Tag Archives: Health

San Francisco’s Asian and Pacific Islander (A&PI) Wellness Center was the first place I called when one of my best friends found out he contracted HIV. I'm pleased they have received an Edelman Community Investment Grant.

Edelman today announced that Paul Gittins has been appointed group managing director of Edelman UK’s Health and BioScience practice. Gittins will take over the role from Steven Spurr who is currently Edelman UK’s chief operating officer. Spurr will move into the COO role full-time and also take on the role of chairman, Health UK, once [...]

With her New York Times op-ed, Angelina Jolie joins a noble collection of prominent people who have used their own personal experience as a health alert and learning experience for others.

I was fortunate to attend TEDMED for the first time this year. I wasn’t sure what to expect but I can assure you it was unlike any other medical or health conference I’ve attended in my 25-year career.

My TEDMED experience gave me a renewed appreciation for the power of the person in stories, and also in how we approach and solve for some of our greatest medical challenges.

It was the people I had never heard of who really stuck with me – people who are quietly doing important things because they identified the need and have the passion to recruit others to reach their goals.

Last week at TEDMED in Washington, D.C., I was given a physical in the hallway of the Kennedy Center via medical technology designed to work through a smartphone.

For Ali, the best part of the Edelman culture is its sense of community. "Despite our size and global presence, the familial undertones make Edelman feel like one big family."

The Edelman Trust Barometer is an annual global report on trust, of course, but also on how trust relates to what it takes to remain relevant in the years ahead. This year two things that are particularly relevant to life sciences companies caught my attention and I hope they will catch yours as well.

Dean Julio Frenk said that there are four key challenges for the healthcare systems of the world: Infectious Diseases, Poverty, Unhealthy Behaviors Leading to Non-Communicable Diseases and Inept Health Care Systems.