ReadWrite December 31, 2019
Yoav Vilner

From drinking one’s own urine as a cure for broken bones to blood-letting to sending electrical shocks through a person’s body as a cure for mental illness — healthcare has a somewhat jaded past. Fortunately, as technology has improved our ability to study human physiology, medical professionals have become increasingly adept at diagnosing and curing many different illnesses. Here are four trends that are transforming the future of healthcare.

Still, there’s plenty of room for improvement to be made. Almost 20% of Americans can’t afford healthcare, according to ABC News. And millions of people die from diseases like cancer and diabetes every single year. We might not ever reach immortality, but some trends can radically transform the future of healthcare...

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