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Unconventional Approaches in Healthcare
![Bad Drugs Are Looking Good](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null37dea55e-e3bf-40ac-a68b-b1031456cc13/BadDrugs_hero_aih19.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=440%2C0%2C721%2C1081&w=400)
Ketamine has sometimes been called the “date rape drug” because its sedative properties have enabled sexual assaults — but a groundbreaking study suggests it can also reduce s...
![The Power of Poop: Fecal Transplants](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null6fef37ea-b0e4-4662-9318-95709b267138/power-of-poop.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C67%2C1600%2C900&w=400)
If the idea of fecal transplants seems momentarily disquieting, consider that they achieve a 90 percent cure rate for the devastating intestinal infection known as C. diff whe...
![Deep Dive: Artificial Intelligence on the Rise](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulld0a22c73-f4ac-4d7f-afbf-87112758f0e8/48109188521_9fa853b48a_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C4000%2C2251&w=400)
Artificial intelligence is an increasingly valuable coin of the realm in medicine. It is already playing a role in disease diagnosis, drug development, surgery, maternal and c...
![Healthier Living through Innovation](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null4dbfabc9-e63d-4190-a62f-097de70dd362/48109268373_becdf1b541_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C1920%2C1081&w=400)
Once inventions work their way into widespread use –- the Internet and the cell phone, the X-ray machine and the CT scanner –- we stop thinking about them as novelties, and st...
![Deep Dive: Rebuilding the Patient Experience](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullee08f014-6257-43c1-ab4d-1a11612eda81/rebuilding-patient-experience.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=235%2C0%2C708%2C1065&w=400)
Patient-centered care is defined by the National Academy of Medicine as “providing care that respects and responds to individual patient preferences, needs and values, and ens...
![How Technology Can Transform Patient Care](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullc2bf053f-2b77-4185-9cbb-13abd3e53579/AdobeStock_238730671.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=994%2C0%2C4647%2C4644&w=400)
![CBD: Hype or Hope?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullbaae20bc-bc96-4acb-b6ef-9251bdfad674/cbd-hype-hope2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C201%2C1065%2C595&w=400)
Suddenly, CBD is everywhere – it’s being sold in major drugstore chains and showing up in skin lotion, smoothies, baked goods, lozenges, pet food, and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream....
![Mental Health is Getting the Psychedelic Treatment](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d3e84211-0649-4bec-bd72-410d356463c0/AdobeStock_102224481.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=1210%2C0%2C3744%2C3744&w=400)
Rick Doblin wants to be a legally licensed psychedelic therapist. Learn about his work using MDMA, or ecstasy, to help people suffering from PTSD.