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AMERICAN HEALTHCARE NEEDS A DOCTOR. When about half of bankruptcies in the US are due to medical costs, and a big chunk of the population cannot afford health insurance, the picture is grim. For one of the wealthiest nations on the planet, this makes a big statement. That doctors are fighting any efforts to change this broken system comes as no surprise, because they are key stakeholders, along with insurance companies and healthcare delivery enterprises that stand to experience the greatest change. http://lnkd.in/6C-R7a View in LinkedIn

WHY WE HAVE PERMITTED WIDESPREAD USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN LIVESTOCK REARING is an anathema to me. Equally, they have been over-utilized in medicine. Everybody has been aware of the dangers of overexposure to antibiotics, namely the formation of drug resistant strains. Well, we are now facing the consequences of our lax behavior. It is going to be challenging to bridge the unmet need given the time it takes to develop and test a new drug. The FDA may need to develop a fast-track pathway to help solve this challenge. View in LinkedIn

COMPANY CULTURE IS ALWAYS GENERATED FROM THE TOP DOWN. I have visited many hundreds of small companies, and within minutes of walking in i can tell a lot about the character of the leadership. It shows itself in numerous subtle and not subtle ways: the ambiance, the greeting, decor, notices posted, even the physical layout. The CEO always sets the tone, for better or for worse. http://lnkd.in/sSdQ36 View in LinkedIn

BIOENTREPRENEURS WHO TACKLE NEXTGEN ANTIBIOTICS will be in very fertile turf, and likely get considerable government help. Serious bugs that are developing lethal resistance to antibiotics are on the increase, and the CDC has called the alarm. These organisms are adept at developing mutations to favor their survival from toxins designed to kill them. Biotechnologists are harvesting nature's own antibiotics in marine organisms which face the same battle, but have also evolved fast-responding systems to fight the clever bugs. Using nature's own solutions is the most promising approach. http://lnkd.in/QBGpNy View in LinkedIn

THE CALIFORNIAN APP ACADEMY TAKES A 15% ROYALTY on first year salary rather than fees for a coding boot camp. This is a creative solution, and is success-driven. No job, no payment. Other academic institutions worldwide need urgently to get creative with their fees, especially to compete against distance learning, and encourage student education. http://lnkd.in/tKbC4x View in LinkedIn

DETROIT DUG ITS HEELS IN AROUND THE US CAR BAILOUT, saying that attaining better car fuel efficiency was nearly impossible. Here is VW developing a blistering innovation in terms of efficiency. A little egg on the face? http://lnkd.in/PP_9gY View in LinkedIn

THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT, or more appropriately, The First To File Act, reverses the age-old First To Invent system in the US. While IP lawyers and others argue about its merits, it is the new reality that tech entrepreneurs must grasp. Forget notarized notebooks. Now, when you have an invention, the pressure is on you to file that invention with the USPTO as soon as possible. This is a huge change, and companies must adapt immediately. If you have inventions lurking that perhaps were on the back-burner, evaluate whether you should file them tomorrow. http://lnkd.in/MwFevJ View in LinkedIn

AN AUTHORITATIVE REVIEW OF THE THREAT OF BUG RESISTANCE, from a UK public health perspective, with specific recommendations. Among them, reduced use of existing antibiotics, greater attention to fundamental hygiene in hospitals, greater public health and political attention to outbreaks of resistance, and a focus on containment of the outbreaks. http://lnkd.in/DNy2PQ View in LinkedIn

SOMEBODY HAS SORTED THROUGH APPS and has made useful recommendations about those that enhance our lives. Thank you! http://lnkd.in/_M6UhT View in LinkedIn

ACTIVIST SHAREHOLDERS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES IN THE US obtain enough shares to shake down companies for large cash settlements, in the guise of reform. They are no better than Class Action lawyers who make outrageous false claims in their similar search for rich payouts to settle ridiculous nuisance lawsuits. These parties have adversely affected numerous honest businesses, and in some famous cases, created a culture of fear about this type of predatory behavior. There are many honest ways to earn a living. This is not one of them. Those cultures that are not litigious: please stay that way. View in LinkedIn