Safety, quality and clinical practice
The man who sold America on vitamin D — and profited in the process | Kaiser Health News
Dr. Michael Holick has helped bring supplement sales to $936 million in 2017. That work didn't come for free—pharmaceuticals, the indoor-tanning industry, and Quest Diagnostics have paid him quite a bit for the work.
Medical devices
This start-up aims to do genomic tests on memory champs, newborns and 110-year olds | CNBC
For about $1000, the startup from outside of Boston gives people tools to map their genomes. It's also studying the genetics of people with particular strong suits—super low cholesterol, for instance, or super great memories.
Newest form of CRISPR corrects genetic disease in viable human embryos, with few errors | Stat
Scientists in China used CRISPR to repair a mutation in human embryos. It's the first time CRISPR, the gene-editing technique, has been used in embryos created by in vitro fertilization.
Technology
VA, Walgreens team to improve care coordination for vets | Health Data Management
The VA and Walgreens are partnering so VA providers can see medications their patients have been prescribed by community providers and that have been filled by Walgreens pharmacies.
In other news
Kofi Annan, who redefined the U.N., dies at 80 | The New York Times
As the seventh secretary general of the U.N., Annan led the organization to pursue what he called a "norm of humanitarian intervention."