Topic: Health and Medicine
DaVita is the largest independent provider in the United States of dialysis services to people with chronic kidney failure. In 2000, DaVita was being investigated by the SEC and sued by shareholders. In this audio lecture recorded at Bridging the Gap, the Stanford 2005 Net Impact conference, Kent Thiry explains how building community and shared values bumped DaVita's market capitalization to $3 billion and turned it into a leader in its field.
Robert Langer has been referred to as "a medical pioneer in the guise of an engineer" who has revolutionized the delivery of drugs and the engineering of human tissue. In this audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Langer reveals his tenacious nature and talks about what it takes to persevere in the face of public criticism.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Phil Luton of the UK's Health Protection Agency about the first non-US research organization to be approved for biodefence and bioterrorism since the events of 9/11.
In the early 1990s, Cheryl Dorsey got a fellowship from Echoing Green to launch the Family Van, a community-based mobile health unit that provides basic medical and outreach services to at-risk residents of inner-city Boston neighborhoods. Now president of Echoing Green, Dorsey talks with Globeshakers host Tim Zak in an audio interview about the challenge of building on the impressive track record of one of the world's leading investors and supporters of worldwide social change.
In this audio interview, Moira Gunn speaks with Neville McClenaghan about Diabetica Limited's innovative approach to treating diabetes and the link between this disease and obesity.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Vical Vaccines' President & CEO, Vijay Samant. Samant explains why there are so few vaccines available, and how Vical is focussing its efforts on making vaccines that can be effective in third world environments.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks to Dr. Glen Elliott, director of The Children's Center at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, and author of "Medicating Young Minds". Dr. Elliott discusses the practise of prescribing psychiatric drugs for kids of all ages, even those as young as four.
Ticia Gerber sits at the center of one of the world's important current debates: How do we keep people healthy without having it cost an arm and a leg? At eHealth Initiative and LIGHT, Gerber is working across three continents to bridge the public, private, and social sectors. She talks with Globeshakers host Tim Zak in an audio interview about the role of technology in the future of health care and what it means to create a dialogue between the developed and developing world.
Dean Kamen has literally changed the world by turning breakthrough ideas into practical products. In this audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Kamen discusses the power of technology to change society. He also talks about what it takes to persevere in the face of public and professional resistance toward inventions and technology that can actually make people's lives better.
On BioTech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn interviews Mary Del Brady, the President & CEO of Redpath Integrated Pathology. She reveals a new scientific technique for diagnosing pancreatic cancer. On then on the BioIssue of the Week, David Ewing Duncan talks about the questionable value of knowing your DNA.
