[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":2584},["ShallowReactive",2],{"home":3},{"latest_trends":4,"books":2087},[5,143,288,422,560,738,861,985,1080,1231,1382,1510,1614,1725,1837,1978],{"id":6,"date":7,"date_gmt":8,"guid":9,"modified":11,"modified_gmt":12,"slug":13,"status":14,"type":15,"link":16,"title":17,"content":19,"excerpt":22,"author":24,"featured_media":25,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":30,"categories":31,"tags":35,"project_category":36,"contact_email_category":37,"yst_prominent_words":38,"class_list":39,"better_featured_image":49,"acf":80,"yoast_meta":88,"_links":90},61047,"2026-07-31T10:39:33","2026-07-31T08:39:33",{"rendered":10},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=61047&_wpnonce=3155b40385&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-07-31T14:38:21","2026-07-31T12:38:21","science-needs-a-better-way-to-think-about-the-future","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fscience-needs-a-better-way-to-think-about-the-future",{"rendered":18},"Science Needs A Better Way To Think About The Future",{"rendered":20,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>Our new \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-026-02231-y\">Nature Comment\u003C\u002Fa> introduces “\u003Cstrong>translational foresight\u003C\u002Fstrong>”: a framework for bringing futures methods into the everyday machinery of science.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Every research programme is, in one way or another, a bet on the future. When a university builds a new laboratory, when a funding agency commits millions to a research programme, when a medical school redesigns its curriculum, or when researchers decide which technologies deserve years of investigation, they are making assumptions about what the future will look like. They assume certain technologies will mature, that particular skills will become important, that regulators will accept new approaches, that patients and the public will trust them, and that infrastructure built today will still make sense years from now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Yet these assumptions are rarely made explicit. This is the problem we address in our new Comment published in Nature, “The science of foresight: how to future-proof your research.” Together with Tamás Kristóf, Josip Car, Joseph Sung and Tien Yin Wong, we argue that science needs a systematic way to examine the futures it is already implicitly betting on. We call this approach translational foresight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not predicting the future, but preparing for it\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The problem is not that scientists cannot predict the future. They should not be expected to. The future is inherently uncertain, particularly in rapidly evolving fields such as artificial intelligence, genomics, biotechnology and digital health. The problem is that scientific institutions often make long-term decisions while treating the assumptions behind those decisions as if they were fixed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The COVID-19 pandemic offered an extreme example. Research organisations and healthcare systems suddenly had to accelerate vaccine development, expand telemedicine, move education online, redeploy healthcare professionals and deal with questions of public trust, surveillance and vaccination. Many of these challenges could not have been predicted in detail, but the possibility of a global health crisis, workforce disruption, rapidly scaling remote healthcare and widespread public distrust could certainly have been explored beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Artificial intelligence presents a similar challenge today. Universities, healthcare institutions and research organisations already need to make decisions about AI validation, research integrity, workforce preparation, regulation and governance. They must do so before decades of evidence become available. Waiting for certainty is therefore not an option. The alternative is not prediction. It is foresight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Futures studies already has mature methods for systematically examining possible change. These include horizon scanning, scenario analysis, forecasting, backcasting and tools for exploring the second- and third-order consequences of emerging trends. Such approaches are widely used in policy, government and parts of industry, but they remain surprisingly peripheral to everyday scientific practice. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Our proposal is to bring these methods inside the scientific process itself.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Foresight should not sit somewhere outside science, producing reports about what the future might look like. It should help researchers decide what to investigate, fund, build, teach, validate and evaluate. That is what we mean by translational foresight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Translational medicine has done it before\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There is an important historical parallel here. By the late twentieth century, biomedical science had become extraordinarily good at generating discoveries, but there was a growing recognition that scientific discoveries did not automatically translate into better patient outcomes. A gap existed between the laboratory and the clinic. That led to the rise of translational medicine and concepts such as “bench to bedside.” The scientific ecosystem gradually adapted. New funding programmes appeared, institutions dedicated to translational research were created, training programmes changed, and researchers increasingly considered how discoveries could move towards practical impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We believe a similar gap exists today. Futures research already provides sophisticated ways to analyse uncertainty, emerging trends and alternative futures, but those outputs rarely translate into the mechanisms governing science itself. Hence the term translational foresight. The goal is to translate plausible futures into better scientific decisions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One concern about futures thinking is that it can sound abstract. It does not have to be. Imagine a research group preparing a five-year grant application. Normally, the team proposes a research plan based on what its members currently know. With a foresight layer added, they might also ask what would happen if a competing technology developed much faster than expected, if regulation changed, if access to an essential dataset became restricted, if the platform on which the research depended became obsolete, or if public acceptance developed differently than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The team does not need to create a perfect prediction. Instead, it identifies which assumptions the project depends on and which signals would indicate that those assumptions are beginning to fail. The research plan becomes more adaptive as a result. That is a fundamentally different way of thinking about scientific robustness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In our Nature Comment, we deliberately included practical methods that researchers could apply without becoming professional futurists. One is the Futures Wheel, which maps the direct and indirect consequences of a development. Take the statement that AI can now co-author scientific papers. What happens next, and what happens because of those consequences? Mapping those ripple effects can reveal opportunities, risks and unintended consequences that are easy to miss when examining only the technology itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another tool is scenario analysis. Instead of asking what will happen, researchers construct several plausible future environments and test whether their strategy works across them. Backcasting reverses the direction of thinking: researchers imagine a desired future outcome, perhaps the state of their discipline in 2035, and work backwards to identify what would need to happen to get there. We also describe a method we call Stump the Futurist, in which researchers actively try to break a future claim by identifying failure modes, missing variables and hidden assumptions. The point of all these exercises is not to make science speculative. It is almost the opposite. They force assumptions about the future to become explicit enough to be challenged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three steps towards translational foresight\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We propose three broad changes to scientific practice. First, futures methods should become part of ordinary scientific workflows. Researchers could stress-test projects before submitting grants, examine the possible consequences of new technologies and revisit assumptions as new evidence appears. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Second, futures literacy should become part of scientific education. Researchers learn statistics because they need to interpret uncertainty in data, and they learn methodology because they need to design rigorous experiments. We argue that they should also learn how to reason systematically about uncertainty in the future. Futures literacy could eventually become a basic scientific competency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Third, foresight should become institutionalised. Funding agencies, universities and research organisations could incorporate long-term assumptions and alternative futures into funding decisions, infrastructure planning and project evaluation. This is where the idea becomes much bigger than a workshop exercise. If funding systems begin asking researchers not only, “What do you expect to discover?” but also, “Under what future conditions would your assumptions stop being valid?”, the incentives of science itself start to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This matters especially now because science has always had to deal with uncertainty, but the speed at which technological and societal conditions can transform is increasing. Artificial intelligence can reshape an entire research workflow within a few years. New biological tools can emerge faster than the regulatory structures surrounding them. Healthcare technologies can move from experimental to consumer products before institutions have decided how they should be evaluated. At the same time, scientific programmes themselves can take five, ten or twenty years to mature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I have spent much of my career trying to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jmir.org\u002F2024\u002F1\u002Fe57148\">make futures methods accessible\u003C\u002Fa> to medicine and healthcare. One recurring obstacle has been the misconception that thinking about the future means trying to predict it. It does not. The real goal is to improve decisions made today. A good foresight process does not tell researchers what the world will look like in 2035. It helps them understand which assumptions they are making about 2035, which of those assumptions matter most, how those assumptions might fail, and what they could do differently as a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That is a much more useful ambition, and one that science can realistically adopt. Our Nature Comment ends with a sentence that captures the idea:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp>“The twentieth century taught science how to translate discovery into impact. The twenty-first century must teach it how to translate plausible futures into better scientific decisions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That is what translational foresight is ultimately about: not predicting science, but future-proofing the way we do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.nature.com\u002Fw1248\u002Fmagazine-assets\u002Fd41586-026-02231-y\u002Fd41586-026-02231-y_52981536.jpg?as=webp\">The Nature Comment: The science of foresight: how to future-proof your research, by Bertalan Meskó, Tamás Kristóf, Josip Car, Joseph Sung and Tien Yin Wong, published in Nature, Volume 655, 23 July 2026.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":23,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>Our new Nature Comment introduces “translational foresight”: a framework for bringing futures methods into the everyday machinery of science. 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Meta has \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamesindustry.biz\u002Farticles\u002F2021-12-03-oculus-quest-to-rebrand-as-meta-quest-in-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a branch dedicated\u003C\u002Fa> to developing virtual reality (VR) hardware and software; earlier this year \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2023\u002F1\u002F5\u002F23539328\u002Fhtc-vive-xr-elite-ar-vr-headset-pricing-launch-date-ces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HTC unveiled\u003C\u002Fa> its new augmented reality (AR) glasses; while Apple is reportedly \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2023\u002F1\u002F17\u002F23560097\u002Fapple-ar-vr-glasses-headset-rumor-mixed-reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gearing up to launch\u003C\u002Fa> a mixed reality (MR) headset. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Collectively, VR, AR and MR fall under the umbrella term of extended reality (XR), which \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.goldmansachs.com\u002Finsights\u002Fpages\u002Fvirtual-and-augmented-reality-report.html\" target=\"_blank\">analysts believe\u003C\u002Fa> holds the potential to be the next major computing platform. Such potentials have spillover effects into the medical field through digital health approaches, and healthcare practice is already adopting such XR approaches. We’ll take a look at examples of each, but first, let’s get acquainted with those “new realities” through the following:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes table table-striped table-bordered table-sm\">\u003Ctable>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u003Cstrong>Term\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u003Cstrong>What it does\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Virtual Reality (VR)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Completely shields the physical world from the user and immerses them in an interactive virtual environment\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Augmented Reality (AR)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Superimposes the physical environment with virtual elements that have limited interaction \u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mixed Reality (MR)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Merges aspects from both VR and AR to incorporate virtual elements into the physical world with a wide range of interaction\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Extended Reality (XR)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">An umbrella term for technologies including VR, AR and MR\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Virtual reality: complete immersion for exposure therapy and pain management\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Virtual reality might be the most popular form of XR as it has been popularised by the likes of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-the-metaverse-could-or-could-not-transform-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meta\u003C\u002Fa> and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F4-examples-of-merging-gaming-digital-health\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gaming industry\u003C\u002Fa>. Traditionally, the technology is accessed through a dedicated headset that completely shields the wearer’s view and immerses them in a virtual world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One-Minute Challenge: Virtual Reality - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FIVfmkds2PcQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The immersiveness that VR offers has made it an appropriate fit as a drug-free alternative for mental health care and pain management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the case of mental health, more specifically anxiety disorders, VR exposure therapy (VRET) –  which involves gradual exposure of a patient to an anxiety-inducing stimulus – has gained traction. Researchers found the approach \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002F30892564\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can be effective\u003C\u002Fa> while also offering the potential for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC8742249\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remote mental health access\u003C\u002Fa>, and thereby increasing accessibility. Already, companies like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ovrcome.io\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oVRcome\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psylaris.com\u002Fen\u002Fexposure\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psylaris\u003C\u002Fa> offer commercially-available VRET.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>VR has also been explored to reduce pain in labour and delivery by having the user visualise breathing and relaxation techniques. A study utilising such a method found that women who used VR during labour had \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ajog.org\u002Farticle\u002FS0002-9378(19)31425-5\u002Ffulltext\" target=\"_blank\">a statistically significant reduction\u003C\u002Fa> in pain. In subsequent studies, researchers \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedirect.com\u002Fscience\u002Farticle\u002Fabs\u002Fpii\u002FS187757562200026X\" target=\"_blank\">found similar benefits\u003C\u002Fa> of VR-aided labour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Augmented reality: virtual elements for patient education and aiding surgery\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There might also be some familiarity with augmented reality as it is the technology employed behind the much-hyped Pokémon Go as well as Snapchat filters. AR can be accessed through a screen, which can be a smartphone or even glasses, that superimposes virtual elements onto the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While the technology is still maturing, AR already has some \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Faugmented-reality-in-healthcare-will-be-revolutionary\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">promising use cases in healthcare\u003C\u002Fa>. In fact, despite the budding aspect of the technology, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedirect.com\u002Fscience\u002Farticle\u002Fpii\u002FS0738399122000982\" target=\"_blank\">researchers identified \u003C\u002Fa>the technology as potentially beneficial in patient education, whether it’s for nutritional or pre-operative information. UK-based company \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuturistic-forward-looking-and-fun-the-curiscope-virtuali-tee-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Curiscope\u003C\u002Fa> already manufactures commercially-available AR t-shirts that provide basic anatomy information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Organs In Augmented Reality! - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FVXBks60oKw4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>AR has also been put into practice on the surgical table itself. Neurosurgeons at Johns Hopkins University performed their first \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fclinicalconnection.hopkinsmedicine.org\u002Fnews\u002Fjohns-hopkins-performs-its-first-augmented-reality-surgeries-in-patients\" target=\"_blank\">AR-assisted spinal fusion surgery\u003C\u002Fa> in 2020. Using a headset developed by Augmedics, surgeons could visualise CT scans of the patient’s internal anatomy without having to look at a separate screen. A similar procedure with the technology \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.hss.edu\u002Fmore-than-the-eye-can-see-hospital-for-special-surgery-first-in-nys-to-use-augmented-reality-guidance-in-spine-surgery\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">was successfully completed\u003C\u002Fa> in December 2022 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Mixed reality: training future doctors and assisting in hands-free medical consultations\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When it comes to mixed reality, there are some overlaps with AR as it also supplements the actual world with virtual elements akin to holograms. But MR differs in that it adds an additional layer of depth and perspective to its virtual elements that enable further interactions that are not possible through AR. MR use has largely remained in the realm of industries – rather than for the general consumer – through devices such as the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmixed-reality-healthcare-hololens-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Hololens\u003C\u002Fa> and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.magicleap.com\u002Fen-us\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magic Leap\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The former device has been adopted by Case Western Reserve University for several years in anatomy lessons. Accessed through the Hololens, their HoloAnatomy app enables students to view holograms of real body parts. The technology enabled first-year medical students to follow an all-remote anatomy course during the COVID-19 pandemic. The vast majority \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.newswise.com\u002Farticles\u002Fglobal-first-in-mixed-reality-education-during-covid-19-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\">preferred this mode\u003C\u002Fa> as well as believed such MR methods can effectively teach anatomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Amidst the public health crisis, the Hololens was also put to use by doctors at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Physicians at the Trust \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.microsoft.com\u002Fen-gb\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F19\u002Fimperial-college-healthcare-nhs-trust-uses-microsoft-hololens-to-protect-doctors-and-reduce-need-for-ppe\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">employed the MR headset\u003C\u002Fa> to hold hands-free conversations with colleagues and patients while viewing medical notes and X-rays for clinical decision-making.