Amazon, and Other Big Data Companies Move to Sell Health Related Data   

It came to light this week that Amazon has been developing software that could mine a patient’s medical records to help doctors and hospitals to “help patients and cut costs”. Similar software are being developed by Apple, Google, probably everyone else. Healthcare data is already available in various forms electronically and what is not, can … Read more

Gene Edited Babies and FDA: Can You Tailor An Embryo in the US?

By now practically everyone has heard about the US-trained Chinese scientist who create gene edited embryos that led to twin girls. In the hoopla, one thing that is barely discussed is that how easy it was to do it. Using commonly available CRISPR-based gene editing technology, the scientist could create World’s first genetically engineered babies, … Read more