Digital health is a cultural transformation. That’s a key message I regularly address in my keynotes and also a basis of The Medical Futurist Institute’s research on the paradigm shift currently taking place in healthcare. Let me demonstrate it through an example. Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS and the VR clinical research team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have been doing a tremendous job assessing the health benefits of virtual reality. They have been experimenting with the technology for several years and found a significant drop in pain scores in case of VR therapies. What strikes me in their story is that the immersive, multi-sensory environments had a more significant impact on patients when medical professionals participated in the therapy as a guide, introducing the technology gradually and coaching the patient along the session. VR is an area of endless possibilities, but it can demonstrate it’s real effect when it’s combined with the human touch, medical professionals taking up the role of guiding their patients through digital health technologies. #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #speaker #keynote #speakerlife …see more

10 Ways 3D Printing Changed Medicine in 2018 http://bit.ly/2AwpCxD From polymer ribs and neural scaffolds to bionic eyes, good progress in #3dprinting in 2018. …see more

I finally got a chance to test the Philips sleep sensor. I'm going to be honest with you, I have strong preconceptions about a sleep mask but I'm open to the new experience. Tell me one funny reason why you would sleep in a mask! #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #wearable #health #healthy #fromchancetochoice …see more

Can digital health heal the broken world of health insurance? Let’s see what the future of health insurance will look like. #technology #business #healthcare #future #video #artificialintelligence #insurance …see more

Growing organs in a dish: From science fiction to reality? Regenerative medicine is an emerging field that has the potential to revolutionize several types of treatments from heart disease to neurodegenerative disorders, eradicate the organ donor shortage problem and completely restore damaged tissues such as muscles or tendons. Find out more on this topic from The Guide To The Future Of Medicine: http://amzn.to/1w0O3sx #technology #health #healthcare #book #future …see more

How can A.I. create value in healthcare? In my e-book I cover 9 applications that appear to have the most potential for the future: https://bit.ly/2Olzobd #technology #ai #health #healthcare #machinelearning

Congratulations to this inspiring entrepreneur. I look forward to a day when women and minorities raising 1 million and then some, isn't noteworthy.

With cases up over 50% for the week due in large part to the more infectious new Covid virus variant, and with another concerning mutation discovered, the UK government is now placing over 40% of the population in England under Tier 4 lockdown. The more the Tier 4 regime spreads, the greater the probability of a multi-week national lockdown. Also, the probability of lockdowns elsewhere in Europe is increasing. #covid_19 #covid19 #covid #uk …see more

The Financial Times "Big Read" by Jonathan Wheatley on "why the developing world needs a bigger pandemic response"...both domestic and multilateral. Important to place this in the overall context of a very unequal covid shock whose impact is increasingly so over time. https://lnkd.in/gk4iSVT #economy #developingcountries #FT #covid19economy #covid__19 …see more

This Financial Times on the bidding war for the New York Mets will be of special interest to the team's fans (and, in particular, long-suffering ones like me). Let's go Mets!!! https://lnkd.in/gRBX2pK #MLB #Mets #FT …see more

The link to this afternoon's market conversation with Sara Eisen and Wilfred Frost on CNBC's Closing Bell https://lnkd.in/e8Hegpr #economy #markets #stocks #bonds #gold #investing #investors CNBC …see more

Good morning It's almost time for what has become for markets and economists a closely watched weekly data series: Jobless Claims. Consensus expectations is for a still-high 1.3 million reflecting both economic and technical issues. #economy #employment #unemployment #jobs #markets …see more

Brian Chappatta on how "it doesn’t take much imagination to see the Federal Reserve supporting the stock price of Apple Inc." This argument is one of several that has made many market participants comfortable with the notion of a Fed backstop for stocks. https://lnkd.in/g-XzJ9F #economy #markets #Fed #FederalReserve #stocks #Apple Brian Chappatta, CFA Apple …see more

Apart from the NASDAQ with its 5th straight session of gains, the last 2 days' market action seem to suggest, in simple terms, a current stalemate between: More policy stimulus and less favorable economic data; and Retail segment enthusiasm and greater institutional skepticism. #stocks #markets #investing #equities #stockmarket #economy #nasdaq #volatility #trading #investmentmanagement …see more

Posted earlier today: My thoughts on the risks for future growth, equality, financial stability and institutional effectiveness of finance far front-running the real economy ... and remedies. https://lnkd.in/gvSzSWK #FT #economy #markets #inequality #wallstreet #mainstreet #finance Financial Times …see more

Quick Market Update Good morning. After eight straight days of weakness, the DXY dollar index is up 0.3% -- part of a general easing of what's been an impressive market run. Specifically: Futures point to a lower open for US equity markets (0.5-1%) on the back of s ome 2% losses in European stocks; Lower yields on government bonds; and Oil is down 1%. #markets #economy #coronavirus #stocks #bonds #marketupdate #oil #bonds #investing #investors #oilgas …see more

It was a true honor and a real pleasure to have this wide-ranging conversation with Frank Fabozzi. His books and papers have educated me in finance over many years. He continues to be an inspiration for so many in the investment industry. https://lnkd.in/dW8Rw3h #investmentmanagement #investing …see more

As we internalize these horrid data from Europe, focus shifts to the US where we'll also get PMI and the much-watched weekly jobless claims. The context for the latter: Last week's 5 million jobless claims took the 4-week total to over 22 million, wiping 10-years of job creation. …see more

#Bitcoin is just the beginning of the #cryptocurrency revolution. Many other cryptocurrencies are exploding as high as 3,475%, 21,611% and even a rare 81,465%. And maybe you’re missing out on this booming market simply because you don’t know how to get started. If that’s the case, don’t worry... …see more

According to Dr. Atul Gawande, COVID mutations are evading even the high-cost monoclonal antibody treatment that Trump received. #covid19 #coronavirus #vaccine #covidvaccine GZERO Media | #GZEROWorld https://lnkd.in/dbBQB9u …see more