Michael Milken’s “Faster Cures: Accelerating the Future of Health” (William Morrow, 2023) isn’t just a memoir, it’s a call to action for revolutionizing healthcare. This hardcover delves into Milken’s life, from his finance career to his impactful role in medical philanthropy, showcasing his unwavering belief in a future where diseases are rapidly conquered. Drawing from seven decades of medical advancements, the book spotlights the power of immunotherapy, gene editing, and preventative medicine, arguing that groundbreaking cures are within reach with focused research and collaboration. Milken doesn’t shy away from discussing his own battles, adding a personal dimension to this exploration of medical innovation. A compelling read for anyone interested in business, science, or the future of health. This 384-page book is a captivating blend of personal narrative and insightful analysis, offering a unique perspective on the past, present, and future of medical progress.
Faster Cures: Accelerating the Future of Health
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Partly a memoir and partly a recent history of medicine, the definitive account of Michael Milkens lifetime work to accelerate medicine’s evolution from a dark past to a bright future.
What if cleaning early-stage cancers from your body could become as routine as going to the dentist to clean your teeth, or if a single vaccine could protect you against multiple viruses, or if gene editing could eliminate many birth defects and slow the aging process? Mike Milken believes these, and many other advances, are within reach.
Beginning with a description of the 1950s civilization and culture that helped shape Milken’s early views, Faster Cures traces the life-extending acceleration of progress in medical research, public health, and clinical treatments over the seven decades since Milkens childhoodand shows how he helped transform the process of developing disease cures. Among many examples, he recognized the promise of immunology more than twenty-five years ago and provided crucial support for the emergence of immunotherapy as a powerful life-saving treatment.
Detailing his unique personal journey from a curious boy with an insatiable thirst for knowledge to his storied careers in finance and health, this book focuses on the events that made Milken what Fortune magazine called The Man Who Changed Medicine. The combined influences of social upheaval in the 1960s and family medical crises in the 1970s propelled him to dual quests on Wall Street and in medical research.
Known worldwide as a legendary financier, philanthropist, medical research innovator, and public health advocate, Milken tells fascinating anecdotes and explains his inspiring crusade to accelerate cures and treatments so that more people around the world can live longer, healthier, and more meaningful lives.
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| ISBN-10 | 0063260212 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780063260214 |
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| Pages | 384 |
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| Weight | 553 |
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