MedCity News September 1, 2021
Neutralizing the next threat to public health requires a new mindset, a new development path that uses computers and algorithms working in concert with patients, physicians, and scientists.
Imagine a world where as soon as something medically useful could be detected, we would be prompted to take meaningful action—anything from a lifestyle change to taking a medical diagnostic test or the administration of a therapeutic agent. Imagine real-time, population-tested, scientifically-valid, difference-making, actionable recommendations—whether you’re fighting cancer or just trying to maintain a healthy, active life.
It’s coming. How soon and how dispersed depends on measuring and monitoring a broad array of data, including conventional blood work, genetic markers, behavioral patterns, mobility, sleep, and others that we may not yet even...