Rite Aid, Once One of America’s Biggest Pharmacy Chains, Closes Its Last Stores www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...

“Ukraine: Worn Hearts, Steeled Resolve.” After 20 visits to Ukraine, I’ve seen the courage of its people again and again, and this latest trip revealed something deeper: how resilience coexists with a quiet psychological toll. READ via Medika Life: medika.life/ukraine-worn...

The Borrowed Mind | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Science is catching up to disease, and communication needs to catch up to science. We bend molecules to fit people's health urgencies. Can we speak with people in ways that address their emotional and physical urgencies? www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-per...

A new analysis of fee-for-service Medicare claims shows a sharper rise in primary care physicians leaving the federal health program than in specialists, raising concerns about older adults’ access to care. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures - How will this enable doctors to have more time to focus on patient care? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...

25 months ago, I asked: “If the deaths of small children don’t move us to act, what will?” After Minneapolis—2 kids dead, 17 injured—gun violence is the #1 killer of US children. This is a public health crisis. Not politics. Prevention. Responsibility. Action. READ HERE: medika.life/if-our-child...

25 months ago, I wrote: “If deaths of small children don’t move us to act, what will?” Another school shooting. Another community shattered. I urge Congress to see what 1st responders see & pass laws to keep weapons out of irresponsible hands. Read it. Share it. medika.life/weapons-of-w...

A strategic and savvy energy policy should not involve using less energy. Instead, our policy should aim to make clean energy so abundant that we can use it without harming the environment. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

Teens Are Using Chatbots as Therapists. That’s Alarming. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/o...

Insurance Companies Send Chilling Letters Just Before Surgery. But Why? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/y...

"The 1970s Gave Us Industrial Decline. AI Could Bring Something Worse." But San Francisco, New York, Seattle and other service capitals are embracing AI as a catalyst for new industries, rather than just as an efficiency tool — they could change their fate. \ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...

TODAY'S MUST-READ: Medical advancements are helping patients challenge the idea of what it means to have and survive cancer. Unending treatment casts a long shadow. Health innovation is redefining the timeline of terminal cancer. www.wsj.com/health/termi...

Proud to represent FINN Partners as a 2025 #HITLABSummit Chair (Dec 2–4, NYC). @hitlabnyc.bsky.social brings global leaders together to shape the future of digital health and innovation. Use my code [CODE] for 20% off tickets: HITLAB Fall Summit 2025

What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life. Horribly disturbing! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...

According to a recent survey, employers are projecting a median 10% increase in healthcare costs for 2026, driven largely by high claims and specialty drug expenses. medcitynews.com/2025/08/empl...

There are very few who match Craig Martin’s commitment to patients. His leadership is breathing new life into rare disease therapies—putting purpose at the heart of innovation. ✨ Go behind the scenes with @gil-bashe.bsky.social’s latest feature: medika.life/purpose-at-t... #Health #Innovation

Three hundred health organizations sent a letter to Congress urging them to permanently extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Why do seniors and the disabled have to struggle to access care? medcitynews.com/2025/08/exte...

There’s Money to Be Made From ‘MAHA.’ Food Companies Want In. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/d...

Five years after COVID’s first wave hit, the aftershocks remain. I am honored to write a retrospective for PM360online on lessons biopharma must carry forward: preparedness, transparency and sustained innovation. www.pm360online.com/five-years-a...

If we allow a culture of vilification—whether against public health, medical science, or any reasoned clinical view—to go unchallenged, we don’t just marginalize dissent; we invite destruction. www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...

Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos. This New York Times article reveals a troubling gap: the young, often presumed invulnerable, are discovering the reality of medical costs and the fragility of coverage options. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/h...

Everything we say or share leaves a trace—an echo amplified by AI, algorithms, and social curiosity. We don’t just live in a digital world; we live in a watched world. Thanks to @odwyerpr.bsky.social for sharing these thoughts with communication leaders. READ HERE: odwyerpr.com/story/public...

Life is the Laboratory of Leadership. Workplaces are our modern town squares. Values-led leadership can spark emotional resilience and purpose. What we do now will shape people’s passions for years to come. READ HERE: medium.com/purpose-and-...

Is Age 13 the Digital Threshold? | Psychology Today - by John Nosta. Getting a smartphone before age 13 is linked to worse mental health in early adulthood. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Empathy isn't soft—it's smart. From patient navigators to human-centered design, systems thrive when we treat people as people. It's time for care to align with compassion. Read more: www.finnpartners.com/news-insight... #Health #Empathy

At @himssglobal.bsky.social #AI in Healthcare Summit, one message is clear: AI must serve people, not replace them. Innovation without equity is failure in disguise. Science has no borders — and neither should human potential. #LLMs #DigitalHealth #ChatGPT #EMRs READ: medika.life/science-has-...