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust uses mixed reality in the fight against COVID-19\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F8BvQVxB5CBE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We hope these examples helped illustrate the potential of XR technology in healthcare. Note that these were only 6 of the multitude of potential and implemented applications, and many more are expected to emerge in the near future. Are there any XR applications in healthcare that piqued your interest and weren’t featured in this article? Do share them with us!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":158,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>Virtual, augmented and mixed reality all fall under the umbrella term of extended reality, and all are finding their way into healthcare. Let’s get acquainted with those “new realities” through examples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",16,49459,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[32,163,164],493,514,[166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173],527,724,7771,1066,1270,145,445,450,[175],950,[],[178,179,180,181,182,183],3215,1559,1725,1731,1853,2303,[185,15,41,42,43,44,45,46,186,187,188,189,190,191,192,193,194,195,196],"post-49447","category-augmented-reality","category-virtual-reality","tag-ar","tag-mixed-reality","tag-extended-reality","tag-mr","tag-xr","tag-augmented-reality-2","tag-virtual-reality","tag-vr","project_category-medical-professionals",{"id":160,"alt_text":198,"caption":28,"description":198,"media_type":50,"media_details":199,"post":144,"source_url":227},"tmf VR AR MR virtual reality, augmented reality, extended reality, woman, headset, organ, heart",{"width":200,"height":201,"file":202,"filesize":203,"sizes":204,"image_meta":225},6667,3750,"2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01.png",1034404,{"medium":205,"large":209,"thumbnail":214,"medium_large":218,"1536x1536":219},{"file":206,"width":59,"height":60,"mime-type":61,"filesize":207,"source_url":208},"tmf_article_354-01-370x208.png",35128,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-370x208.png",{"file":210,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":61,"filesize":212,"source_url":213},"tmf_article_354-01-768x432.png",432,90942,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-768x432.png",{"file":215,"width":72,"height":72,"mime-type":61,"filesize":216,"source_url":217},"tmf_article_354-01-150x150.png",18566,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-150x150.png",{"file":210,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":61,"filesize":212,"source_url":213},{"file":220,"width":221,"height":222,"mime-type":61,"filesize":223,"source_url":224},"tmf_article_354-01-1536x864.png",1536,864,224032,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-1536x864.png",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77,"keywords":226},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01.png",{"cta_type":229,"cta_color":28,"subtitle":28,"related_books":230,"related_posts_footer":234,"related_posts":21,"key_takeaways":238},"subscribe",[231,232,233],24759,24761,30419,[235,236,237],48979,48665,49015,[239,241],{"title":240},"\u003Cp>Collectively, VR, AR and MR fall under the umbrella term of extended reality (XR), which analysts believe holds the potential to be the next major computing platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":242},"\u003Cp>Such potentials have spillover effects into the medical field through digital health approaches, and healthcare practice is already adopting such XR approaches. We’ll take a look at examples of each!\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":154,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":244,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":152},"Virtual, augmented and mixed reality are parts of extended reality. Let’s get friends with “new realities”, as their healthcare use is around the corner.",{"self":246,"collection":251,"about":253,"author":255,"replies":258,"version-history":261,"predecessor-version":265,"wp:featuredmedia":269,"wp:attachment":272,"wp:term":275,"curies":286},[247],{"href":248,"targetHints":249},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F49447",{"allow":250},[96],[252],{"href":99},[254],{"href":102},[256],{"embeddable":27,"href":257},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F16",[259],{"embeddable":27,"href":260},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=49447",[262],{"count":263,"href":264},12,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F49447\u002Frevisions",[266],{"id":267,"href":268},61037,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F49447\u002Frevisions\u002F61037",[270],{"embeddable":27,"href":271},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F49459",[273],{"href":274},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=49447",[276,278,280,282,284],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":277},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=49447",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":279},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=49447",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":281},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=49447",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":283},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=49447",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":285},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=49447",[287],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":289,"date":290,"date_gmt":291,"guid":292,"modified":294,"modified_gmt":295,"slug":296,"status":14,"type":15,"link":297,"title":298,"content":300,"excerpt":302,"author":24,"featured_media":304,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":305,"categories":306,"tags":308,"project_category":313,"contact_email_category":315,"yst_prominent_words":316,"class_list":321,"better_featured_image":329,"acf":364,"yoast_meta":377,"_links":380},50615,"2026-07-27T15:06:30","2026-07-27T13:06:30",{"rendered":293},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=50615&_wpnonce=bb9c9d10a8&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-07-27T15:07:11","2026-07-27T13:07:11","digital-front-doors-in-healthcare","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-front-doors-in-healthcare",{"rendered":299},"Digital Front Doors: Unlocking Healthcare’s New Frontier",{"rendered":301,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>Digital front door solutions are a growing phenomenon in healthcare. The topic caught my attention a while ago when I \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Finnovations.bmj.com\u002Fcontent\u002F8\u002F2\u002F129\" target=\"_blank\">stumbled upon a study\u003C\u002Fa> discussing how a new concept – the digital front door – could address the challenges the primary care system faces in the UK. With my curiosity piqued, I decided to dive deeper into this topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As this is a concept I have encountered increasingly often and one that’s changing the way we access healthcare services, I recently \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=nJ7Gmg84GD0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">created a short video\u003C\u002Fa> attempting to define this trend in less than one minute. But as this phenomenon will have profound effects on the future of healthcare systems, it also deserves a more detailed analysis. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Digital Front Door Companies - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FnJ7Gmg84GD0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are digital front-door solutions in healthcare? \u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A digital front door company is a healthcare technology provider that helps patients access healthcare services through a single, user-friendly platform. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These platforms provide a seamless experience for patients, allowing them to schedule appointments, communicate with healthcare providers, access their health records, and even pay their bills. These solutions are transforming the healthcare industry by making it easier for patients to receive care, which became very pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With virtual care options and the ability to access healthcare services remotely, patients can receive the care they need from the comfort of their own homes. These solutions also help healthcare providers by reducing administrative burdens, streamlining workflows, and improving patient satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One size doesn’t fit all\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital front door (DFD) solutions are as diverse as the healthcare ecosystem itself, as the best processes vary from provider to provider. Thus the good practices we can currently find on the market are quite unique as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_346-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"emotion AI, ambient intelligence tmf algorithm\" class=\"wp-image-48645\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_346-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_346-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_346-01.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is an\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhealthjournalism.org\u002Fblog\u002F2022\u002F05\u002Fdigital-front-doors-a-deep-dive-into-this-growing-health-care-trend\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">excellent and thorough analysis\u003C\u002Fa> of the digital front door phenomenon, highlighting some interesting trends from the past few years. Digital front door technology has received increased attention from investors. Although these technologies could cover all facets of healthcare, the funding boom is driven by patient-facing technologies enabling asynchronous care, such as remote patient monitoring and patient engagement platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The article also highlights three good practices: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>US-based MedStar Health \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.prnewswire.com\u002Fnews-releases\u002Fmedstar-health-launches-a-new-digital-experience-for-patients-as-another-way-to-schedule-care-and-keep-track-of-important-health-information-301474857.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launched a new patient experience platform\u003C\u002Fa> through which consumers can use a mobile app or website to schedule appointments with primary care, urgent care or telehealth providers 24\u002F7. They also can access medical records, see test results and physician ratings, register online to save time during check-in and receive appointment reminders.    \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Piedmont Healthcare, a nonprofit, community health system in Georgia, began its digital front door journey in 2015, according to an \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthcareittoday.com\u002F2022\u002F04\u002F01\u002Fthe-digital-front-door-at-piedmont-healthcare-goes-beyond-the-actual-door\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article in Healthcare IT Today\u003C\u002Fa>. The organization’s work included establishing a patient portal and mobile app to allow scheduling and other tasks. The mobile app has a wayfinding feature that can help patients navigate turn-by-turn through clinical buildings to their appointments. A call center also is available as a lower-tech option.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Maimonedes Medical Center had different applications at first for billing, scheduling, etc., but started to notice\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgo.beckershospitalreview.com\u002Fhow-maimonides-medical-center-supercharged-their-digital-front-door-strategy-by-understanding-who-is-who\" target=\"_blank\"> it was creating a situation\u003C\u002Fa> in which patients had multiple accounts and passwords to interact with the health system. Thus they launched their MaimoCare app and website, which serves as a central resource. Patients can use it to participate in virtual visits, find a doctor, view upcoming and previous appointments, access and pay bills, access medical records, and communicate with care teams. \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It’s not as easy as it looks – good solutions need decent preparation\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The “\u003Cem>Oh, we use some apps and all will be fine\u003C\u002Fem>” approach is definitely not the one that will result in successful DFD solutions. According to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cognizant.com\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Finsights\u002Fperspectives\u002F8-steps-to-a-successful-digital-front-door-for-healthcare-wf1431354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this insightful analysis\u003C\u002Fa>, many healthcare providers struggle to create an effective digital front door due to a lack of clear understanding or roadmap. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some organizations may implement solutions with flashy features like chatbots, only to discover that patients find the new system just as complex and confusing as before. Rather than improving the patient experience, these poorly executed digital front door solutions may lead to even lower satisfaction scores and money poured down the drain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To avoid these pitfalls, DFD solutions must be tailored to the unique needs of each healthcare provider, their tasks, processes and their target patient population. Successful digital front door solutions start with a rethinking of each step in the patient experience and aim to make the care process more convenient and less stressful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_351-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Digital health, digital front door, algorithms, AI\" class=\"wp-image-48997\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_351-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_351-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_351-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_351-01.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To achieve this, healthcare providers can follow eight critical steps that have been identified as key factors for successful digital front door implementation. These are \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cognizant.com\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Finsights\u002Fperspectives\u002F8-steps-to-a-successful-digital-front-door-for-healthcare-wf1431354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discussed in more detail here\u003C\u002Fa>. These 8 factors are: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Define the patient’s needs\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Build out your technology landscape\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Create an intuitive launch pad\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Enable single sign-on (SSO)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Link your apps\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Make the experience conversational\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Pre-fill forms\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Plan for future enhancements\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By following these steps, healthcare organizations can create a seamless and efficient digital front door experience for their patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It should center around the patient\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As you have probably guessed by now, the whole digital front dooring can easily go wrong. The typical foul scenario is when different organizations claim the same phase of the healthcare experience – leaving the users overwhelmed. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This trap is not easy to avoid. In an ideal world, the whole digital front door package centers around the patient, and everything is connected to them to create a cohesive pathway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F10\u002Ftmf_recovery-with-digital-health-devices-after-a-hepatitis-infection-768x432.png\" alt=\"tmf digital health devices recovery illness\" class=\"wp-image-47469\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F10\u002Ftmf_recovery-with-digital-health-devices-after-a-hepatitis-infection-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F10\u002Ftmf_recovery-with-digital-health-devices-after-a-hepatitis-infection-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F10\u002Ftmf_recovery-with-digital-health-devices-after-a-hepatitis-infection-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F10\u002Ftmf_recovery-with-digital-health-devices-after-a-hepatitis-infection-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F10\u002Ftmf_recovery-with-digital-health-devices-after-a-hepatitis-infection.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The reality is often quite different: multiple players – the insurance company, various healthcare providers, telehealth applications and so on – all have their own digital front doors, and we, patients, find ourselves juggling between 10 different apps and platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are everyday examples of DFD failure? Well, it’s a long list\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You receive multiple text messages or notifications from various sources, all offering you similar services or information. Or you need to use different apps and remember different passwords for various platforms for appointment scheduling, virtual consultations, and prescription management. Or, different organisations provide you with conflicting advice or guidelines regarding your care, leading to confusion and uncertainty about the best course of action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Or maybe, with multiple digital tools and services available, you struggle to determine which one is the most suitable for your case and how to navigate between them effectively. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And of course, these different organizations may not be effectively communicating with each other, your healthcare information may not be shared seamlessly, leading to potential gaps or delays in your care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, all the participating players are proud of how much they have spent on entering the digital health revolution, offering 21st-century solutions, and might not even notice that the situation for their patients hasn’t improved at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some countries are in an easier position than others\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We have to admit that some countries are in a much easier position regarding successful DFD implementation than others. The more fragmented a healthcare system is, the more challenging it gets. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_342-01_digital-health-hospital-768x432.png\" alt=\"hospital, digital health, device, doctor\" class=\"wp-image-48231\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_342-01_digital-health-hospital-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_342-01_digital-health-hospital-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_342-01_digital-health-hospital-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_342-01_digital-health-hospital.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Countries that have unified electronic medical records and a centralised healthcare system typically have to deal with fewer organizations and stakeholders, which makes coordination and communication much easier, reducing redundancies. Additionally, a less fragmented system might allow for a more efficient allocation of resources, centralized decision-making, and a more cohesive patient experience. