The healthcare and enterprise sectors in the U.S. are experiencing major changes because businesses now prioritize dat ...

Health plans have been pouring resources into data analytics for years. They’ve mapped chronic disease trends, pored over prescription data, and chased cost-savings across every corner of the ...

Imagine pricing a product that spreads on its own and benefits people who never even touch it. That might sound like science fiction, but it's remarkably similar to the story of health data and, ...

Birx served as the coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force under President Trump from 2020 to 2021. When Americans make decisions — like whether to pack an umbrella or prepare for a ...

The US is in a maternal health crisis. Pregnant and postpartum women experience preventable sickness and death from mental health conditions. Medical professionals have effective treatments for these ...

In the late 1800s, the U.S. railroad system didn’t just revolutionize transportation—it catalyzed entirely new industries. Refrigerated railcars enabled a national meatpacking economy. Standard time ...

(Editor’s note: The federal government has removed several web pages linked to in this brief. Where possible, links to archived versions have been inserted.) Data are the cornerstone of public health ...

Sleep patterns. Heart rates. Menstrual cycles. Weight fluctuations. Medication schedules. The location of major world leaders. Every morning, millions of people strap on smartwatches, open ...