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Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s CEO Council

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s CEO Council

This week Mark and Margaret speak with surgeon and entrepreneur Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong who is Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s new CEO Council on Health and Innovation. Dr. Soon-Shiong discusses the Council’s efforts to construct an information superhighway for healthcare that is poised to revolutionize care delivery, payment models, evidence-based treatments and outcomes in health care.

Jack Andraka, Intel Science Fair Winner

Jack Andraka, Intel Science Fair Winner

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with 16 year old Intel Science and Engineering award winner, Jack Andraka. The young scientist, cancer researcher and inventor has won numerous global awards for creating an early detection device for pancreatic cancer. His discovery has earned praise from the White House, the Smithsonian, The Vatican and the Royal College of Physicians among others.