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, the successful implementation of digital front door solutions will depend on various factors, including the technological infrastructure, regulatory environment, and the willingness of stakeholders to collaborate and adapt to new technologies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":303,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>Digital front doors can make the healthcare experience more comfortable and less complicated. However, it is not obvious to make it the right way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",50635,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[307],499,[309,310,311,312],7787,7789,7791,609,[175,314],952,[],[317,318,319,320],4595,1681,1683,2871,[322,15,41,42,43,44,45,323,324,325,326,327,196,328],"post-50615","category-healthcare-design","tag-digital-front-door","tag-digital-front-doors","tag-patient-pathways","tag-healthcare-design","project_category-policy-makers",{"id":304,"alt_text":330,"caption":28,"description":28,"media_type":50,"media_details":331,"post":289,"source_url":363},"tmf digital front door",{"width":332,"height":333,"file":334,"filesize":335,"sizes":336,"image_meta":362},1920,1080,"2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_digital_front_door.jpg",701654,{"medium":337,"large":344,"thumbnail":350,"medium_large":355,"1536x1536":356},{"file":338,"width":339,"height":340,"mime-type":341,"filesize":342,"source_url":343},"tmf_digital_front_door-370x208.jpg","370","208","image\u002Fjpeg","31223","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_digital_front_door-370x208.jpg",{"file":345,"width":346,"height":347,"mime-type":341,"filesize":348,"source_url":349},"tmf_digital_front_door-768x432.jpg","768","432","88937","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_digital_front_door-768x432.jpg",{"file":351,"width":352,"height":352,"mime-type":341,"filesize":353,"source_url":354},"tmf_digital_front_door-150x150.jpg","150","16568","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_digital_front_door-150x150.jpg",{"file":345,"width":346,"height":347,"mime-type":341,"filesize":348,"source_url":349},{"file":357,"width":358,"height":359,"mime-type":341,"filesize":360,"source_url":361},"tmf_digital_front_door-1536x864.jpg","1536","864","317366","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_digital_front_door-1536x864.jpg",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_digital_front_door.jpg",{"cta_type":229,"cta_color":28,"related_books":365,"related_posts_footer":368,"related_posts":21,"subtitle":28,"key_takeaways":372},[366,367,233],37033,47427,[369,370,371],47095,33587,50545,[373,375],{"title":374},"\u003Cp>Digital front door solutions are a growing phenomenon in healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":376},"\u003Cp>But as this will have profound effects on the future of healthcare systems, it also deserves a more detailed analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":378,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":379,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":297},"Digital Front Doors: Unlocking Healthcare's New Frontier","Digital front doors can make the healthcare experience more comfortable and less complicated. However, it is not obvious to make it the right way.",{"self":381,"collection":386,"about":388,"author":390,"replies":392,"version-history":395,"predecessor-version":399,"wp:featuredmedia":403,"wp:attachment":406,"wp:term":409,"curies":420},[382],{"href":383,"targetHints":384},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F50615",{"allow":385},[96],[387],{"href":99},[389],{"href":102},[391],{"embeddable":27,"href":105},[393],{"embeddable":27,"href":394},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=50615",[396],{"count":397,"href":398},11,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F50615\u002Frevisions",[400],{"id":401,"href":402},61027,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F50615\u002Frevisions\u002F61027",[404],{"embeddable":27,"href":405},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F50635",[407],{"href":408},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=50615",[410,412,414,416,418],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":411},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=50615",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":413},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=50615",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":415},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=50615",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":417},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=50615",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":419},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=50615",[421],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":423,"date":424,"date_gmt":425,"guid":426,"modified":428,"modified_gmt":429,"slug":430,"status":14,"type":15,"link":431,"title":432,"content":434,"excerpt":436,"author":24,"featured_media":438,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":439,"categories":440,"tags":445,"project_category":454,"contact_email_category":455,"yst_prominent_words":456,"class_list":461,"better_featured_image":475,"acf":505,"yoast_meta":516,"_links":518},51051,"2026-07-27T15:05:43","2026-07-27T13:05:43",{"rendered":427},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=51051&_wpnonce=97a14c9231&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-07-27T15:05:45","2026-07-27T13:05:45","health-equity-in-the-ai-and-digital-health-era-promise-or-peril","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhealth-equity-in-the-ai-and-digital-health-era-promise-or-peril",{"rendered":433},"Health Equity In The AI And Digital Health Era: Promise Or Peril?",{"rendered":435,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>Will digital health and\u002For artificial intelligence improve health equity? This is one of the questions I most often get. Despite its seemingly straightforward nature, the answer isn’t a simple yes or no. As this is going to be a lengthy analysis, here is the TL;DR summary: yes, digital health and AI will eventually very likely improve health equity. But it will take time; and during this transition period, it might even temporarily widen the gap. What is important to understand is that health equity through digital health is not a technological matter. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the long term, the critical question we need to answer is: does the introduction of technologies into healthcare, as part of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this cultural revolution\u003C\u002Fa>, increase or decrease people’s access to healthcare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, the introduction of technology should enhance access to healthcare. It assumes repetitive tasks, expedites onboarding for patients (making it simpler and quicker for them to receive aid from the moment a problem arises), and consequently liberates human resources, which has long been the healthcare systems’ bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, the caveat here is that these advantages will only be accessible to those who can access the technology. \u003Cstrong>Thus, the health equity gap is fundamentally a tech gap\u003C\u002Fstrong>. And this tech gap is in itself a wealth and an education gap. Therefore, at the end of the day, we are confronted with an enormously profound social issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>My team and I are working on the first part: facilitating a world where health equity issues are addressed through technology, which I believe is the most effective approach. But I\u002Fwe don’t have the means to influence the second part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In this \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwill-digital-health-widen-or-close-the-health-inequity-gap\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">earlier analysis of digital health equity\u003C\u002Fa>, I defined health equity as the state of affairs when everyone can attain their full potential for health and well-being. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Imagine that digital health terminates the zip-code lottery\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Ideally, we all should live in a world where your health isn’t determined by your zip code, the amount of wealth you possess, or your level of education. Technology – specifically, digital health and artificial intelligence (AI) – is the principal architect of this equitable health utopia. Sounds fascinating, doesn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, transforming this vision into reality is a complex challenge. Technology’s role in healthcare can both enhance and potentially limit people’s access to healthcare services. Let’s explore this paradox further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While we can work diligently to enhance health equity via technology, addressing wealth and education gaps, critical prerequisites for effective technology adoption, is beyond our immediate control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>To put it bluntly, no matter how advanced the cardiological screening features are on the latest smartwatches, they are useless if their price exceeds an individual’s \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fworldpopulationreview.com\u002Fcountry-rankings\u002Fmedian-income-by-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cstrong>monthly or even annual wage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>. The theoretical promise of an early alarm will never become a reality.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Can your smartwatch send you to the hospital?\" class=\"wp-image-30731\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to relate to this challenge? \u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The complex nature of this problem becomes obvious if you try to understand how different actors think about this phenomenon and what solutions they propose. Depending on where the specific stakeholder stands, their point of view – and their suggestions will be radically different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, the consulting firm, McKinsey, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mckinsey.com\u002Findustries\u002Flife-sciences\u002Four-insights\u002Fdigital-health-an-opportunity-to-advance-health-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">analyses the issue from a business angle\u003C\u002Fa>, offering accurate insights and valuable tips for companies grappling with this issue. However, these insights don’t mitigate the challenges faced by those who can’t afford the technology or services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The World Health Organization (WHO) posits this challenge as a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Feurope\u002Fpublications\u002Fi\u002Fitem\u002FWHO-EURO-2022-6810-46576-67595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital health literacy issue\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While this is also correct, we need to take a step back as people do need the technology to use it, and if they don’t, their skill (or lack) of digital health literacy makes no difference. However, I like this conclusion from the WHO: “Yet a focus on digital approaches may inadvertently widen existing inequities in health if known inequalities in access, use and engagement with digital technology are not considered and addressed.” Also interesting is WHO’s conclusion that most studies do not take the complex nature of digital health equity into account and typically observe just one variable. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fbooks\u002FNBK580635\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">textbook chapter\u003C\u002Fa> also handles the case by focusing on the tech side – which again creates the same vacuum: we are leaving people without tech behind. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In response, several digital health equity frameworks have been proposed, such as the one presented in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41746-022-00663-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature Digital Medicine in 2022\u003C\u002Fa>. These frameworks underscore the digital determinants of health, which play a significant role in amplifying or mitigating health disparities in the digital age. For instance, an individual without a reliable internet connection or access to a device cannot benefit from the digital health revolution, regardless of how patient-centric or well-designed the healthcare application might be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_279-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35099\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_279-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_279-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_279-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_279-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some projects are attempting to bridge the digital divide. For example, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.miragenews.com\u002Fgood-things-happening-to-support-digital-health-531756\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital health literacy initiative\u003C\u002Fa>, funded by the Australian Digital Health Agency, has trained and resourced 232 digital health mentors. Through their “Health My Way” program, community organizations teach digital health literacy skills, improving digital inclusion. As a result, 80% of participants reported increased digital health literacy skills and confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Many lives and percentage points of GDP are at stake\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The stakes of health inequity are high, and the socioeconomic implications are substantial. According to a report by the World Economic Forum in 2019, poor health costs the U.S. economy about $3.2 trillion per year from premature deaths and the loss of productive potential associated with diseases. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mckinsey.com\u002Fmgi\u002Foverview\u002Fin-the-news\u002Fpoor-health-reduces-global-gdp-by-15-percent-each-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This report estimated\u003C\u002Fa> that poor health reduces global GDP by 15% each year. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On the flip side, equalizing healthcare access and quality has healthful effects on the economy at large. Digital technology could narrow the health equity gap by simplifying complex medical processes and removing travel barriers to healthcare access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Figures indicate that underrepresented and\u002For disadvantaged (poor, rural, minority, women, LGBTQ, etc) groups have significantly less access to all the cutting-edge solutions digital health offers. Thus the gap is not only not closing, but it’s rather further widening right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-768x432.png\" alt=\"AI bias algorithm artificial intelligence people patients race population\" class=\"wp-image-41809\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the right policies, incentives, subsidies and education, digital health will aid these underrepresented groups, and not just them. It could also help with problems like the “diagnostic odyssey,” a term that describes the long, often arduous journey that individuals with rare conditions undertake before they meet the right specialist. According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, this odyssey averages five years in the United States. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We need money, money and goodwill in policies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>All things considered, we can conclude that, in theory, digital health and AI offer significant potential to improve health equity, even though this goes beyond being just a technological issue. These advantages might not be immediately accessible to everyone, but over time, they will become increasingly mainstream – as did many breakthrough technologies throughout the centuries from electricity through washing machines to mobile phones. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, it’s important to acknowledge a potential pitfall. If the main motivation of policymakers\u002Finsurance companies and other stakeholders for increased digitization of healthcare is to cut costs and withdraw resources freed up by technology adoption, we will end up in a place where access isn’t improved for anyone. The result? Technology simply becomes a tool for cost-cutting rather than an agent of change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So here are my takeaways: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Digital health elevates health equity, but only for those with access to technology.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The digital health revolution itself won’t change this status quo; that’s not its mission or target audience.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>To leverage digital health to enhance health equity, we must improve digital equity – a task for policymakers and politicians.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>If we don’t redirect the human resources and capacities liberated by digital health and AI towards improving care, and instead choose to cut positions to save on operational costs, the system will ultimately see no improvements even if all previous conditions are met.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n",{"rendered":437,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>Health equity through digital health and AI is not a technological matter, but a socioeconomic one that needs to be addressed accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",51075,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[32,441,442,443,444],504,496,489,494,[446,447,448,449,450,451,452,453],7815,7817,1355,134,144,207,313,6989,[175,314],[],[457,318,458,459,460],1617,1719,4707,5323,[462,15,41,42,43,44,45,46,463,464,465,466,467,468,469,470,471,472,473,474,196,328],"post-51051","category-artificial-intelligence","category-health-sensors-trackers","category-personalized-medicine","category-telemedicine","tag-health-equity","tag-digital-health-equity","tag-health-literacy","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-digital-health","tag-medicine","tag-digital-health-literacy",{"id":438,"alt_text":28,"caption":28,"description":28,"media_type":50,"media_details":476,"post":423,"source_url":504},{"width":332,"height":333,"file":477,"filesize":478,"sizes":479,"image_meta":503},"2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366.png",133563,{"medium":480,"large":484,"thumbnail":488,"medium_large":492,"1536x1536":493,"2048x2048":497},{"file":481,"width":339,"height":340,"mime-type":61,"filesize":482,"source_url":483},"tmf_article_366-370x208.png","58425","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366-370x208.png",{"file":485,"width":346,"height":347,"mime-type":61,"filesize":486,"source_url":487},"tmf_article_366-768x432.png","143888","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366-768x432.png",{"file":489,"width":352,"height":352,"mime-type":61,"filesize":490,"source_url":491},"tmf_article_366-150x150.png","20824","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366-150x150.png",{"file":485,"width":346,"height":347,"mime-type":61,"filesize":486,"source_url":487},{"file":494,"width":358,"height":359,"mime-type":61,"filesize":495,"source_url":496},"tmf_article_366-1536x864.png","333798","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366-1536x864.png",{"file":498,"width":499,"height":500,"mime-type":61,"filesize":501,"source_url":502},"tmf_article_366-2048x1152.png","2048","1152","472398","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366.png",{"cta_type":229,"cta_color":28,"related_books":506,"related_posts_footer":508,"related_posts":21,"subtitle":28,"key_takeaways":511},[507,366,233],24762,[509,510,73],50859,22987,[512,514],{"title":513},"\u003Cp>Will digital health and\u002For artificial intelligence improve health equity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":515},"\u003Cp>Yes, digital health and AI will eventually very likely improve health equity. But it will take time; and during this transition period, it might even temporarily widen the gap. What is important to understand is that health equity through digital health is not a technological matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":433,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":517,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":431},"Health equity through digital health and AI is not a technological matter, but a socioeconomic one that needs to be addressed accordingly.",{"self":519,"collection":524,"about":526,"author":528,"replies":530,"version-history":533,"predecessor-version":537,"wp:featuredmedia":541,"wp:attachment":544,"wp:term":547,"curies":558},[520],{"href":521,"targetHints":522},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F51051",{"allow":523},[96],[525],{"href":99},[527],{"href":102},[529],{"embeddable":27,"href":105},[531],{"embeddable":27,"href":532},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=51051",[534],{"count":535,"href":536},10,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F51051\u002Frevisions",[538],{"id":539,"href":540},61019,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F51051\u002Frevisions\u002F61019",[542],{"embeddable":27,"href":543},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F51075",[545],{"href":546},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=51051",[548,550,552,554,556],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":549},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=51051",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":551},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=51051",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":553},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=51051",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":555},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=51051",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":557},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=51051",[559],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":561,"date":562,"date_gmt":563,"guid":564,"modified":566,"modified_gmt":567,"slug":568,"status":14,"type":15,"link":569,"title":570,"content":572,"excerpt":574,"author":24,"featured_media":576,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":577,"categories":578,"tags":581,"project_category":605,"contact_email_category":606,"yst_prominent_words":607,"class_list":616,"better_featured_image":643,"acf":676,"yoast_meta":693,"_links":696},25231,"2026-07-14T09:35:08","2026-07-14T07:35:08",{"rendered":565},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=25231&_wpnonce=2db69e44a9&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-07-14T09:35:10","2026-07-14T07:35:10","quantum-computing-in-healthcare","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fquantum-computing-in-healthcare",{"rendered":571},"What Can Quantum Computing Do To Healthcare?",{"rendered":573,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>A\nleap from bits to qubits: this two-letter change could mean entirely new\nhorizons for healthcare. Quantum computing might bring supersonic drug design,\nin silico clinical trials with virtual humans simulated ‘live’, full-speed\nwhole genome sequencing and analytics, the movement of hospitals to the cloud, the\nachievement of predictive health, or the security of medical data via quantum\nuncertainty. Jaw-dropping, isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Quantum supremacy, light bulbs, and\n42\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you want annoying people to stay away from your birthday party or scare off unwanted relatives from visiting, just start to talk about quantum computing or how Google reached ‘\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vox.com\u002Fvox-sentences\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F23\u002F20929466\u002Fquantum-computer-google-israel-gantz-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\">quantum supremacy\u003C\u002Fa>’. Some maybe ask back whether Deep Thought, the highly intelligent computer from \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=5ZLtcTZP2js\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa> counts as a quantum computer, but most of them will leave without a word and with a bottle of overpriced rum they brought from the Caribbeans. However, for a few interested folks, you should actually tell \u003Cstrong>the story of how Google’s 54-qubit computer was able to complete a task in 200 seconds that Google estimated would take over 10,000 years for non-quantum, traditional computers. It is leaping into the future at lightning speed. \u003C\u002Fstrong>But for all the fanfare, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2019\u002Foct\u002F23\u002Fgoogle-claims-it-has-achieved-quantum-supremacy-but-ibm-disagrees\" target=\"_blank\">critics, such as Christopher Monroe, a physicist at the University of Maryland and co-founder of the quantum computing startup IonQ, say\u003C\u002Fa> that Google’s paper might be a milestone in quantum computing, but it is an academic one\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2021\u002F5\u002F19\u002F22443453\u002Fgoogle-quantum-computer-2029-decade-commercial-useful-qubits-quantum-transistor\" target=\"_blank\">. We are still far\u003C\u002Fa> from practical applications. