Happy New Year! We've turned the page on 2024 and 2025 is here. Time doesn't stop, but neither do we. Pfizer continues to strive to make breakthroughs that change patients' lives, and we'll continue to share them in this newsletter. In fact, we're kicking off the new year with a new innovation.
Artificial intelligence (AI) was everywhere last year and it's going to play an even bigger role in 2025 and beyond - including in healthcare. We're excited to share an AI innovation in cardiology, where we are advancing AI in healthcare by supporting cutting-edge initiatives to accelerate identification of “at-risk” patients. Learn more in this month's featured article.
Every year, Pfizer holds a DEI summit in an effort to bring colleagues together to discuss important topics around diversity, equity, and inclusion. 2024's summit focused on inclusion and connection, and we've shared a recap of the inspiring event. Check it out.
Speaking of inclusion, those suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a group of chronic conditions that include Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), often face more than just health symptoms. Many patients also struggle with barriers to care and diagnosis delays due to systemic healthcare inequities. Read this month's article to learn how we're addressing them.
Our work to outdo cancer continues in 2025, and in December Pfizer attended the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and presented new findings from real-world studies regarding the treatment of patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer. Such real-world evidence is an essential piece of the research puzzle, and we explain why.
As always, we've also shared highlights from Pfizer's social media activity with our December round-up. CEO Albert Bourla looks back at 2024 and ahead to 2025, our Chief Digitial and Technology Officer shares highlights from Pfizer's AI festival, we have new episodes of our "What's in My Lab" and "Specialty Voices of Innovation" video series, and more.
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