Physician-scientist | Chief Medical Scientist, Lore : Agency + health | Advisor: Biopharma R&D + health technology | HMS DBMI | AEI
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“I've lost close family members to cancer that didn't yet have treatments available, the hardest part for them wasn't affording it.
A lack of innovation is access problem we often overlook because it isn't as salient-but it is a far larger barrier than price.” - @C_Garthwaite
Something’s def in SF air…
1. On IPO roadshow, Anthropic ceo anticipates AI-mediated cures for AD, cancer, etc in next 10y
2. VC a16z (an investor) described Counsel Health acquisition by Oura as -> “high-quality, abundant, personalized, & proactive pt care”
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I’ve discussed issues w wearables in @timmermanreport timmermanreport.com/2026/06/… & @wsj wsj.com/opinion/when-ai-tell…, and described counsel’s dehumanized-by-design vision of AI-mediated primary care in TR: timmermanreport.com/2026/02/…
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In short, Oura acquisition of Counsel strikes me, sadly, as another win for
algorithm-driven decomposition of health & for worshipping at alter of numeric optimization, another setback for relational health & care concerned w understanding & aligning w individual’s values
Vision of @CounselHealth, as I wrote for @timmermanreport in Feb...
Presumably in acquiring Counsel, @ouraring mgmt also evidently believes that future of medicine belongs to the machines....
(I had thoughts in recent @WSJ op-ed, just before IPO pulled wsj.com/opinion/when-ai-tell…)
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Vision of @CounselHealth, as I wrote for @timmermanreport in Feb...
Presumably in acquiring Counsel, @ouraring mgmt also evidently believes that future of medicine belongs to the machines....
(I had thoughts in recent @WSJ op-ed, just before IPO pulled wsj.com/opinion/when-ai-tell…)
I discussed @CounselHealth in Feb, as offering AI-driven future of primary care @LisaRosenbaum17 @NEJM fears (CEO says tech > human brain for primary care): timmermanreport.com/2026/02/… .
Well, bad news for Lisa's vision, good news for Counsel: just acquired by @ouraring for $625M.
I discussed @CounselHealth in Feb, as offering AI-driven future of primary care @LisaRosenbaum17 @NEJM fears (CEO says tech > human brain for primary care): timmermanreport.com/2026/02/… .
Well, bad news for Lisa's vision, good news for Counsel: just acquired by @ouraring for $625M.
Just finished listening to absolutely captivating bk abt society, culture, networks, science, traits, & humanity, discussed not only w remarkable erudition (as you'd expect) but also w curiosity & deeply-felt empathy; just loved it; kudos, @NAChristakis! audible.com/pd/Blueprint-Aud…
Latest @endpts @nyeungs notes @OpenAI's @NG's emphasis on helping pts taking health-oriented actions through deeper understanding of context: endpoints.news/openais-head-… ; my latest @timmermanreport offers additional ... context .... on this topic: timmermanreport.com/2026/11/…
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@davidshor For decades I’ve heard discussion of how Israel might balance being Jewish state & democracy if/as demographics shift. I’ve started to wonder more recently abt impact (as you’ve highlighted) of differential birth rates in v religious v more secular Jews. @SethAMandel
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A fascinating key ? emerging from AI in HC is impact on costs/utilization, as highlighted by this recent @NEJM_AI ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/AIoa… pointing to higher costs (even w prompts emphasizing prudence), nicely discussed here: fsi.stanford.edu/news/compar….
@zakkohane
1/Key points from latest @timmermanreport column on how several recent conversations abt AI in life sci & HC sparked optimism(!?) for me, mostly b/c these top innovators have real empathy for people+problems vs just reverence for tech solns timmermanreport.com/2026/11/…
@zakkohane
... is what every single person in New England watching this afternoon's devastating game is thinking...
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Thinking a bit abt dif foundation labs & health in context of latest TR timmermanreport.com/2026/11/… which touches on @ng & @OpenAI.
My 2c, in health:
OpenAI trying to woo consumers;
@google trying to impress academics;
@AnthropicAI - not esp clear; maybe something in enterprise?
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Encouraging signs for AI in health (really!): @DaphneKoller & @KapellerRosana on the wisdom of seasoned drug hunters; @OpenAI's @NG on the lived realities of patient care. Both brought @dramyabernethy to mind.
My latest for @TimmermanReport: timmermanreport.com/2026/11/…
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Actually disagree, @bijans -certainly not fan of clickbaity headline. Data suggest having genetic markers improves POS 2-3x. Given 9/10 drugs entering clin dev fail, you can improve odds AND still fail (in fact - based on maths - you prob will). @JackScannell13 @matthewherper
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Here's a slide I made for a talk on AI in R&D a few weeks ago (design executed by ChatGPT) on causal bio. I also touched on these trials recently in @WSJ oped-> wsj.com/opinion/when-ai-tell…. And also discussed in @timmermanreport timmermanreport.com/2026/08/…
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Harvard Medical School panel: “panelists scorned the idea that obesity is a serious medical problem and framed efforts to treat it as examples of racism and oppression. According to panelist Da’Shaun L. Harrison, the weight-loss drug GLP-1 is “a fascistic tool to eradicate fatness”
wsj.com/opinion/free-express…
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1/3 Latest ep of @NEJM_AI Grand Rounds, feat @mnedoszytko @AbridgeHQ just so good. Fav quote: "You need to live the health care system in order to understand it, because nothing in theory translates into that work." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… @AndrewLBeam @arjunmanrai @zakkohane
2/3 I also really appreciated this @mnedoszytko quote, capturing amazing healthtech innovation environment in US where everyone is building, and failure "just part of process of learning" (vs career catastrophe as seems to be case elsewhere).
Excellent lede from @GlobeChadFinn re: @TomBrady as broadcaster:
“Fans of 30 other NFL franchises can be excused if they didn’t foresee Tom Brady getting better in the broadcast booth.”
Here in New Engl, we’re delighted not surprised.
bostonglobe.com/2026/11/07/s…
@NFLonFOX @Patriots
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