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Still, how does quantum computing differ from regular computing? While we don’t really want to go down the rabbit hole of technicalities as the team is rather far off from quantum physics, as far as we understand it, this is not just a better and faster way of computing – it has a fundamentally different basis\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Just as with the candle and the light bulb: while both throw out light, you know that the latter is definitely not an upgraded version of the former. But okay, let’s see quantum computing in a tiny bit more detailed manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We had the chance to talk with Dr. Frederik Flöther, an IBM Quantum Industry Consultant and Computational Scientist for the healthcare and life sciences industries, who highlighted what we can expect from the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quantum Computing in Healthcare - With Dr. Frederik Flöther from IBM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FEiOgktvh62U?start=4&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What\nthe hell is quantum computing?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As it was explained in very plain words to me, we can imagine quantum computing as a process where calculations don’t follow each other as in regular computing but take place all at the same time. A quantum computer is able to run all the calculations simultaneously that a regular computer has to crunch in a linear order. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Shohini Gose quantum physicist says in her TED talk that quantum physics describes the behaviour of atoms and fundamental particles, like electrons or photons. A quantum computer operates by controlling the behaviour of these particles, which is very different from the way our traditional computers work. It isn’t by chance that quantum computers don’t measure their performance in bits, but qubits – while the former represents either ones or zeros, and thus the mathematical description of problems, the latter signifies states, which can simultaneously take up ones and zeros, or anything in-between. This means qubits have fluid identities or signify certain percentages and probabilities between two endpoints. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>As phenomena in nature are not necessarily describable by ones and zeros, quantum computing could open up better ways to simulate nature. As Richard Feynman, Nobel-prize winner theoretical physicist \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F26\u002Fquantum-computings-hello-world-moment\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cstrong>said in his inimitable way\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>, ‘nature isn’t classical, dammit, and if you want to make a simulation of nature, you’d better make it quantum mechanical’\u003C\u002Fstrong>. And as the previously mentioned light bulb had the potential to completely transform society, quantum computers have a truly revolutionary way to impact many parts of our lives – including medicine, pharma, and healthcare. Here, we collected all the fields where quantum computing could have a transformative effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And quantum teleportation is coming as well\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Quantum computing is developing rapidly, as we can see from \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eurekalert.org\u002Fnews-releases\u002F955835\" target=\"_blank\">recent announcements\u003C\u002Fa>. Access to world-class quantum hardware and software will be available to the uOttawa research community as well as government and industry partners. Bringing quantum computers into research communities will allow collaboration towards the advancement of the development of quantum computing, novel quantum algorithms and applications by validating the use-cases in real-world settings. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002FIBM-Quantum-computer-creative-commons-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46716\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002FIBM-Quantum-computer-creative-commons-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002FIBM-Quantum-computer-creative-commons.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">IBM Quantum computer, Image source: creative commons\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And this is not everything. Quantum computers are a thing. But how could they reach their full potential on their own? Here is where \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2022\u002F05\u002F25\u002Ftechnology\u002Fquantum-internet-teleportation.html\">quantum internet\u003C\u002Fa> – or quantum teleportation – comes into the picture. What is it? In simple terms that is a network that can send quantum information between physically distant machines. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A research team in the Netherlands \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41586-022-04697-y\" target=\"_blank\">was able to teleport quantum information\u003C\u002Fa> between three different endpoints. The significance is profound: it means information can travel between points while the matter around it remains stationary. This is something maybe even Einstein would frown upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Supersonic drug design\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Developing pharmaceuticals through lengthy and costly clinical trials is definitely passé: scientists and pharma companies started to experiment with alternative ways, such as using \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-companies-using-a-i-in-drug-discovery-and-development\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwyss.harvard.edu\u002Ftechnology\u002Fhuman-organs-on-chips\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">human organs-on-chips\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fin-silico-trials-are-the-future\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in silico trials\u003C\u002Fa>, to speed up the process and make drug discovery and development more cost-effective. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.atomwise.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atomwise\u003C\u002Fa> uses supercomputers that root out therapies from a database of molecular structures. Its deep convolutional neural network, AtomNet, screens more than 100 million compounds each day. In 2015, Atomwise launched a virtual search for safe, existing medicines that could be redesigned to treat the Ebola virus. They found two drug candidates in less than one day – shortening a months-long searching process. In another example, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002Ff\u002F614251\u002Fan-ai-system-identified-a-potential-new-drug-in-just-46-days\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InSilico Medicine made headlines\u003C\u002Fa> with the announcement that the process of developing a new drug candidate lasted just 46 days with the help of its smart algorithm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAI-in-drug-discovery-cover-768x536.png\" alt=\"top companies drug discovery\" class=\"wp-image-24865\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAI-in-drug-discovery-cover-768x536.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAI-in-drug-discovery-cover-512x357.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAI-in-drug-discovery-cover.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And what if these smart algorithms were leveled up as never seen before? \u003Cstrong>Running searches on quantum computers could unfold looking through all possible molecules at unimaginable speed for drug target tests conducted in every potential cell model or in silico human tissues and networks in the shortest amount of time possible. This would open the gates to finding the antidote to diseases we never dreamt about before: Alzheimer’s? Various types of cancer? The possibilities seem to become endless\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) Reaching the age of \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fin-silico-trials-are-the-future\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cstrong>in silico clinical trials\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In silico clinical trials mean that no humans, no animals, not even a single cell is required for testing a particular therapy, treatment option, or drug, yet its impact can be perfectly charted. It means an individualised computer simulation used in the development or regulatory evaluation of a medicinal product, device, or intervention. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-clinical-trials-artificial-patients-synthetic-data-and-real-time-analysis%EF%BF%BC\" target=\"_blank\">Completely simulated clinical trials are not feasible with our current technology and understanding of biology – yet\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>, but their development would be expected to have major benefits over current in vivo trials. \u003Cstrong>Quantum computing could greatly advance the building of ‘virtual humans’ and complete simulations\u003C\u002Fstrong> such as the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhummod.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">HumMod\u003C\u002Fa>, which features more than 1,500 equations and 10,000 variables such as body fluids, circulation, electrolytes, hormones, metabolism, and skin temperature. \u003Cstrong>It would even open the door to ‘live’ clinical trials with as many virtual patients as possible and with components of the liking of the testers\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Cstrong>It would not only massively shorten the time necessary for such trials but also their quality and completeness\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Prepare yourself, the age when new drugs reach the market within weeks of the first discovery of their drug candidacy is coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-768x432.png\" alt=\"in silico trials\" class=\"wp-image-24545\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) \u003Cstrong>Sequencing and analysing DNA full speed\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The last two decades saw radical changes in genetics and genomics. It took more than 15 years to crack the code of the human DNA: the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Funlockinglifescode.org\u002Ftimeline?tid=4\" target=\"_blank\">Human Genome Project\u003C\u002Fa> started in 1990, cost billions of dollars and could present its final results in 2006. In contrast, by now, there are \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Freport.nih.gov\u002Fnihfactsheets\u002FViewFactSheet.aspx?csid=45\" target=\"_blank\">more than 2,000 genetic tests for human conditions\u003C\u002Fa> – and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhich-direct-to-consumer-genetic-test-to-choose\" target=\"_blank\">direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies make it even possible to order them online\u003C\u002Fa>. These tests enable patients to learn their genetic risks for diseases and also help healthcare professionals to diagnose illnesses. Even whole-genome sequencing is possible for a few hundred dollars now – I also got my genome sequenced a little while ago by \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dantelabs.com\" target=\"_blank\">Dante Labs\u003C\u002Fa> and detailed my experiences \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fi-got-my-whole-genome-sequenced-heres-what-i-learned\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002Fdna-madartzgraphics-creative-commons-768x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46636\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002Fdna-madartzgraphics-creative-commons-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002Fdna-madartzgraphics-creative-commons.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image source: madartzgraphics creative commons\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Although the technical conditions, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpdfs.semanticscholar.org\u002F0e38\u002F7bd00952c8450deefcdbcdebf5c946c20f54.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the time and the cost of sequencing genomes were reduced by a factor of 1 million in less than 10 years\u003C\u002Fa>, the revolution lags behind. We believe that quantum computing could give a significant push to the area: faster sequencing, as well as a more comprehensive and faster analysis of the entire genome, will be possible\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>with it\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Cstrong>Plus, predictions will be more reliable as quantum computers could take into account even more information as traditional computers, and they could even build every piece of genomic data into health records.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Quantum computing could take out the guesswork from genomics and genetics for ensuring better health for everyone. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) \u003Cstrong>Making patients truly the point of care\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Currently, we are able to measure \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-gazillion-of-health-data-you-can-measure\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">a gazillion of health data\u003C\u002Fa> about ourselves – but we know that it’s still not that widespread. In the future, health sensors, wearables, and tiny medical gadgets could send zettabytes of data about patients into the cloud. Just as a comparison: while in 2013, the amount of digital data encompassed 4.4 zettabytes, by 2025 the digital universe – the information we create and copy annually – \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fseedscientific.com\u002Fhow-much-data-is-created-every-day\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is predicted to reach 175 zettabytes\u003C\u002Fa>, or 175 trillion gigabytes (!). \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Quantum computers will be able to make sense of these huge amounts of data, including bits and pieces of health information. Moreover, surveillance of patients through connected sensory systems might render physical hospitals useless – and truly make patients the point of care\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Quantum computing could ensure the ‘home front’ for smoothly running these systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"decarbonizing patient pathways\" class=\"wp-image-40715\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Yet another possibility of this groundbreaking emerging technology connected to measurements is raising lifestyle prediction to a whole new level. There are already attempts to move from preventive to predictive health, but these are rather sporadic and in their infancy. For example, there is an ophthalmology app that shows the patient how their vision would change with cataracts 5 years from now while keeping the same lifestyle they have now. \u003Cstrong>Using quantum computers, fed with huge amounts of health parameters, genetic information, sensory data, and other personal health information, might be able to give a comprehensive prediction about a given person’s future health. That’s what we could really call predictive health\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) Arriving at the perfect decision support system\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We have long surpassed the era when the accumulated knowledge of medical professionals could ‘reside’ in one professor’s head. It’s just too much. On \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpubmed\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Pubmed\u003C\u002Fa>, there are 34 million papers. If a single doctor could only read 3-4 studies of their field of interest per week, they could not finish it in a lifetime and meanwhile, millions of new studies would come out. That has already been a problem for a while, thus IBM created a supercomputer and its algorithm, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibm.com\u002Fsmarterplanet\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fibmwatson\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">IBM Watson\u003C\u002Fa>, to sift through millions of studies in a second – although there is some uncertainty about what will happen to these initiatives after the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bloomberg.com\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002F2022-01-21\u002Fibm-is-said-to-near-sale-of-watson-health-to-francisco-partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sale of Watson\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Quantum computing would take that to a whole new level and even augment it with special skills. What if such computers could offer perfect decision support for doctors? They could skim through all the studies at once, they could find correlations and causations that the human eye would never find, and it might stumble upon diagnoses or treatment options that the human doctor could have never figured out by themselves\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_275-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Amazon's March Into Healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-34785\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_275-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_275-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_275-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_275-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the very endpoint of this development, quantum computers could create an elevated version of PubMed, where information would reside in the system but not in the traditional written form, but in qubits of data as no one except the computer would ‘read’ the studies anymore. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) Creating the safest medical data systems ever\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In her \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=QuR969uMICM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TED talk, Shohini Ghose\u003C\u002Fa> mentioned \u003Cstrong>the use of quantum uncertainty for encryption as one of the most probable applications of quantum computing. She believes it could be used for creating private keys for encrypting messages sent from one location to another – so that hackers could not copy the key perfectly due to quantum uncertainty. They would have to break the laws of quantum physics to hack such keys. Imagine that level of security with regards to sensitive medical information: electronic health records, genetic and genomic data, or any other private information that the health system generates about our bodies\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are already some examples. In January 2018, a joint China-Austria team showed that \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.insidescience.org\u002Fnews\u002Fchina-leader-quantum-communications\" target=\"_blank\">communication between continents with quantum encryption\u003C\u002Fa> was possible. The latest breakthrough achieved by this group consists of combining quantum communication from the Micius satellite with the fiber-optic network in Beijing. It is the first practical proof that the technology that allows networks to use quantum encryption is already available. How long will it be before we see a commercial application? We probably won’t have to wait for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Cross-border healthcare: medicine delivery to patient care\" class=\"wp-image-29589\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I bet your jaw dropped. Quantum computing has indeed amazing potential – in theory. However, we still have to wait a lot until any of this can be applied in real life, so this is rather science fiction at the moment. Plus, another problem with quantum computing is that very few people know what it means and understand its workings completely. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What if we apply it to practical solutions and we won’t be able to grasp anything from it? You could say that you are using hairdryers without understanding their operation, but would you be that relaxed if your doctor didn’t understand the prediction or recommended treatment that came from a quantum computer? How far should we go in relying on technology?