MedCity News January 31, 2025
We are living in a moment when many realize that collaboration yields better, faster and more affordable advances. Open source also enables the potential for bigger profits and revenue. What’s in reach: a small amount of money paid for treatments across millions of people, rather than expensive lifesaving treatments only for the few who can afford them.
Breakthroughs in physics have reshaped everything from communications to consumer electronics. Yet these methods remain rare in medical practice, where healthcare costs continue to climb, and development cycles can last decades. This mismatch became apparent in my own medical journey long ago when timely imaging revealed a brain tumor. That single procedure saved my life. The device that scanned my head, however, has...