Faster Cures
Accelerating the Future of Health
by Michael Milken
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Pub Date Apr 11 2023 | Archive Date Jun 06 2023
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Description
The definitive account of Michael Milken’s lifetime work to accelerate medical breakthroughs that lead to improved health. An inspirational and hopeful road map for the 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.
One part memoir and one part call to action, Faster Cures traces the life-extending acceleration of progress in medical research, public health, and clinical treatments over the seven decades since Milken’s childhood—and 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 Mike’s 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 him 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 Milken 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 crusade to accelerate cures and treatments so that more people around the world can live longer, healthier, and more meaningful lives.
Advance Praise
Named a Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Title
“Inspirational, optimistic, and highly informative, Faster Cures gives us all hope for a brighter future. A must-read for anyone who wants to live better as they age.”
—Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP
“This is a book of hope and inspiration. It should encourage every person and organization to find their own higher purposes.”
—Deepak Chopra MD, author of The Healing Self and other bestsellers
“Here is the story of how Mike Milken changed the world, what it took, and why it matters. It took everything. He really did make the world healthier for all of us.”
—Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and chairman of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
“In this extraordinary and inspiring book, Michael Milken describes how he revolutionized the way research is conducted and empowered millions with new hope and choices.”
—Dean Ornish, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF
“Faster Cures is a primer on inspirational leadership from the fearless, brilliant mind of Mike Milken—a great man with a sense of urgency.”
—Karen Knudsen, MBA, PhD, CEO of the American Cancer Society
“Mike Milken has improved the health of millions of people by funding and celebrating innovators and tirelessly advocating for change.”
—Steve Case, chairman and CEO of Revolution and cofounder of AOL
Marketing Plan
--National Radio Interviews
--Extensive Print and Online Review Attention
--Major National Advertising Campaign
--Advertising in Airport Stores Across the Country
--Author Appearances at Health Conferences
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9780063260214 |
PRICE | $32.50 (USD) |
PAGES | 384 |