\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":575,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>Quantum computing might bring supersonic drug design, in silico clinical trials with virtual humans simulated ‘live’, full-speed whole genome sequencing and analytics, the movement of hospitals to the cloud, the achievement of predictive health, or the security of medical data via quantum uncertainty. \u003C\u002Fp>\n",25239,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[579,580],521,490,[582,583,584,585,586,587,588,589,590,591,592,593,594,595,596,449,597,598,599,600,601,602,603,604],1532,260,568,262,677,271,686,272,817,275,1203,279,1448,347,1528,425,1529,186,1530,212,1531,246,567,[],[],[608,609,610,611,612,613,614,615],1571,1621,1635,1693,1979,3335,3349,3501,[617,15,41,42,43,44,45,618,619,620,621,622,623,624,625,626,627,628,629,630,631,632,633,634,470,635,636,637,638,639,640,641,642],"post-25231","category-future-medicine","category-future-of-pharma","tag-support","tag-genetics","tag-drug-development","tag-genomics","tag-drugs","tag-health","tag-health-data","tag-health-20","tag-security","tag-healthcare","tag-smart","tag-hospital","tag-in-silico","tag-patient","tag-quantum","tag-technology-2","tag-quantum-computing","tag-connected","tag-drug-design","tag-dna","tag-decision","tag-future","tag-in-silico-trials",{"id":576,"alt_text":644,"caption":28,"description":645,"media_type":50,"media_details":646,"post":561,"source_url":675},"tmf_quantum computing in healthcare","TMF",{"width":332,"height":333,"file":647,"sizes":648,"image_meta":673},"2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing.jpg",{"medium":649,"large":652,"thumbnail":655,"medium_large":658,"1536x1536":659,"large_old_512x288":662,"thumbnail_old_150x150":667,"medium_old_370x208":668,"medium_large_old_768x432":669,"large_old_512x288_old_512x288":670},{"file":650,"width":59,"height":60,"mime-type":341,"source_url":651},"quantum-computing-370x208.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing-370x208.jpg",{"file":653,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":341,"source_url":654},"quantum-computing-768x432.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing-768x432.jpg",{"file":656,"width":72,"height":72,"mime-type":341,"source_url":657},"quantum-computing-150x150.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing-150x150.jpg",{"file":653,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":341,"source_url":654},{"file":660,"width":221,"height":222,"mime-type":341,"source_url":661},"quantum-computing-1536x864.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing-1536x864.jpg",{"file":663,"width":664,"height":665,"mime-type":341,"source_url":666},"quantum-computing-512x288.jpg",512,288,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing-512x288.jpg",{"file":656,"width":352,"height":352,"mime-type":341,"source_url":657},{"file":650,"width":339,"height":340,"mime-type":341,"source_url":651},{"file":653,"width":346,"height":347,"mime-type":341,"source_url":654},{"file":663,"width":671,"height":672,"mime-type":341,"source_url":666},"512","288",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77,"keywords":674},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing.jpg",{"related_posts_footer":677,"related_posts":21,"cta_type":682,"cta_color":683,"subtitle":28,"related_books":684,"key_takeaways":686},[678,679,680,681],24540,24858,22209,15795,"keynote","deeppurple",[507,685,232],24760,[687,689,691],{"title":688},"\u003Cp>A leap from bits to qubits: this two-letter change could mean entirely new horizons for healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":690},"\u003Cp>Quantum computing might bring supersonic drug design, in silico clinical trials with virtual humans simulated ‘live’, full-speed whole genome sequencing and analytics, the movement of hospitals to the cloud, the achievement of predictive health, or the security of medical data via quantum uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":692},"\u003Cp>The question is whether it is possible theoretically and technologically to make it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":694,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":695,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":569},"What Can Quantum Computing Do To Healthcare? - The Medical Futurist","A leap from bits to qubits: this two-letter change could mean entirely new horizons for healthcare. We looked at what quantum computing could bring to it.",{"self":697,"collection":702,"about":704,"author":706,"replies":708,"version-history":711,"predecessor-version":715,"wp:featuredmedia":719,"wp:attachment":722,"wp:term":725,"curies":736},[698],{"href":699,"targetHints":700},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F25231",{"allow":701},[96],[703],{"href":99},[705],{"href":102},[707],{"embeddable":27,"href":105},[709],{"embeddable":27,"href":710},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=25231",[712],{"count":713,"href":714},30,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F25231\u002Frevisions",[716],{"id":717,"href":718},56563,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F25231\u002Frevisions\u002F56563",[720],{"embeddable":27,"href":721},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F25239",[723],{"href":724},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=25231",[726,728,730,732,734],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":727},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=25231",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":729},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=25231",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":731},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=25231",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":733},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=25231",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":735},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=25231",[737],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":739,"date":740,"date_gmt":741,"guid":742,"modified":740,"modified_gmt":741,"slug":744,"status":14,"type":15,"link":745,"title":746,"content":748,"excerpt":750,"author":24,"featured_media":752,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":753,"categories":754,"tags":755,"project_category":757,"contact_email_category":759,"yst_prominent_words":760,"class_list":767,"better_featured_image":771,"acf":802,"yoast_meta":816,"_links":819},54271,"2026-07-14T09:34:53","2026-07-14T07:34:53",{"rendered":743},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=54271&_wpnonce=a7fadde38b&status=auto-draft&type=post","3-things-transhumanism-can-give-to-healthcare","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F3-things-transhumanism-can-give-to-healthcare",{"rendered":747},"3 Things Transhumanism Can Give To Healthcare",{"rendered":749,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>Imagine a future where aging is not a fate but a solvable puzzle, reshaping the very fabric of medical science. This is what transhumanism aims for. Although this goal is surely too ambitious, we might learn a thing or two \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsuperhumans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from this futuristic movement\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What is transhumanism? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedirect.com\u002Ftopics\u002Fsocial-sciences\u002Ftranshumanism#:~:text=Transhumanism%20is%20the%20position%20that,capacities%20beyond%20current%20biological%20constraints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transhumanism is the position\u003C\u002Fa> that humans should be permitted to use technology to modify and enhance human cognition and bodily function, expanding abilities and capacities beyond current biological constraints. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is a philosophical and social movement, with not only technological aspirations. It is also an approach to exploring how advancements in science and technology could fundamentally transform human life. It has several key aspects: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Human enhancement\u003C\u002Fstrong>: this involves the use of technologies like genetic engineering, brain-computer interfaces, and nanotechnology to enhance human intelligence, physical strength, and lifespan. Ironically, all the trivial pop cultural references, like Darth Vader or the Terminator are discouraging. So let’s think about Ironman here.  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Life extension\u003C\u002Fstrong>: transhumanists often focus on extending human life significantly, potentially to immortality. This could be achieved through methods like anti-aging technologies, regenerative medicine, and possibly in the future, mind uploading.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Ethical considerations\u003C\u002Fstrong>: transhumanism raises various ethical questions, such as the potential for widening social inequalities, the nature of human identity and rights in the context of enhanced individuals, and the possible risks of advanced technologies. It also challenges current medical and ethical norms, prompting a reevaluation of what it means to be human.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A few years ago \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fzoltan-istvan-and-the-jesus-singularity\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">we had an interview with the U.S. presidential candidate\u003C\u002Fa> of the Transhumanist party, explaining their visions in great detail. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1. Fighting for rights that don’t even exist today \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One of the things transhumanism can give to medicine is that it can help us fight for rights that are maybe even nonexistent or unnecessary today but will be needed in the future as technology advances. Just as the internet gave rise to digital privacy rights, transhumanism will bring forth rights we haven’t even thought about yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Like rights related to our robotics and\u002For AI-enhanced bodies. The question arises: what rights do individuals have when part of their cognitive processes or physical abilities are enhanced or even controlled by AI? It’s like asking who gets to decide what your smart prosthetic arm can or can’t do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Similarly, the rights of biohackers. These are the pioneers, often working outside of traditional labs, who experiment with biology and technology to push the boundaries of human capabilities. But here’s the thing: as they experiment with their own bodies, they challenge existing medical and legal frameworks. They are DIY enthusiasts, but instead of building birdhouses, they’re building – hopefully – better versions of themselves. What rights do these innovators have (or don’t have?), and how do we ensure their safety without stifling their creativity? Where are the boundaries of their freedom? Where are the boundaries of our obligations to protect humans with societal-level safeguards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_392_nanobots-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53803\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_392_nanobots-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_392_nanobots-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_392_nanobots-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_392_nanobots-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the future, we’ll likely need a whole new set of rights and ethical guidelines tailored to a world where humans and technology are intertwined. It’s not just about who gets access to these technologies, but also about maintaining autonomy and individuality in a world where we might be part biological, part machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2. Mapping out feasible innovations for disease management\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Bryan Johnson’s venture into transhumanism is a vivid illustration of the extremes to which individuals might go in pursuit of longevity and enhanced health. Spending 2 million dollars per year, his lifestyle embodies a radical approach to pushing the human body’s boundaries. While this level of investment is far from feasible for the average person, Johnson’s project could yield valuable insights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Scientists and medical professionals could potentially validate and replicate findings from his extensive personal health experiments. This aspect is crucial: while not everyone can emulate Johnson’s lifestyle, the knowledge gained could inform more accessible health strategies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What Johnson does can help us figure out what things we should consider implementing and what not. For example: sitting for two hours in blue light every single evening might not be worth the effort. You might sleep perfectly well with a consistent sleep routine and several simple measures regarding your exercise habits, eating habits, and caffeine consumption as I do or Dr. Mesko does. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F226_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Withings ScanWatch review\" class=\"wp-image-31481\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F226_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F226_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F226_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F226_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Projects like Johnson’s “Blueprint” are on the fringe of current medical practice, they offer a glimpse into the potential extremes of human enhancement. However, the lessons learned from such endeavors can guide more practical, everyday approaches to health and longevity that are accessible to the broader population. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3. Is it for all? Is it for the wealthy?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Transhumanism can also help us figure out how to address concerns about inequality, particularly the potential for technologies to favor the wealthy. Technologies, such as genetic modifications, neural enhancements, or anti-aging therapies, are likely to be expensive, at least initially. This raises the question: if only the wealthy can afford these enhancements, does it create a society where the rich can buy better health, longevity, and even intelligence, widening the gap between the rich and the poor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhealth-equity-in-the-ai-and-digital-health-era-promise-or-peril\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">are already struggling\u003C\u002Fa> with \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-widening-gap-in-access-to-healthcare-between-rich-and-poor-can-only-be-bridged-with-digital-health-solutions-if-they-are-used-wisely\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">this dilemma\u003C\u002Fa> in digital health, with wearables and personalised medicine, but how extreme can it become? There’s a concern that transhumanism could lead to a new class divide – between those who are enhanced and those who are not. This could manifest not just in terms of health and lifespan, but also in areas like employment, where enhanced individuals might have unfair advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As with other health-inequity issues, one of the core debates in transhumanism is whether its benefits will trickle down to the wider society or remain exclusive to those who can afford them.  To address these concerns, there is a growing discussion among ethicists, policymakers, and transhumanists themselves about how to ensure equitable access to these technologies. This includes considering regulations, subsidies, and ethical guidelines to prevent the deepening of social inequalities. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_243-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32629\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_243-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_243-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_243-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_243-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Evidence-based implementation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Diving into the realm of transhumanism and its profound implications for the future of healthcare can be fascinating. However, one principle remains paramount: we need an evidence-based approach. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Whether it’s about embracing new technologies, innovative treatments, or regulatory changes, the transition from transhumanist theory to healthcare application must be grounded in solid, scientific evidence. This is a critical understanding that the transhumanist community must also embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The healthcare world is inherently cautious, prioritizing patient safety and proven effectiveness. For transhumanist innovations to gain acceptance and integration into mainstream medical practice, they must undergo rigorous testing and validation. This process ensures that these advancements are not only scientifically sound but also ethically responsible and beneficial to patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":751,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>Transhumanisms dreams of a future where aging is not a fate but a solvable puzzle. This futuristic movement sheds light on new rights, maps out feasible innovations for disease management, and addresses the ethical dilemma of accessibility. But we need evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",54283,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[32],[756],1332,[175,758],951,[],[761,762,763,608,458,764,765,766],3347,4067,5717,1721,1723,2017,[768,15,41,42,43,44,45,46,769,196,770],"post-54271","tag-transhumanism","project_category-patients",{"id":752,"alt_text":28,"caption":28,"description":28,"media_type":50,"media_details":772,"post":739,"source_url":801},{"width":200,"height":201,"file":773,"filesize":774,"sizes":775,"image_meta":799},"2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395.png",582413,{"medium":776,"large":780,"thumbnail":784,"medium_large":788,"1536x1536":789,"2048x2048":793},{"file":777,"width":59,"height":60,"mime-type":61,"filesize":778,"source_url":779},"tmf_article_395-370x208.png",25834,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395-370x208.png",{"file":781,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":61,"filesize":782,"source_url":783},"tmf_article_395-768x432.png",61910,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395-768x432.png",{"file":785,"width":72,"height":72,"mime-type":61,"filesize":786,"source_url":787},"tmf_article_395-150x150.png",14114,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395-150x150.png",{"file":781,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":61,"filesize":782,"source_url":783},{"file":790,"width":221,"height":222,"mime-type":61,"filesize":791,"source_url":792},"tmf_article_395-1536x864.png",142203,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395-1536x864.png",{"file":794,"width":795,"height":796,"mime-type":61,"filesize":797,"source_url":798},"tmf_article_395-2048x1152.png",2048,1152,202166,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77,"keywords":800},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395.png",{"cta_type":229,"cta_color":28,"related_books":803,"related_posts_footer":805,"related_posts":21,"subtitle":28,"key_takeaways":809},[804,367,233],52203,[806,807,808],54095,13949,27125,[810,812,814],{"title":811},"\u003Cp>While transhumanism often ventures into the realm of the futuristic, it offers important lessons that can shape our approach to healthcare and human enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":813},"\u003Cp>Transhumanism highlights areas where excessive investment may and may not be worthwhile, guiding us toward more effective and practical health interventions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":815},"\u003Cp>Only through an evidence-based approach can transhumanist innovations be responsibly and effectively integrated into the field of medicine, ensuring patient safety and real-world applicability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":817,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":818,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":745},"3 Things Transhumanism Can Give To Healthcare - The Medical Futurist","Transhumanisms dreams of a future where aging is not a fate but a solvable puzzle. This movement may upgrade disease management, but we need evidence.",{"self":820,"collection":825,"about":827,"author":829,"replies":831,"version-history":834,"predecessor-version":838,"wp:featuredmedia":842,"wp:attachment":845,"wp:term":848,"curies":859},[821],{"href":822,"targetHints":823},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F54271",{"allow":824},[96],[826],{"href":99},[828],{"href":102},[830],{"embeddable":27,"href":105},[832],{"embeddable":27,"href":833},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=54271",[835],{"count":836,"href":837},17,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F54271\u002Frevisions",[839],{"id":840,"href":841},54327,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F54271\u002Frevisions\u002F54327",[843],{"embeddable":27,"href":844},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F54283",[846],{"href":847},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=54271",[849,851,853,855,857],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":850},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=54271",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":852},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=54271",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":854},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=54271",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":856},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=54271",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":858},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=54271",[860],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":862,"date":863,"date_gmt":864,"guid":865,"modified":867,"modified_gmt":868,"slug":869,"status":14,"type":15,"link":870,"title":871,"content":873,"excerpt":875,"author":24,"featured_media":877,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":878,"categories":879,"tags":881,"project_category":884,"contact_email_category":886,"yst_prominent_words":887,"class_list":893,"better_featured_image":899,"acf":929,"yoast_meta":942,"_links":944},54887,"2026-07-14T09:34:40","2026-07-14T07:34:40",{"rendered":866},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=54887&_wpnonce=0ec9f39f0d&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-07-14T09:34:41","2026-07-14T07:34:41","digital-health-menopause-and-the-150-billion-ignorance","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-menopause-and-the-150-billion-ignorance",{"rendered":872},"Digital Health, Menopause, And The $150 Billion Ignorance",{"rendered":874,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>The idea of this story came from personal experience. During the past year, I have spent countless hours and a bucketload of money trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with my health. I was feeling worse and worse, having various symptoms, totally inexplicable with my impeccable test results. During this journey, not a single doctor asked or suggested that my symptoms may come from entering perimenopause – the stage of life of women preceding menopause. