Deborah Kaplan

Supply chain technology is advancing quickly, but are cybersecurity systems keeping pace? The answer is a resounding no.
Given the interconnected nature of the supply chain, a hacker can knock out one or two nodes and a hack becomes hugely problematic, potentially jeopardizing an entire business.
With reports of data hacks constantly in the news, it may seem like cybersecurity incidences are increasing, Jon Boyens, who leads the government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (N...

Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH), the largest freestanding children’s hospital in the world, purchases more than $110 million in pharmaceutical products a year. Until recently, though, the hospital had no visibility into its current stock.
It didn’t know what it had on hand at any given time, couldn’t find recalled medications without a manual search and disposed of at least $17 million in medications annually due to drugs expiring. "We didn’t know where anything was without human intervention...

Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH), the largest freestanding children’s hospital in the world, purchases more than $110 million in pharmaceutical products a year. Until recently, though, the hospital had no visibility into its current stock.
It didn’t know what it had on hand at any given time, couldn’t find recalled medications without a manual search and disposed of at least $17 million in medications annually due to drugs expiring. "We didn’t know where anything was without human intervention...

If you're just preparing to start saving for your kids' college education, chances are you may wonder about setting up a 529 plan. Such a plan is one of many ways to put money aside for higher education, and there are a lot of considerations that can influence how you balance it with your other savings strategies.
These plans are named after Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, as they're a type of college savings account with a special tax structure. You fund the account with after-tax ...

What happens to someone's social media accounts when they pass away? As we share more information about our personal and professional lives across various platforms, it can be worth giving greater thought to the implications of digital life after death.
Planning for this proactively can help us retain some control over what happens to our accounts. It can also be a consolation to grieving loved ones to know there's a plan in place.
For example, one thing many people love about Facebook is the...

While most people living with follicular lymphoma—the most common subtype of slow-growing indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma—respond to treatment, studies conclude that approximately 20 percent of patients relapse within two years of receiving first-line therapy. One area of research to understand this is the tumor microenvironment, which researchers have recognized as a significant driver of this blood cancer.
At the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Dr. Loretta J. Nasto...

Women with this disease are living longer, despite common recurrence.

Over the past decade, researchers have begun to uncover the complex biology behind myelofibrosis. Nearly 5,000 people in the United States are estimated to be diagnosed with this blood cancer each year.
“We do not yet fully understand the biology behind why myelofibrosis advances in patients,” explained Ruben Mesa, M.D., director of UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. “Improving our understanding can help us advance treatment beyond the current approved and investigational therap...

Long Island isn’t the best place to train for climbing Iceland’s mountains and volcanoes. But it was here, in his hometown of Oceanside, NY, where Rich Appelbaum prepared for the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma (MM4MM) team Fire & Ice trek across Iceland.* While five straight days of hiking for seven to eight hours a day would be tough for almost anyone, it posed an extra challenge to Appelbaum, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2016 at the age of 62. Two years later, he found ...

There’s no doubt the great future of plastics from "The Graduate" came to fruition. Landfills are overflowing with plastics, with more than 8 million tons of plastic dumped into oceans annually, according to Plastic Oceans International.
Packaging makes up ...

Much of the focus on reducing greenhouse gases in the supply chain falls on the transportation industry. Electric cars, cleaner fuels and more efficient last-mile deliveries are just a few of the options shippers and carriers are assessing.
Facilities are often overlooked as an energy hog. Compared to other large greenhouse gas emitters, the building sector has the greatest potential for significantly reducing these emissions, according to the World Green Business Council. In fact, buildings ...

Patient: “Hey Google, get a refill of my statin.”
Google Assistant: “Your prescription request was sent to the pharmacy.”
Healthcare providers are looking for innovative ways to connect with patients. It’s all centered around one concept: redefining the patient experience. Chatbots are taking the place of traditional, stale IVR solutions in call centers, as chatbots are now smarter and more efficient. Voicebots are the next generation, taking automated, routine inquiries and reminders, and re...

By all means, health systems should do everything possible to give patients the best possible medical care. But let’s take a step back. The largest contributors to premature death, accounting for a full 40%, are the patient’s own behaviors. Another 15% are their social circumstances. Add in genetic predispositions and environmental exposure. Now you’re up to 90% of what contributes to a person’s premature demise. What’s left? Only 10%. And that is where medical care fits in.

When Dr. John Marshall first started treating patients with pancreatic cancer nearly 30 years ago, the goal of treatment was to extend a patient’s life; the quality of the patient’s life was a secondary consideration. Despite some gains in survival for pancreatic cancer, the survival rate is still in the single digits; currently 8.5 percent of patients are alive five years after diagnosis. While research to improve treatment options continues, quality of life has become increasingly important...

Understanding clinical study results can be difficult. Follow these tips to navigate the language and organization of cancer research papers.