Viruses Could Help Fight Deadly Superbugs
Viruses that are harmless to humans might help fight the deadly scourge of bacteria that can’t be treated with antibiotics, researchers say. These viruses could be used in hand sanitizers, and to treat exposed surfaces in hospitals, which are hotbeds of antibiotic resistance, the researchers noted in a new study. “We managed to construct a […]
Could This Be Healthcare’s $158 Billion Black Swan Event?
What could be the healthcare industry’s looming black swan event? Nassim Nicholas Taleb popularized the concept of highly improbable events that have major impacts with his books Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan. It’s not difficult to think of potential black swans that could occur in healthcare. For example, a deadly and super-contagious virus […]
Insight – How DNA sequencing is transforming the hunt for new drugs
Drug manufacturers have begun amassing enormous troves of human DNA in hopes of significantly shortening the time it takes to identify new drug candidates, a move some say is transforming the development of medicines. The efforts will help researchers identify rare genetic mutations by scanning large databases of volunteers who agree to have their DNA sequenced […]