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I am 47 years old, and as I have learned since then, extremely average in starting to have perimenopause symptoms at the age of 47. Also very average with the specific symptoms I have. And even more average in entering this phase of my life with zero practical knowledge or info about the possible symptoms, and treatment options. As it turns out, an overwhelming majority, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ucl.ac.uk\u002Fnews\u002F2023\u002Fapr\u002Fnine-ten-women-were-never-educated-about-menopause\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">about 90% of women\u003C\u002Fa> report the same. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A loss of $150 billion every year\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Perimenopause and menopause have lasting health implications that profoundly impact our aging process – how we retain strength, mobility, and cognitive abilities. This isn’t an issue confined to a few years, it impacts all women over 45 – that’s roughly 1.2 billion people worldwide, about 30% of the living female population till the end of their lives. And around 40% in developed nations where lifespans are longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even if we don’t care about the “subjective” factors, like women feeling terrible and getting osteoporosis, hard economic reasoning also dictates that humanity should tackle the issue of (peri)menopause. The annual global economic impact from productivity loss and healthcare costs is estimated at $150 billion, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bloomberg.com\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002F2021-06-18\u002Fwomen-are-leaving-the-workforce-for-a-little-talked-about-reason\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloomberg reported\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Despite menopause’s far-reaching consequences, funding for medical research in this area is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffinance.yahoo.com\u002Fnews\u002Fmenopause-600-billion-opportunity-report-110019808.html\" target=\"_blank\">shockingly scarce\u003C\u002Fa>. Of the $254 million invested in women’s health technology over the past decade, a mere 5% has been allocated to menopause treatments. Most funds were prioritized for reproductive health and fertility. We \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Funderfunding-research-of-female-health-leaves-huge-amounts-of-money-on-the-table\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">have already analysed\u003C\u002Fa> how underfunded female health issues \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-023-01472-5\">are in general\u003C\u002Fa>, menopause is a great example. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dr. Mary Clair Haver, an American OB-GYN specializing in menopause revealed a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=oQqcnYcKx68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disheartening observation\u003C\u002Fa> from her training: many women detailing (what we now recognize as) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mymenopausecentre.com\u002Fsymptom-checker\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">menopausal symptoms\u003C\u002Fa> were handed over to her with the label “WW patient” (as in whiny woman) along with dismissive condolences. Even today, responses such as “It’s all in your head” or “Why the drama, get over it!” remain distressingly typical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The doctor also shared that it’s not uncommon for women to be taking 7-8-10 different medications for various symptoms by the time they reach her. These women recognize that something is wrong, seeking help from one doctor to another. However, healthcare professionals often fail to recognize (peri)menopause as the root cause. Instead, they either dismiss the issue or prescribe separate treatments for individual symptoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is worrisome for two reasons: these women fail to receive crucially important info on how to preserve their physical and mental health, strength, bone density, and muscle mass while taking a handful of unnecessary drugs day after day. And meanwhile, their overall quality of life doesn’t improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>(Peri)menopause symptoms can be confusing: from heart palpitations to anxiety, from sleep troubles to weight gain, from tinnitus to brain fog, from burning mouth to muscle pains, bloating, hair loss and fatigue – seemingly unrelated, very varied. But they are also well documented and should be considered when a woman in the right age cohort (meaning: over 35) starts listing them. Or so you would think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">70% have serious symptoms, 10% receive treatment info\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While 70% of women report that (peri)menopause symptoms negatively affect their quality of life, only 10% get sufficient information about treatment options – these shocking figures come from \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=uEZpg0n7jcY\" target=\"_blank\">this interview\u003C\u002Fa>. Canadian Dr. Peter Attia talks about how misinterpretations of the results of the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWomen%27s_Health_Initiative\" target=\"_blank\">Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)\u003C\u002Fa> resulted in demonizing hormone replacement therapies in the past few decades. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Hormone replacement therapy faced a significant setback when results generated a widespread media hysteria reporting that HRT increased cancer risk by 25%. However, a closer examination reveals that the actual increase was from a very small risk to a slightly larger (but still very small) risk. In fact, HRT’s long-term protective effects against cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, muscle loss, mental health issues, and weight management are well-documented and compelling. Yet, the misinterpretation of the WHI study tarnished HRT’s reputation for decades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For many women, HRT \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mayoclinic.org\u002Fdiseases-conditions\u002Fmenopause\u002Fin-depth\u002Fhormone-therapy\u002Fart-20046372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can be an effective\u003C\u002Fa> way to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.menopause.org\u002Ffor-women\u002Fexpert-answers-to-frequently-asked-questions-about-menopause\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">manage menopausal symptoms\u003C\u002Fa> and improve quality of life. It can help with immediate symptoms, and it can also offer decade-long protection against osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. But we just don’t know about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital health to the rescue?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are signs that the digital health sector is starting to recognize the significant potential for innovation in menopause care. One indication of this is the emergence of calls for research, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.frontiersin.org\u002Fresearch-topics\u002F57739\u002Fusing-digital-health-technologies-to-manage-symptoms-of-menopause\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">such as this one\u003C\u002Fa>:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_article_357-768x432.png\" alt=\"TMF, medical student, AI, doctor, data, computer\" class=\"wp-image-50547\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_article_357-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_article_357-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_article_357-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_article_357-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F04\u002Ftmf_article_357.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“The goal of this Research Topic is to bring together a collection of papers that individually and collectively used digital technologies to shed light on the symptom experience during the menopause transition. In so doing, these insights will identify novel strategies for both clinicians and researchers to use in improving the clinical tools and advancing the science needed for enhancing the management of menopause symptoms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This call for research highlights the growing recognition that digital technologies can be leveraged to:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Improve symptom tracking and monitoring: digital tools can empower women to track their symptoms more accurately and consistently, providing valuable data for clinicians to inform treatment decisions.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Enhance self-care: mobile apps and other digital resources can provide women with personalized guidance and support for managing their symptoms, promoting self-efficacy and reducing the burden on healthcare systems.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Advance clinical research: digital technologies can facilitate the collection of large-scale, real-world data on menopause symptoms, enabling researchers to identify new patterns and trends, and develop more effective treatments.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The global menopause market hit $15.4 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach $24.4 billion by 2030, according to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.grandviewresearch.com\u002Findustry-analysis\u002Fmenopause-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data\u003C\u002Fa> from Grand View Research – \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fiercehealthcare.com\u002Fhealth-tech\u002Fmenopause-care-market-remains-largely-untapped-heres-why-investors-and-startups-should\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fierce Healthcare reported\u003C\u002Fa>. According to findings from a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aarp.org\u002Fhealth\u002Fconditions-treatments\u002Finfo-2018\u002Fmenopause-symptoms-doctors-relief-treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey\u003C\u002Fa>, of women who seek medical attention 75% are left untreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is a vast market potential. Venture capital firm SJF Ventures identified 50 startups working in this area, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsjfventures.com\u002Fsjf-ventures-market-analysis-outlines-startups-disrupting-menopause-care-and-opportunities-for-investors\u002F#_ftn3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivering solutions in five sectors\u003C\u002Fa>, many of which (but not all) list scientific publications and clinical trials on their sites. These categories are\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Biopharma: biopharmaceutical and therapeutic solutions to ovarian health and menopause symptoms.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Consumer Goods: health supplements, personal care, and sexual wellness products.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Digital Technology: platforms for menopause management, including symptom tracking, educational resources, and social networks. \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Medical Devices: devices or wearables that alleviate menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and vulvovaginal atrophy. \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Virtual and Hybrid Care: clinical care, including consultations and medications, for menopause symptoms.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are many apps for that\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If a woman reaches the point where she suspects she might be experiencing menopause symptoms, there are numerous apps to aid her journey. I’ve downloaded and tested several myself in recent weeks – including \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.balance-menopause.com\u002Fbalance-app\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Balance\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fheyperry.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perry\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhellocaria.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caria\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hopkinsmedicine.org\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002F2020\u002F06\u002Fgynecologist-develops-menopause-guide-for-physicians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Menopause\u003C\u002Fa>. Here’s what I’ve learned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>You can save considerable time by getting detailed info from the app compared to starting research from scratch.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Most apps I tested did an excellent job collecting menopause symptoms.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Most go beyond basic symptom recording. They promote a holistic approach, offering advice, programs, and information about how to adjust lifestyle, sleep, nutrition, and exercise to offset symptoms and the long-term negative effects of hormonal changes.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Several apps feature reviews where users evaluate the effectiveness of various treatment options (HRT, herbal therapies, lifestyle changes) determining whether they helped significantly, slightly, or not at all. This is immensely helpful for learning about various treatment options and making informed decisions.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>I tried free apps, and all of these come with in-app purchases. Understandable, they need to make money somehow. But they are also quite annoying with their aggressive pushiness, and tons of locked premium features. On the other hand, they are typically not expensive, and if you haven’t learned a Ph.D. worth of info by the time you get them and live in their service area – US mostly – using the full-access versions must be much better. \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The Menopause app from Johns Hopkins is an outlier, which was specifically developed for healthcare providers. Although I am not the target audience, I found its matter-of-fact tone, lack of sales push, and depth of information comforting.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Overall, these apps are great resources for women at this particular stage of life. It’s crucial, however, to raise awareness that they exist, so others find them before they have to spend months researching the topic and visiting dozens of doctors looking for the non-existent illness making them feel off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":876,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>While 70% of women in (peri)menopause have symptoms, only 10% get sufficient info about treatments – this is a potential goldmine for digital health\u003C\u002Fp>\n",54889,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[32,880],4879,[882,883],7565,7907,[885,175,758],949,[],[888,889,890,891,179,608,892,457],1737,1871,2079,2199,1579,[894,15,41,42,43,44,45,46,895,896,897,898,196,770],"post-54887","category-lifestyle-medicine","tag-female-health","tag-menopause-tech","project_category-educators",{"id":877,"alt_text":900,"caption":28,"description":28,"media_type":50,"media_details":901,"post":862,"source_url":928},"menopause, female health, women, app",{"width":200,"height":201,"file":902,"filesize":903,"sizes":904,"image_meta":926},"2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_402.png",1206102,{"medium":905,"large":909,"thumbnail":913,"medium_large":917,"1536x1536":918,"2048x2048":922},{"file":906,"width":59,"height":60,"mime-type":61,"filesize":907,"source_url":908},"tmf_article_402-370x208.png",31474,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_402-370x208.png",{"file":910,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":61,"filesize":911,"source_url":912},"tmf_article_402-768x432.png",85077,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_402-768x432.png",{"file":914,"width":72,"height":72,"mime-type":61,"filesize":915,"source_url":916},"tmf_article_402-150x150.png",14845,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_402-150x150.png",{"file":910,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":61,"filesize":911,"source_url":912},{"file":919,"width":221,"height":222,"mime-type":61,"filesize":920,"source_url":921},"tmf_article_402-1536x864.png",224658,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_402-1536x864.png",{"file":923,"width":795,"height":796,"mime-type":61,"filesize":924,"source_url":925},"tmf_article_402-2048x1152.png",346448,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_402-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77,"keywords":927},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_402.png",{"cta_type":229,"cta_color":28,"related_books":930,"related_posts_footer":931,"related_posts":21,"subtitle":28,"key_takeaways":935},[233,804,367],[932,933,934],54593,54743,54485,[936,938,940],{"title":937},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An overwhelming majority of women enter perimenopause with little to no knowledge about symptoms or treatment options, underscoring a critical gap in women’s healthcare education and support\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":939},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the profound impact of menopause on health and the economy, with an estimated annual global cost of $150 billion, menopause research and solutions are dramatically underfunded and overlooked\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":941},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital health innovations offer promising new avenues for managing menopause symptoms, providing personalized care and filling the void left by traditional healthcare through symptom tracking, telemedicine, and educational resources\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":872,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":943,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":870},"While 70% of women in (peri)menopause have symptoms, only 10% get sufficient info about treatments - this is a potential goldmine for digital health",{"self":945,"collection":950,"about":952,"author":954,"replies":956,"version-history":959,"predecessor-version":962,"wp:featuredmedia":966,"wp:attachment":969,"wp:term":972,"curies":983},[946],{"href":947,"targetHints":948},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F54887",{"allow":949},[96],[951],{"href":99},[953],{"href":102},[955],{"embeddable":27,"href":105},[957],{"embeddable":27,"href":958},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=54887",[960],{"count":836,"href":961},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F54887\u002Frevisions",[963],{"id":964,"href":965},54943,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F54887\u002Frevisions\u002F54943",[967],{"embeddable":27,"href":968},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F54889",[970],{"href":971},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=54887",[973,975,977,979,981],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":974},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=54887",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":976},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=54887",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":978},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=54887",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":980},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=54887",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":982},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=54887",[984],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":986,"date":987,"date_gmt":988,"guid":989,"modified":991,"modified_gmt":992,"slug":993,"status":14,"type":15,"link":994,"title":995,"content":997,"excerpt":999,"author":159,"featured_media":1001,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":1002,"categories":1003,"tags":1004,"project_category":1005,"contact_email_category":1006,"yst_prominent_words":1007,"class_list":1010,"better_featured_image":1012,"acf":1029,"yoast_meta":1037,"_links":1039},57841,"2026-07-02T06:55:25","2026-07-02T04:55:25",{"rendered":990},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=57841&_wpnonce=2169b48eca&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-07-02T06:55:26","2026-07-02T04:55:26","drug-discovery-in-the-age-of-ai","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdrug-discovery-in-the-age-of-ai",{"rendered":996},"Drug Discovery In The Age of AI",{"rendered":998,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>Previously, we contemplated the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fai-assistance-in-clinical-trials-the-practical-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\">practical opportunities\u003C\u002Fa> of the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in clinical trials for drug development. Such assistance extends before and after trials commence, and in this article, we will focus on the pre-clinical trial aspect. