by ldepippo | Oct 2, 2019 | health and well being
In our current and future political debates about what to do about our expensive healthcare system (“sick care” system), we need to take a honest look at the large and growing public health issues that get in the way of truly addressing these issues. Water...
by ldepippo | Apr 4, 2019 | health and well being, High Impact Investing, Integrated Capital, Social Innovation, sustainable investing
There is much discussion these days about how to “fix” healthcare with some of the brightest minds across disciplines working on this issue. What is truly amazing is how some of the most basic issues are not discussed at all. Every day we read...
by ldepippo | Mar 18, 2018 | health and well being
There are large amounts of capital flowing into areas such as digital healthcare and other services or products that claim to have the next big disruptive approach or innovation to solve important problems in healthcare. Based on the dollars flowing and the large...
by ldepippo | Mar 4, 2018 | cannabis, health and well being, neurobiology, plant biology
The subject of medical use of cannabis is a very topical subject these days and is increasingly legal in many states but still not at the Federal level in the US. It is considered a schedule 1 drug that implies it has no medical utility (hmmmm… really…...
by ldepippo | Mar 4, 2018 | artificial intelligence, health and well being, neurobiology
There are more and more examples of these moonshot programs around the world and that is a very encouraging trend as it encourages creative thinking and many different groups of people to work together that normally would not do so. Whether it is dependency on...
by ldepippo | Feb 25, 2018 | health and well being, High Impact Investing
Many years ago I spent four months in intensive care at Lenox Hill Hospital for a rare autoimmune condition called Dermatomyositis. I was very fortunate to have wonderful physicians and a great support system. I suppose you could say I have a very personal view when...