AI can be a partner—but it can’t be the conscience. AI will not revolutionize the health sector on its own—leaders will. Here at the @HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum in NYC with a packed room of health professionals. READ HERE: medika.life/why-ais-futu...

The importance of climate resilience—as a business imperative, community safeguard and public health priority—cannot be overstated. @odwyerpr.bsky.social shares my counsel for communicators. www.odwyerpr.com/story/public...

The climate events that we increasingly face are signals that the systems we rely on—transportation, energy, health, supply chains—are getting more vulnerable. Resilience begins with corporate responsibility -- Gil Bashe, FINN Partners odwpr.us/4kr0XgU

Surgeon. Storyteller. Technologist. Dr. Rafael Grossmann reminds us that empathy is the real cutting edge. His pioneering use of #GoogleGlass was just the beginning—his deeper message is that tech must elevate the human connection in care. Read more: medika.life/humility-is-...

Do LLM Conversations Need a "Gray Box" Warning Label? | Psychology Today by John Nosta www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Terminator didn’t rebel. We reprogrammed him. AI isn’t “them.” It’s us—our code, our choices. In health, GenAI won’t save us. We save us. If we want empathy at scale, we'd better write it in. New on @medikalife.bsky.social: medika.life/its-not-us-v... #AI #GenAI #DigitalHealth #Empathy

Digital health must center around people, not just platforms. Empathy isn’t a luxury—it’s an imperative. My article for Digital Health Insider explores why “human-first” must guide the future of innovation. READ: www.digitalhealthinsider.org/p/human-firs... #DigitalHealth #Empathy #Innovation

What Environmentalists Like Me Got Wrong About Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...

Here at the @reutersevents #RBUSA25 Responsible Business Summit - an important gathering dedicated to what stakeholders hold dear - results delivers with confidence. #makeadifference.

Marking 10 yrs with FINN Partners—what started with a handful of believers has grown into a global force across 4 continents. I’m grateful to the colleagues and clients who’ve made this journey meaningful. We still have much more to do—and we will. #PurposeDriven #MakeADifference #HealthInnovation

Marking 10 years with FINN Partners—a journey grounded in purpose and people. To my colleagues and our clients—thank you. You’ve made this decade matter, and the work to sustain and save lives deeply meaningful. #HealthInnovation #PurposeDriven #MakeADifference #SocialImpact

F.D.A. to Use #AI in Drug Approvals to ‘Radically Increase Efficiency. It will help, but is the "answer" to accelerate the availability of safe and effective medications? Don't ever discount the power of human knowledge and empathy. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/h...

PEPFAR, is an AIDS prevention program, credited with saving 26 million lives. Now its future is in jeopardy due to threatened cuts by the Trump administration. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

“Warfare” wasn’t made for Hollywood—it was made for those who were there. This isn’t storytelling. It’s the art of healing through retelling. #Veterans #Warfare #MentalHealth #A4Film medium.com/beingwell/wa...

GenAI won’t decide what’s true—we will. In an age of algorithms, the real test is our commitment to truth. Trust is earned at the speed of data. My words on what happens when perception is based on fabrication: www.finnpartners.com/news-insight... #Reputation #GenAI #Leadership #Trust

To blunt Trump administration efforts to freeze or cut funding for government research, scientists must become better communicators and storytellers. My essay in O'Dwyer's public relations news: www.odwyerpr.com/story/public....

From the “Information Movement” to the “AI Moment”—patient empowerment has come a long way, but the journey is far from over. My latest piece for Health Tech World on how #AI is redefining the patient voice. www.htworld.co.uk/insight/feat... #HealthTech #PatientVoice #DigitalHealth

Sarah Milgrim’s Death Was a Tragedy. Distorting Her Legacy Would Be Another. A heartbreaking read of a progressive advocate for peace and justice, slain. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...

From dial-up to deep learning: 30 years of patient empowerment—and the patient voice still leads the way. As we embrace AI, let’s remember: tech must serve people, not overshadow them. READ HERE: www.finnpartners.com/news-insight...

This #MemorialDayWeekend, I honor my uncle, PFC Gilbert Bashe, USMC—killed in Korea, 1952—and my grandmother, Ruth, whose grief became generational. “The ripple of sacrifice touches us all.” #GoldStarFamily medium.com/beingwell/me...

Jobs have always shifted with tech. Remember toll booth attendants? Nearly gone. Now, roles in coding & calculation face risk. As John Nosta says, we’re in the “cognitive age”—where pattern recognition & creativity matter most. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...

Drowning in data doesn’t mean we’ve found direction. Health is science and story. Even great products need constant, human reaffirmation—not just clinical proof. My thoughts in @medikalife.bsky.social. #HealthComms #Pharma #Branding medika.life/beyond-data-...