Healthcare
World Cancer Day: How Precision Health Can Help Transform Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment
Over the past two decades, World Cancer Day, which falls on Feb. 4, has become an important day for patients and for clinicians alike. This year, the Union for International Cancer Control, which organized the initiative, will launch a new three-year campaign aimed at bringing together individuals, organizations and governments to create awareness and help close the gap in cancer care. “By 2030, it is estimated that 75% of all premature deaths due to cancer will occur in low- and middle-income countries,” said Anil d’Cruz, the union’s president.
Year in Review
It’s A Deal: These Recent Transactions Are Helping Shape GE’s Future
2021 was a historic year at GE, capped by the announcement this fall that GE will go forward as three separate, industry-leading companies focusing on healthcare, energy and aviation. “We have a responsibility to move with speed to shape the future of flight, advance precision health and lead the energy transition,” said Larry Culp, GE’s chairman and CEO.
Healthcare
The Big Picture: GE Healthcare’s Latest Acquisition Could Help Open A New Chapter In Precision Health
Julia Casey is a biochemical engineer by training, but she is also a deal-maker at heart. “I like doing deals,” says Casey, who serves as general manager of GE Healthcare’s Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Molecular Imaging business. “I like dealing with startups and thinking how we can leverage their skills and bring them in so we can really see the benefits of everything they’ve done, and the market and the patients can see the benefits of everything they’ve done.”