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In particular, we will focus on the drug discovery stage which involves the identification and creation of new medications. This process has, traditionally, been a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tandfonline.com\u002Fdoi\u002Ffull\u002F10.1080\u002F23808993.2024.2393089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">time-consuming and labour-intensive\u003C\u002Fa> one. In the age of AI, drug discovery can be made more efficient and precise. We will take a look at how this can be the case in this article.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The drug discovery process\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The drug discovery process can be considered as the first stage in drug development. This \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmatchtrial.health\u002Fen\u002Fhow-long-does-it-take-to-develop-a-new-drug\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">usually starts with\u003C\u002Fa> the identification of a target protein that is associated with a disease. Once identified, “high-performance selection” is performed to find molecules that can bind to and influence the target. These molecules become the initial drug candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002Ftmf_article_291_A-02-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36305\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002Ftmf_article_291_A-02-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002Ftmf_article_291_A-02-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002Ftmf_article_291_A-02-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002Ftmf_article_291_A-02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>These candidates then need to be optimised to enhance their binding to the target. Afterwards, they are characterised to understand their actions in the human body. Following these steps, a successful molecule can proceed to further drug development stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Traditionally, the drug discovery process has involved \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tandfonline.com\u002Fdoi\u002Ffull\u002F10.1080\u002F23808993.2024.2393089\" target=\"_blank\">considerable trial-and-error research\u003C\u002Fa> before a drug can proceed to further developmental stages. Now, AI technology can enhance the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>AI’s role in drug discovery\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The assistance of computers and mathematical models in designing new drugs stretches\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ft.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fb279d3d4-f1b5-4733-8e64-fcbf90d12219\" target=\"_blank\"> as far back as the 1970s\u003C\u002Fa>. However, in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcategory\u002Fartificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\">the current age of AI\u003C\u002Fa> that we live in, such assistance has taken a new dimension. Such smart algorithms can aid \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tandfonline.com\u002Fdoi\u002Ffull\u002F10.1080\u002F23808993.2024.2393089\" target=\"_blank\">virtually every step\u003C\u002Fa> in drug discovery and beyond. In the past decade alone, the amount of AI-discovered drugs has significantly increased. In 2023, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpharmaceutical-journal.com\u002Farticle\u002Ffeature\u002Fhow-ai-is-transforming-drug-discovery\" target=\"_blank\">46 reached\u003C\u002Fa> phase II and III clinical trials. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We dedicated an article to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fai-assistance-in-clinical-trials-the-practical-opportunities\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assistance of AI in clinical trials\u003C\u002Fa>. But before reaching these stages, AI can also provide assistance. Here, we will consider the practical side of the drug discovery stage with some concrete examples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_382-2-s-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52039\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_382-2-s-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_382-2-s-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_382-2-s.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Identifying targets\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The analytic prowess of AI models enables them to scan \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fcouncils\u002Fforbesbusinesscouncil\u002F2024\u002F02\u002F29\u002Fai-is-rapidly-transforming-drug-discovery\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">considerable amounts of datasets\u003C\u002Fa>, from genomic to clinical data. This, in turn, allows them to precisely identify targets and how potential drugs will interact with them, in a time-efficient manner. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>London-based \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.benevolent.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benevolent AI\u003C\u002Fa> leverages this ability to analyse data from the scientific literature, as well as clinical and chemical databases. Through such an approach, they could develop \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpharmaceutical-journal.com\u002Farticle\u002Ffeature\u002Fhow-ai-is-transforming-drug-discovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a drug to treat ulcerative colitis\u003C\u002Fa> that is undergoing clinical trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Based on the information that’s provided, [the AI model] is able to almost think and propose something that was previously unknown,” Anne Phelan, chief scientific officer at London-based Benevolent AI, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpharmaceutical-journal.com\u002Farticle\u002Ffeature\u002Fhow-ai-is-transforming-drug-discovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained to The Pharmaceutical Journal\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Drug formulation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A drug’s formulation, or its chemical structure and composition, determines its effectiveness in practice. Algorithms can be used to predict these characteristics of a candidate and whether it will be effective and safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Drug discovery software developer \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.schrodinger.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schrödinger\u003C\u002Fa> employs AI models to predict how molecules will behave and the possible outcomes, based on their respective parameters. The company’s tools \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nasdaq.com\u002Farticles\u002Fschrodinger-is-an-ai-powered-drug-discovery-developer-to-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have been adopted\u003C\u002Fa> by pharma companies such as Pfizer and  AstraZeneca.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another promising AI tool for drug formulation is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.google\u002Ftechnology\u002Fai\u002Fgoogle-deepmind-isomorphic-alphafold-3-ai-model\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Google’s AlphaFold\u003C\u002Fa>. The model can accurately predict how potential candidates bind to proteins and influence human disease. Isomorphic Labs \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.isomorphiclabs.com\u002Farticles\u002Frational-drug-design-with-alphafold-3\" target=\"_blank\">utilises AlphaFold\u003C\u002Fa> and its own AI models to improve drug design for projects with its pharmaceutical partners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Fai-protein-folding-768x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57843\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Fai-protein-folding-768x768.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Fai-protein-folding-150x150.png 150w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Fai-protein-folding.png 1214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.isomorphiclabs.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Drug repurposing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the term suggests, drug repurposing involves employing existing drugs, initially developed for other uses, in new medical applications. This approach can \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tandfonline.com\u002Fdoi\u002Ffull\u002F10.1080\u002F23808993.2024.2393089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fast-track drug discovery\u003C\u002Fa> cost-effectively. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some companies are using AI for such purposes. For example, US-based Recursion has \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpharmaceutical-journal.com\u002Farticle\u002Ffeature\u002Fhow-ai-is-transforming-drug-discovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three repurposed drugs\u003C\u002Fa> undergoing clinical trials and has partnered with Genentech and Bayer for drug discovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Technological limitations and ethical challenges to be acknowledged\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Despite the undeniable advantages of AI in aiding drug discovery, there are some limitations to the technology that need to be acknowledged. In particular, the value and reliability of the insights from such models rely on the data used to train them. Some conditions or medical fields such as oncology have more research input and available data; while others, such as tropical diseases, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ft.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fb279d3d4-f1b5-4733-8e64-fcbf90d12219\" target=\"_blank\">might not share\u003C\u002Fa> similar levels of available information. Such gaps in data can be filled over time, but this will require patience and adequate resources. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the ethical considerations in using such tools must not be overlooked. Companies developing AI for drug discovery must ensure the ethical use of training data and that the outputs are not biased in order to have reliable real-world use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1000,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>Previously, we contemplated the practical opportunities of the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in clinical trials for drug development. Such assistance extends before and […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",40965,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[32,441,580],[],[],[],[609,1008,1009],1833,1607,[1011,15,41,42,43,44,45,46,463,619],"post-57841",{"id":1001,"alt_text":1013,"caption":28,"description":1014,"media_type":50,"media_details":1015,"post":1027,"source_url":1028},"fake drugs counterfeit medicine","Counterfeit medicine, fake drugs, substandard or falsified medication, pills, TMF",{"width":1016,"height":1017,"file":1018,"sizes":1019,"image_meta":1026},720,405,"2022\u002F03\u002Ffake-drugs2.png",{"medium":1020,"thumbnail":1023},{"file":1021,"width":339,"height":340,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1022},"fake-drugs2-370x208.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Ffake-drugs2-370x208.png",{"file":1024,"width":352,"height":352,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1025},"fake-drugs2-150x150.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Ffake-drugs2-150x150.png",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77},40903,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Ffake-drugs2.png",{"cta_type":28,"cta_color":28,"subtitle":28,"key_takeaways":1030,"related_books":21,"related_posts_footer":21,"related_posts":21},[1031,1033,1035],{"title":1032},"\u003Cp>Drug discovery is the crucial initial stage of drug development but it is typically resource intensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1034},"\u003Cp>Artificial intelligence technologies can aid drug discovery in multiple ways in order to make the process more efficient and precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1036},"\u003Cp>Despite the potentials of the technology, there are still pertinent challenges and the need for ample data to train algorithms for efficient results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1038,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":28,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":994},"Drug Discovery In The Age of AI - The Medical Futurist",{"self":1040,"collection":1045,"about":1047,"author":1049,"replies":1051,"version-history":1054,"predecessor-version":1057,"wp:featuredmedia":1061,"wp:attachment":1064,"wp:term":1067,"curies":1078},[1041],{"href":1042,"targetHints":1043},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F57841",{"allow":1044},[96],[1046],{"href":99},[1048],{"href":102},[1050],{"embeddable":27,"href":257},[1052],{"embeddable":27,"href":1053},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=57841",[1055],{"count":24,"href":1056},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F57841\u002Frevisions",[1058],{"id":1059,"href":1060},60953,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F57841\u002Frevisions\u002F60953",[1062],{"embeddable":27,"href":1063},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F40965",[1065],{"href":1066},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=57841",[1068,1070,1072,1074,1076],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":1069},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=57841",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":1071},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=57841",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":1073},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=57841",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":1075},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=57841",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":1077},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=57841",[1079],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":1081,"date":1082,"date_gmt":1083,"guid":1084,"modified":1086,"modified_gmt":1087,"slug":1088,"status":14,"type":15,"link":1089,"title":1090,"content":1092,"excerpt":1094,"author":24,"featured_media":1096,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":1097,"categories":1098,"tags":1101,"project_category":1114,"contact_email_category":1117,"yst_prominent_words":1118,"class_list":1126,"better_featured_image":1144,"acf":1174,"yoast_meta":1186,"_links":1189},24423,"2026-07-02T06:55:12","2026-07-02T04:55:12",{"rendered":1085},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=24423&_wpnonce=e91e46a1c5&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-07-02T06:55:13","2026-07-02T04:55:13","what-happens-to-your-medical-data-after-you-die","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-happens-to-your-medical-data-after-you-die",{"rendered":1091},"What Happens To Your Medical Data After You Die?",{"rendered":1093,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>“Almost no one has thought about what is going to happen to all of the medical records that sit around after people die,” \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said Jon Cornwall\u003C\u002Fa>, senior lecturer in the Centre for Early Learning in Medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Indeed, even if death is one of the most certain things in life, we have little control or knowledge about what happens to our collected health data after that point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To see for yourself, you could try answering those following questions. How familiar are you with your digital health data footprint? Do you even know about the kind of health data generated about you and where it ends up? And what happens with this ever-growing pile of information after you die? Who owns this data and who can get access to it? Why could this even be interesting and for whom? \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the advent of digital health technologies such as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-big-symptom-checker-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">chatbots\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-health-wearables\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">fitness trackers\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmydna-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">direct-to-consumer genetic tests\u003C\u002Fa>, that amount of health data soars to new heights with more individual and precise data piling up day by day. It would thus make sense to be able to donate such data; in similar ways we can donate our bodies for science. But it’s not as straightforward as it sounds, and such valuable individualised data are preyed upon by companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We dived into the mainly overlooked area of posthumous medical data and almost got lost. Here are our findings; but just a heads up: it’s messy and complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Little digital breadcrumbs everywhere\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Just as Hansel and Gretel dropped little breadcrumbs along the path in the forest to find their way back home, we leave tons of tiny digital breadcrumbs about ourselves in the digital universe. Facebook posts, e-mails, signing up to newsletters, cookies following our search history, interests, and preferences. The data piles up to form a unique digital identity. In a few decades, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reuters.com\u002Farticle\u002Fus-global-tech-privacy-trfn\u002Fdata-of-the-dead-virtual-immortality-exposes-holes-in-privacy-laws-idUSKBN21Z0NF?edition-redirect=in\" target=\"_blank\">it is even expected\u003C\u002Fa> that the number of Facebook profiles belonging to dead people will outnumber those of living users. The online space stores everything and never forgets.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And what happens with the digital identity after someone’s death? As it certainly creates awkward moments when Facebook signals the birthday of a deceased friend, for example, more and more people realise that the digital era has reached a point where we also have to deal with the digital afterlife. However, so far, it has only created weirdness and confusion. You have online memorial services; \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.thedigitalbeyond.com\u002Fonline-services-list\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">companies who help you plan your digital death\u003C\u002Fa> and afterlife; or even \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lifenaut.com\u002Flearn-more\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">re-create algorithms\u003C\u002Fa> to make a “digital back-up of their mind”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Such endeavours bring us closer to a reality akin to the “Be Right Back” \u003Cem>Black Mirror \u003C\u002Fem>episode where the protagonist “resurrects” her deceased lover in virtual form based on his online communications and profile. Already, social network \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eter9.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">ETER9\u003C\u002Fa> promises to give users “cyber eternity” by pairing them with their A. I. counterparts, which learn their online behaviours and interact on their behalf, even after their demise. It’s still in Beta mode with over 100 000 registered users. The \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Feternime_?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Eternime project\u003C\u002Fa> also offers something similar with nearly 47,000 subscribers, but \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reuters.com\u002Farticle\u002Fus-global-tech-privacy-trfn\u002Fdata-of-the-dead-virtual-immortality-exposes-holes-in-privacy-laws-idUSKBN21Z0NF?edition-redirect=in\" target=\"_blank\">a lack of funding\u003C\u002Fa> put it on hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Who might not be short on funds is a Big Tech company like Microsoft. The latter was \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.popularmechanics.com\u002Ftechnology\u002Frobots\u002Fa35165370\u002Fmicrosoft-resurrects-the-dead-chatbots\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently granted a patent\u003C\u002Fa> to develop a chat bot that converses “in the personality of a specific person” based on social data. The company \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpdfpiw.uspto.gov\u002F.piw?PageNum=0&docid=10853717&IDKey=6E72242A6301&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D31%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPTXT%2526s1%3Dmicrosoft.ASNM.%2526OS%3DAN%2Fmicrosoft%2526RS%3DAN%2Fmicrosoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">further contemplates\u003C\u002Fa> pairing the technology with a 2D or 3D model of that person. But it’s still “only” a patent, with practical applications, if ever, remaining to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-our-brains-health-in-black-mirror\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>Black Mirror \u003C\u002Fem>vibe\u003C\u002Fa> is here and gives us much to contemplate about. Think about it: your grandchildren could converse with the online version of you 40 years from now. And it also raises a host of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fyour-privacy-in-the-digital-health-era-the-medical-futurists-guide\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">privacy concerns\u003C\u002Fa>, now that data is the new oil. Moreover, the digital breadcrumb trail further extends beyond the social media space and into the healthcare space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cstrong>Dr. Frankenstein stitching your medical data\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Similarly to the digital identity feeding off the breadcrumbs you drop off every time you use the Internet, an ever-growing Frankenstein’s monster evolves out of your medical data. Such data are collected from your birth; but in most cases – and surprisingly enough – this pile of information doesn’t belong to you. Moreover, you don’t have the chance to control it. If you look at the amount of data in question, you will realise the vanity of such an enterprise; and that this is not a far-fetched claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1630\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-Archive.jpg\" alt=\"medical data\" class=\"wp-image-24425\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-Archive.jpg 1630w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-Archive-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-Archive-1536x749.