Category: Health

ai in healthcare

AI and Patient Safety: A New Compliance Challenge for Pharmaceutical Companies

AI-driven health advice is creating new risks for pharmaceutical companies, exposing gaps in regulation, patient safety, and compliance. As misinformation spreads, organizations must strengthen governance, monitoring, and trust to adapt to this evolving landscape....

May 20, 2026 / Phil Sawyer
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Why Media Agility Is Now a Leadership Imperative in Healthcare

In a volatile healthcare landscape, media agility has become a leadership imperative, requiring organizations to combine proactive outreach and rapid response to shape narratives, build trust and position credible, science-based voices....

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The Affordability Reckoning: Why Hospitals Must Rewrite Their Value Story 

Americans' growing frustration with healthcare costs is driving bipartisan political action, putting hospitals under intense scrutiny. To rebuild trust, hospitals must shift from institutional defenses to transparent, patient-centered affordability efforts....

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You Can’t Be Local Everywhere: How the Pursuit of Health Care Sovereignty Is Rewriting Pharma Strategy in APAC

Pharmaceutical companies face a shift toward health care sovereignty, with governments prioritizing local manufacturing and resilience, requiring companies to embed value within national systems over physical presence....

April 14, 2026 / Phil Olesen
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Closing the AI Trust Gap in Health Care: Why Communications Matter as Much as Technology

Health care organizations are leveraging artificial intelligence to improve workflows, reduce inefficiencies and unlock insights at scale. However, successful adoption requires addressing human concerns—like trust, communication and readiness—to maximize AI’s potential and impact....

April 6, 2026 / Lindsey Lucenta
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China’s 2026 Two Sessions: 6 Key Takeaways

China’s 2026 priorities, highlighted at the “Two Sessions,” focus on sustainable growth, structural reforms and technological innovation, boosting domestic demand, industrial modernization, human capital development and securing a stable global environment....

March 11, 2026
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A Perfect Storm or a Window of Opportunity? Navigating Rare Disease Policy at a Critical Crossroads

The UK’s first-ever quality standard for rare diseases, published by NICE, promises improved diagnosis, equitable care and treatment access. However, fragile supply chains and looming trade uncertainties pose significant challenges to achieving these ambitions....

March 2, 2026
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Health Trends in AI

While on a recent visit to Dubai, I was able to make a stop at dubaieye 103.8 radio to discuss ChatGPT Health. The health-focused agent allows users to upload personal medical records for analysis, a move Open AI made after seeing the high volume of medical questions it gets already. ...

February 13, 2026 / Evan Kraus
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Five Priorities for Health Care Leaders in 2026 

Health care leaders face an era of rapid innovation, political upheaval and evolving patient expectations in 2026. Navigating these challenges requires agile strategies: embracing ambitious incrementalism, harnessing AI, updating operations, forging diverse partnerships and prioritizing robust measurement....

January 29, 2026 / Mathew Shearman
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Cybersecurity in Health Care: From Legal Risk to Strategic Resilience 

Cybersecurity and data privacy loom large for health care, with rising legal, regulatory and reputational risks. Proactive resilience, transparency and strong leadership are now essential for protecting patient trust and organizational reputation....

January 29, 2026 / Vusi Moyo