Articles by Ben Hirschler
Issue 25: Navigation
China CheckUp
GE HealthCare’s outgoing president and CEO for China, Yihao Zhang, reflects on the components of success in the country’s increasingly competitive market.
8 min read
Issue 6: AI Impact
Unlocking the AI Medicine Chest
Will AI drive a revolution in drug discovery? Ben Hirschler examines how it is being used to sift through a mountain of health-related data—including his own biomedical records.
7 min read
Issue 24: Transformation
Women’s Health: Out of the Shadows
After decades of neglect, it’s time to recognize that investing in women’s health is the right and smart thing to do. Ben Hirschler and Charis Gresser report.
8 min read
Engineering Life
From “green” chemicals to carbon-neutral cement, the power of microbes to make industrial materials could play a key role in the transition away from fossil fuels. Brunswick’s Ben Hirschler reports.
7 min read
Issue 23: People Puzzle
Prescription for a Healthy Planet
As the climate crisis deepens, Stanford Medicine is leveraging science and smart working practices to counter the threat to health. By Ben Hirschler and Jennifer Sukawaty.
9 min read
Unlocking the Science of Healthy Aging
Anti-aging research is accelerating, with profound implications for society. By Ben Hirschler.
7 min read
Issue 20: The WFH Issue
Testing Times
Brunswick’s Ben Hirschler describes taking part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial as part of the historic global effort to halt the disease.
9 min read
Issue 20: The WFH Issue
Race Against Time
The pharmaceutical industry is seizing the moment to both help lift society out of the pandemic and rebuild its own reputation. The clock is ticking. By Brunswick’s Ben Hirschler and Jeremy Ruch.
11 min read