AI drug discovery’s expensive reality
Christina Farr
11 min read
Rising compute costs have biotech firms rethinking how they use large language models.
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Making sense of healthcare deals, technology, policy, and the occasional industry curveball.
Not everyone can access the top 1% of physicians. Will AI change that?
Historically, top-tier medical expertise was limited by wealth and geography. As AI reshapes healthcare delivery, a vital question emerges: can it democratize intelligence to give everyone access to the caliber of care typically reserved for the top 1%?
Oura’s IPO Could Become a Watershed Moment for Women’s Health
Christina Farr
7 min read
From fertility and menopause to sleep and recovery, Oura is building one of the largest consumer health datasets focused on women.
Chris Altchek, Cadence CEO, on earning the right to deploy clinical AI
This week on Lifers, Christina Farr sits down with Chris Altchek, who went from investment banking to building Mic, a digital media company that reached 100 million readers, before co-founding Cadence, a health tech company now managing nearly 100,000 chronic disease patients per day.
The Food and Drug Administration in free fall
Christina Farr
11 min read
Plus: updates on the Ebola outbreak, CMS' prior authorization program, and Healthcare.gov
Why price transparency took a decade to crack | Heather Fernandez, Solv
In this episode of Lifers, Christina Farr sits down with Heather Fernandez, CEO of Solv and former Trulia executive, to dig into the question that has stumped healthcare for decades: why don't patients know what their doctor visit will cost?
Review: Our first in a new series evaluating the latest medical AI studies
Dr. Shantanu Nundy
6 min read
"Automation Bias in LLM-Assisted Diagnostic Reasoning Among AI-Trained Physicians"
Why CFOs are freaking out about healthcare costs in 2026
Christina Farr
5 min read
Here’s what employers are likely to do about it...
Behind Kalshi’s $22B rise: Betting on addiction with Dr. Rian Kabir
In this special episode of Lifers, Christina Farr sits down with Dr. Rian Kabir, a psychiatrist and medical AI expert, to discuss the mental health implications of Kalshi's $22 billion valuation.
Healthcare adopts the New Media playbook by hiring in-house journalists
Christina Farr
11 min read
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Privacy AI and the Future of HIPAA
Watch the Full Webinar As AI reshapes healthcare and more patient data flows beyond traditional clinical settings, the rules governing
What will AI do for employer healthcare and benefits?
Employer healthcare may be one of the most practical — and overlooked — proving grounds for AI.