some form of Cyberbullying
Upsetting to believe, but cyberbullying has become pervasive in teen culture. Learn more about this hurdle that needs to be overcome…
FDA Draft Guidance: Patient-Focused Drug Development
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft guidance regarding the collection of comprehensive and representative patient input as it applies to the drug development process.
Medical Devices 2030: Avoiding the Commodity Trap
KPMG has put together a must-read for medical device companies that don’t want their medical devices to slip into the category of commodity.
What Are the Latest Social Media Trends?
The Pew Research Center has published its findings on social media use.
Is Anybody Listening?
There’s a podcast for every imaginable topic. But what gets traction?
One Mother Makes a Difference
Sharon Terry’s world was turned upside down when two of her children were diagnosed with a rare disease called pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE).
Show Your Rare
It’s rare time. Watch the family of official rare disease awareness videos. They’re uplifting, powerful, and informative. They make you remember that rare is also real.
The Science Behind Happiness
Harvard psychologist and author of “Stumbling on Happiness” Dan Gilbert shares some surprising and entertaining science behind our ability to be happy.
Hope Can Mean Turning in a New Direction
Surgeon and writer Sherwin Nuland shares his thoughts on hope and the role it can play in our culture.
What’s on the Minds of Millennials?
Millennials influence our society in countless ways and are an invaluable audience. This report from Deloitte offers a detailed composite of this evolving generation.
Video 360, Nielsen Report
This 2017 report from Nielsen peels back the screens on our viewing devices to reveal the latest in viewing habits. The results are informative and fascinating.
Trends in Healthcare Investments and Exits
Silicon Valley Bank provides an interesting assessment of fundraising and innovation within the healthcare industry. This assessment covers big exit M&As and IPOs, and provides an outlook for 2017.
2017 Global Life Sciences Outlook
One of the few certainties in the life sciences market is the uncertainty of where it is headed. Deloitte takes a look at the market as a whole and provides valuable insights regarding its possible directions.
20 Years Inside the Mind of the CEO… What’s Next?
This fascinating report from PWC summarizes the company’s annual CEO survey and offers a wide range of insights from business leaders regarding our rapidly changing world.
The Biology of Our Best and Worst Selves
Hear neuroscientist Robert Sapolksy speak about the role biology plays in our best and worst behaviors. In this thought provoking TED Talk, one of the leading neuroscientists in the world addresses why we do the things we do.
A Worldwide Perspective on Healthcare
Deloitte synthesizes the global healthcare landscape in its latest assessment and addresses the progress being made against some of the most pressing challenges.
Communicating Compliantly
The FDA has issued an informative draft guidance on medical product communications that are consistent with required labeling. Read the guidance.
Measuring the Return from Pharmaceutical Innovation in 2016
This is the 7th annual pharmaceutical innovation study produced by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
What Happens When You Have a Disease Doctors Can’t Diagnose?
In this fascinating TED Talk, filmmaker Jennifer Brea shares her personal story of living with myalgic encephalomyelitis…
2016 Nielsen Social Media Report
No one assess media quite like Nielsen. In this overview, see what they have to say about the ever-changing social media landscape.
Considerations in Demonstrating Interchangeability with a Reference Product
The FDA has issued a comprehensive new guidance for industry that focuses on proposed protein therapeutics that have a reference product.
Membership Has Its Privileges
Retail loyalty programs are everywhere. This latest Nielsen report provides interesting insights on what people value and why.
Could a Drug Prevent Depression and PTSD?
Neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman discusses how sometimes science reveals unexpected rewards including potential breakthrough treatments in this interesting and controversial TED Talk
Do Your Corporate Reputation and Brand Equity Support Your Business Goals?
A new report from Nielsen addresses how the relationship between corporate reputation and brand equity can help…
TED Talk with Todd Coleman: A Temporary Tattoo that Brings Hospital Care to the Home
This provocative presentation addresses the possibility of accurately observing patients remotely through wearable electronic…
FDA Guidance on Evaluation of Proprietary Names
The process of developing a trade name for a pharmaceutical brand and the government’s…
Baby diapers inspired this new way to study the brain
Discover how neuroengineer Ed Boyden is using the same polymers found in baby diapers…
Payer trends impacting the orphan drug market
Amy Grogg, President of AmerisourceBergen Consulting Services details how market growth…
A progress report on healthcare associated infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a state-by-state summary…
Rare disease treatments on the rise
PhRMA in partnership with the ALS Association has released a 2016 summary report…
TV advertising effectiveness
The average 30-second television ad costs approximately $342,000 to produce…
Medicare and the health care delivery system: a report to Congress
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is an independent congressional…
This is your brain on communication: a TED Talk with neuroscientist Uri Hasson
Ever wonder how our brains work when we are communicating?
Packaging sells: choosing the right design direction can increase forecasted product sales by 5.5%
Substance is still king, but don’t kid yourself…
Mergers, acquisitions and an ever-changing biopharmaceutical landscape
What to expect as 2016 moves forward?
Millennials matter. How well do you know them?
You can’t paint all 18-34 year olds with the same brush…
2016 global healthcare outlook. Battling costs while improving care.
The balance between delivering high quality care and controlling cost continues…
The state of media today: audio. How America listens.
When it comes to reaching audiences, radio remains relevant…
TEd Talk with Jennifer Doudna: we can now edit our DNA. But let’s do it wisely.
Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented novel technology for precisely editing specific genes…
A decade of innovation in rare diseases. A PHRMA report.
There are currently 7,000 known rare diseases, half of which affect children…
TED Talk with Tim Harford: how messy problems can inspire creativity
Challenges and problems can derail the creative process…
Nielsen reports: emotions give a lift to TV advertising
The value of understanding what consumer neuroscience…