5 ways for scientists and clinicians to double up on healthcare

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified non-communicable diseases(NCDs) as one of the major challenges in health for the 21st century. Now declared a global concern, their increasing prevalence is no longer limited to first world countries, as they overarch low- and middle- income states, causing 85% of premature deaths. The evolving nature of NCDs, as well as variations in human responses to treatment, call for an urgent revolution in healthcare where collaborations with multidisciplinary teams will yield greater improvement in health outcomes.

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The usual healthcare paradigm relies heavily on patient-clinician interaction, with the latter solely responsible for diagnosis and treatment. Though this has been a longstanding practice, I do believe that a more...