This week’s edition of “The Talamo Topline comes as we hit the middle point of the summertime. Sure there is a lot to focus on with tons of great healthcare stories, advances in AI, and even an upcoming presidential election. Many of course are featured below, as you have come to expect from ?The Talamo Topline . But my favorite article of this week’s issue is the last one, focusing on Leadership Lessons Learned from Little League. As a little league coach who just wrapped up an All-Star Season last weekend, we played against a wide variety of teams, skills, and coaching styles over the past 6 weeks. And what resonated more than anything is how the young athletes responded to the different moods and energy levels of the coaches, and the impact that it had on their own performances. Which makes you think… if we are coaching our own corporate teams, are we coaching them to win the game today at all costs, or are we coaching them to develop over the long-term?
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- The New England Journal of Medicine: PERSPECTIVE: Four Decades of Orphan Drugs and Priorities for the Future: By many measures, the ODA has been a resounding success, with more than 800 orphan indications approved and nearly 7000 orphan-drug designations granted in the past four decades.1 Yet many life-threatening rare diseases still lack treatments. Furthermore, some manufacturers have used the law in ways that diverge from its original intent.
- New Orleans City Business: Ochsner Ventures Establishes $10M Investment Fund for Start-Up Health Companies: Ochsner Health has announced a partnership between Ochsner Ventures and Louisiana Economic Development (LED), establishing the $10 million Ochsner Louisiana Innovation Fund to invest in start-up health companies headquartered throughout the state.
- Global Times: Merck Healthcare CEO Foresees China's AI-Powered Innovation Ecosystem Opening New Frontiers of Pharmaceutical Research: For nearly a century, Merck, the German scientific and technological giant, has woven its legacy into the fabric of China's healthcare industry. As global uncertainties loom, the company's dedication to the Chinese market remains unshaken. Peter Guenter, CEO of Healthcare at Merck, offers a compelling vision for China's pivotal role in global pharmaceutical innovation, propelled by artificial intelligence (AI).
- Pharmacy Times: Unique Roles for Pharmacy Technicians Can Enhance Patient Care and Safety: Pharmacy technicians are no longer confined to traditional roles within the pharmacy setting. With advancements in health care practices and a growing emphasis on optimizing patient care, pharmacy technicians are stepping into unique and specialized roles that extend beyond dispensing medications.
- OncLive: Landmark Study Shows Elevated Cancer Risk For Women With Endometriosis: A landmark study from researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U), the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the U, and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine found that women with severe endometriosis are 10 times more likely to get ovarian cancer, compared to women who do not have the disease.
- AJMC: Patients Could Benefit from Payers Being Introduced Into Clinical Trials Earlier: One of the big focuses in clinical research is to diversify the patient populations that actually participate in clinical research. And if you think about payers, they have access and exposure to those diverse patient populations.
- AI in Healthcare: STAT: Federal Regulation of Health Data and AI Expected to Get a Boost After HHS Revamp: A little-known office within the Department of Health and Human Services is getting a shot in the arm as part of a major agency reorganization announced on Thursday. The agency is responding to rapid shifts in the industry by moving more responsibilities for HHS-level management of data, technology, and AI under the banner of The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, better known as ONC.
- KPLC: Health Headlines: Joining medicine and AI with Dual Degrees: UT Health San Antonio at San Antonio and UTSA established the first program in the country offering a dual degree — a Doctor of Medicine and Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence. “Whether we like it or not, it’s going to move forward. And it can either move forward with us driving the technology or us being driven by the technology,” says Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, and professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
- Inc.: Leadership Lessons from Little League: Earlier this year, I watched my son's Little League team win their city championship game. My 8-year-old son led the 9-10-year-old division in RBIs and was the top of the list for most hits and triples during the season. The interesting thing about that is he spent most of his travel ball season striking out. This got me thinking about the difference in the two seasons. While I understand the level of play is not the same in Little League compared to travel ball, I contribute a lot of my son's success this season to coaching.
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