Healthy Horizons recently went on location to the fifth annual TEDMED Conference in San Diego. The conference focused on intersections between technology, entertainment, design, and medicine and aims to promote innovation in the healthcare sector.
Genomics, personalized medicine and the implications of ageing were all hot topics at this year's TEDMED conference in San Diego. Healthy Horizons reports on the very latest developments, all of which were widely discussed and debated at this newly relaunched 'festival of the mind'.
Healthy Horizons recently went on location to the fifth annual TEDMED Conference in San Diego. The conference focused on intersections between technology, entertainment, design, and medicine and aims to promote innovation in the healthcare sector.
Paul Jacobs of Qualcomm speaks exclusively to Alex de Jong about advances in personalised medicine and the various ways in which wireless technology is transforming the healthcare sector as a whole - from increasing the productivity of doctors to improving patient care.
Alex de Jong speaks with Richard Wurman and Marc Hodosh, co-founders of TEDMED. The pair speak at length about the vision behind this unique conference, which brings together luminaries from such diverse fields as entertainment, design, science, and industry. We also get their thoughts on the issues and innovations that are set to shape the future of healthcare.
Elusive magician, performance artist, and World Record holder David Blaine, talks exclusively with Healthy Horizons about magic, fear, and the enduring power of the human body to withstand extreme conditions.
Earlier this year, a baby girl was born free of a gene linked to breast and ovarian cancer, marking a breakthrough for British medicine. Healthy Horizons investigates.
23andMe provides genetic testing for over 100 traits and diseases as well as DNA ancestry, via a web portal. Healthy Horizons investigates.
Alex de Jong speaks with Dr Waal Kaawach, CEO of Health Development Holding Company about turnkey solutions and green hospital design.
Alex de Jong talks to the orgainiser of Hospital Build Middle East, Simon Page from IIR Middle East. Simon reveals hospital trends, market growth and the importance of this conference.