Opinion: New leaders needed to translate discoveries into patient care
To facilitate new discoveries, today's and tomorrow's leaders need to understand and navigate the languages and cultures of multiple sectors, from health care systems and academia to industry, finance, and…
The world’s citizens face extraordinary health challenges. Air pollution and climate change, increases in noncommunicable diseases, and the potential for an influenza pandemic top the World Health Organization’s 2019 list of global threats to health. Many countries are also facing the challenge of aging populations and more people living with multiple chronic conditions.
Scientific discoveries have given us tools that can help tackle these challenges, including a greater understanding of human biology in health and disease, the ability to manipulate the genome, supercomputing, and artificial intelligence. Applying these advances to tackle complex health problems, however, requires much-needed