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-Archive-512x250.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1630px) 100vw, 1630px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.gsb.stanford.edu\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You get into the universe of medical administration the moment you are born. When you end up in a hospital, medical professionals use charts containing notes and information for diagnosis and treatment. These get into \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rasmussen.edu\u002Fdegrees\u002Fhealth-sciences\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-long-are-medical-records-kept\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">your (electronic) medical records\u003C\u002Fa>; and every private or public hospital or medical facility where you receive treatment will preserve some medical records of you. These generate \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rasmussen.edu\u002Fdegrees\u002Fhealth-sciences\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-long-are-medical-records-kept\u002F\">general hea\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rasmussen.edu\u002Fdegrees\u002Fhealth-sciences\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-long-are-medical-records-kept\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">lth records\u003C\u002Fa> accessible by healthcare professionals; as well as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rasmussen.edu\u002Fdegrees\u002Fhealth-sciences\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-long-are-medical-records-kept\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">personal health records\u003C\u002Fa> with details like immunisation history, family medical history and past diagnoses meant for access by patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now add to that the daily data gathered from digital health technologies from your phone to your smartwatch and the amount gets staggeringly huge. For example, the Marshfield Clinic health system in Wisconsin is on track to store more medical records from deceased patients in its data repository than of living patients \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.researchgate.net\u002Fprofile\u002FVojtech_Huser\u002Fpublication\u002F268431422_Evaluating_the_size_of_deceased_patient_EHR_research_data_sets_A_multi-year_trend_analysis\u002Flinks\u002F546b0da00cf20dedafd3ab7c\u002FEvaluating-the-size-of-deceased-patient-EHR-research-data-sets-A-multi-year-trend-analysis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">by 2056\u003C\u002Fa>.  As a result of this, millions of posthumous medical records are and will keep sitting around in digital and analogue systems; and that already massive volume is only going to grow. So how do countries deal with those data?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cstrong>The lifetime of health records\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Looking at this Mount Everest of data and the divergent spaces where it can end up, it seems to be very difficult to take ownership of it – even if you’re alive. The specifics vary from country to country. Moreover, there is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\">no proper framework\u003C\u002Fa> in place for one to pass their health data the way that they wish it to be. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Currently, record-holders (whether an heir or legal representative) can easily sell such health information to companies interested in mining medical records for their own business interests; they \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.scientificamerican.com\u002Farticle\u002Fhow-data-brokers-make-money-off-your-medical-records\u002F\">only need to remove certai\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.scientificamerican.com\u002Farticle\u002Fhow-data-brokers-make-money-off-your-medical-records\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">n\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.scientificamerican.com\u002Farticle\u002Fhow-data-brokers-make-money-off-your-medical-records\u002F\"> details\u003C\u002Fa> from the records: such as Social Security numbers, names and detailed addresses to protect people’s privacy. Thus, your anonymized medical records can easily end up in a major pharma company’s hands that aims to profit off of real-world evidence for the efficiency of the drugs you happen to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1340\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records.jpg\" alt=\"medical data\" class=\"wp-image-24426\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records.jpg 1340w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-512x334.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.thejournal.ie\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So what could happen when you are already dead? That’s even more complicated and messy – no matter whether you live in Europe, in the U.S. or in India. Let’s see some examples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1. The U.S.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The situation is the most complicated in the U. S. as there’s no federal law settling even that seemingly simple question: “who owns the patient’s medical records?”. In the States, HIPAA \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hhs.gov\u002Fhipaa\u002Ffor-professionals\u002Fprivacy\u002Fguidance\u002Fhealth-information-of-deceased-individuals\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">ensures accessibility of health records\u003C\u002Fa> for 50 years after a patient’s death. However, the usual time frame that record-holders keep them for is much shorter and range around \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rasmussen.edu\u002Fdegrees\u002Fhealth-sciences\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-long-are-medical-records-kept\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">5-10 years after death\u003C\u002Fa>. The law further enables the use of that data, with the access granted by the representatives of the deceased. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2. The U.K.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the U.K., after someone dies, their health records \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fcommon-health-questions\u002Fnhs-services-and-treatments\u002Fcan-i-access-the-medical-records-health-records-of-someone-who-has-died\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">go to the Primary Care Support England\u003C\u002Fa> for storage; generally for 10 years. Up until that point, personal representatives or someone who has a claim resulting from the death can apply to see the medical records of a deceased person. The NHS can further grant researchers access and use of anonymized health records upon request, while also giving patients the option to opt-out. However, it’s not a law but rather an institutional policy, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\">notes Edina Harbinja\u003C\u002Fa>, a senior lecturer in media and privacy law at Aston University in Birmingham, England.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FElectronic-health-records.jpg\" alt=\"medical data\" class=\"wp-image-24427\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FElectronic-health-records.jpg 1200w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FElectronic-health-records-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FElectronic-health-records-512x299.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.techengage.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3. Hungary\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftasz.hu\u002Fegeszsegugyi-adatok-gyik\" target=\"_blank\">In Hungary\u003C\u002Fa>, medical records have a relatively long lifespan; as long as 30 years. Discharge summaries’ storage goes for even longer, at least for 50 years. Furthermore, their preservation can extend for even longer if it’s justified by scientific research. When a patient dies, their legal representatives, legal heirs, or close relatives have the right to access their medical records – upon written request. This allows them to know the cause of death or the specificities of their treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4. India\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhp.gov.in\u002Fdata-ownership-of-ehr_mtl\" target=\"_blank\">if you look at India\u003C\u002Fa>, upon the demise of the patient, inactivation of records usually happens after three years and archived permanently. They also note that with the rapid decline in costs of data archiving coupled with the ability to store increasing amounts of data that may be readily accessible, continued maintenance of such data in archives does not lead to any difficulties or disturbances – thus records may be kept indefinitely. That might be a direction that other countries and electronic health records storing systems also take up in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What\nabout tracker data or information from genetic tests?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While now you can \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftime.com\u002F3706807\u002Ffacebook-death-legacy\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">designate a legacy contact on Facebook\u003C\u002Fa>, you don’t necessarily have that option when it comes to your genetic data. One of the most direct-to-consumer services, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.23andme.com\u002F?myg01=true\" target=\"_blank\">23andMe\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsplinternews.com\u002Fwhat-happens-to-your-genetic-data-when-you-die-1793845957\" target=\"_blank\">previously said that\u003C\u002Fa> they can provide genetic data about a deceased person only to an Executor, Personal Representative or Beneficiary of the deceased’s estate. They also highlighted that those requesting such information must\u003Cem> \u003C\u002Fem>provide evidence and legal documentation indicating they are authorised to act on behalf of the deceased individual. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But 23andMe also \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gsk.com\u002Fen-gb\u002Fmedia\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fgsk-and-23andme-sign-agreement-to-leverage-genetic-insights-for-the-development-of-novel-medicines\u002F\">signed a\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gsk.com\u002Fen-gb\u002Fmedia\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fgsk-and-23andme-sign-agreement-to-leverage-genetic-insights-for-the-development-of-novel-medicines\u002F\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gsk.com\u002Fen-gb\u002Fmedia\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fgsk-and-23andme-sign-agreement-to-leverage-genetic-insights-for-the-development-of-novel-medicines\u002F\">$300 million deal\u003C\u002Fa> with pharma giant GSK for drug development. This deal leverages 23andMe’s substantial genetic resources made possible through its customers, who were oblivious that such a deal was in the pipeline. Whether or not such partnerships use the data of deceased customers is unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FGenetic-Data-512x341.jpg\" alt=\"medical data\" class=\"wp-image-24428\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.livingdna.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond the difficulties of obtaining a deceased person’s genetic data, there are also still many questions about its ownership. Is it shared property as we have a lot in common with our parents or grandparents? Is it legal to take genetic information to the grave if we consider the impact it might have on the life of our descendants? Lawyers and researchers have to figure out many issues around genetic data as it becomes more and more widespread to have a genetic test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Regarding fitness trackers, health sensors, or wearables, the issues are very similar. Usually, the user has the option to share their data with one or more persons whom they designate while alive. But usually, they don’t have an option to name a legacy contact. Fitbit’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fitbit.com\u002Fglobal\u002Fus\u002Flegal\u002Fprivacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\">privacy policy says nothing\u003C\u002Fa> about what happens upon death; only that you can delete your data. However, it may take up to 90 days to remove all your information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Can\nyou donate your health data?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Unlike organ donation, ownership of medical data rests in the hands of healthcare providers; without any way of knowing where that ends up. With the detailed, individualised data made available through digital health technologies, there’s scientific value to be had in it. It could help better assess public health issues that require health data over a long timescale. For example, the effect of certain working conditions on the ageing process; or the effects of long term exposure to pollutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“We didn’t find any systems where you could actively give your data,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\">said Jen Krutzinna\u003C\u002Fa>, a bioethicist and a member of the Digital Ethics Lab at the Oxford Internet Institute. “There’s no way to pass it on in a proper way.” Krutzinna is part of a team at the Oxford Internet Institute working on a proposed “\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flink.springer.com\u002Fchapter\u002F10.1007\u002F978-3-030-04363-6_12\" target=\"_blank\">Ethical Code for Posthumous Medical Data Donation\u003C\u002Fa>”. The framework emphasises that, similar to organ donation, posthumous health data should not be commercially exploited; but rather employed for the common good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FDonate-Health-Data.gif\" alt=\"medical data\" class=\"wp-image-24429\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.quartz.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Oxford team’s proposed ethical code aims at setting the pace for a process that has yet to materialise. However, it is one that would allow researchers to take advantage of the health data that people leave behind, says Krutzinna. In fact, in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.slideshare.net\u002Fpetrieflom\u002Fjon-cornwall-what-should-happen-to-our-medical-records-when-we-die-140061837\" target=\"_blank\">focus groups conducted by Jon Cornwall\u003C\u002Fa>, participants would agree to have their posthumous medical records handled by the government (rather than private companies); didn’t want the data to be sold; and were also concerned about hacking. “They want anonymity and privacy but want their descendants to have benefits as well,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\">Cornwall said\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In a similar way, as it gets hard to track where our health information ends up during our lifetime, the issue persists even after our demise. With our increasing digital health data footprint, clear regulations must be set up so that individuals are aware of the options. This also enables them to make informed decisions regarding their medical data after their death. As \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\">Edina Harbinja puts it\u003C\u002Fa>: “We should be able to choose how we dispose of our digital self.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1095,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>How familiar are you with your digital health data footprint? Do you even know what kind of health data is generated about you and where it is stored? And what happens with this ever-growing pile of information after you die? Who owns this data and who can get access to it? Why could this even be interesting and for whom? We have dived into the mainly overlooked area of posthumous medical data and almost got lost. Here are our findings but just a heads up: it’s messy and complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",24430,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[441,1099,579,1100],511,799,[588,1102,1103,1104,1105,1106,1107,1108,1109,1110,603,591,597,1111,1112,1113],1286,687,1433,688,1434,196,1435,227,1436,1153,1221,1222,[1115,758,314,1116],947,953,[],[1119,1120,1121,1122,1123,1124,608,1125,457,318,611,765],1795,1975,2919,2923,2933,3825,3829,[1127,15,41,42,43,44,45,463,1128,618,1129,626,1130,1131,1132,1133,1134,1135,1136,1137,1138,641,629,635,1139,1140,1141,1142,770,328,1143],"post-24423","category-bioethics","category-security-privacy","tag-medical-data","tag-data-privacy","tag-privacy","tag-data-security","tag-health-records","tag-data-2","tag-electronic-medical-records","tag-emr","tag-electronic-health-records","tag-electronic","tag-ehr","tag-medical-records","project_category-company","project_category-researchers",{"id":1096,"alt_text":1145,"caption":1146,"description":1147,"media_type":50,"media_details":1148,"post":1081,"source_url":1173},"medical data after death","What happens to your medical data after you die?","Do you know what kind of health data is generated about you and where it is stored? And what happens with this of information after you die?",{"width":332,"height":333,"file":1149,"sizes":1150,"image_meta":1171},"2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data.png",{"medium":1151,"large":1154,"thumbnail":1157,"medium_large":1160,"1536x1536":1161,"large_old_512x288":1164,"thumbnail_old_150x150":1167,"medium_old_370x208":1168,"medium_large_old_768x432":1169,"large_old_512x288_old_512x288":1170},{"file":1152,"width":59,"height":60,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1153},"health_data-370x208.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-370x208.png",{"file":1155,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1156},"health_data-768x432.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-768x432.png",{"file":1158,"width":72,"height":72,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1159},"health_data-150x150.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-150x150.png",{"file":1155,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1156},{"file":1162,"width":221,"height":222,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1163},"health_data-1536x864.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-1536x864.png",{"file":1165,"width":664,"height":665,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1166},"health_data-512x288.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-512x288.png",{"file":1158,"width":352,"height":352,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1159},{"file":1152,"width":339,"height":340,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1153},{"file":1155,"width":346,"height":347,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1156},{"file":1165,"width":671,"height":672,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1166},{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77,"keywords":1172},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data.png",{"related_posts":21,"related_posts_footer":1175,"cta_type":229,"cta_color":28,"subtitle":28,"related_books":1179,"key_takeaways":1181},[1176,1177,1178],23938,13003,13229,[233,1180],31417,[1182,1184],{"title":1183},"\u003Cp>What happens to our social media channels and data online when we die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1185},"\u003Cp>This article analyzes the special case of our health and medical data being stored in hospitals, at home and at the companies we have purchased technologies and services from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1187,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":1188,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1089},"What Happens To Your Medical Data After You Die? - The Medical Futurist","The Medical Futurist dived into the area of posthumous medical data. Here are our findings but just a heads up: it’s messy and complicated.",{"self":1190,"collection":1195,"about":1197,"author":1199,"replies":1201,"version-history":1204,"predecessor-version":1208,"wp:featuredmedia":1212,"wp:attachment":1215,"wp:term":1218,"curies":1229},[1191],{"href":1192,"targetHints":1193},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F24423",{"allow":1194},[96],[1196],{"href":99},[1198],{"href":102},[1200],{"embeddable":27,"href":105},[1202],{"embeddable":27,"href":1203},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=24423",[1205],{"count":1206,"href":1207},26,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F24423\u002Frevisions",[1209],{"id":1210,"href":1211},60949,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F24423\u002Frevisions\u002F60949",[1213],{"embeddable":27,"href":1214},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F24430",[1216],{"href":1217},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=24423",[1219,1221,1223,1225,1227],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":1220},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=24423",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":1222},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=24423",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":1224},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=24423",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":1226},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=24423",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":1228},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=24423",[1230],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":1232,"date":1233,"date_gmt":1234,"guid":1235,"modified":1237,"modified_gmt":1238,"slug":1239,"status":14,"type":15,"link":1240,"title":1241,"content":1243,"excerpt":1245,"author":24,"featured_media":1247,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":1248,"categories":1249,"tags":1250,"project_category":1259,"contact_email_category":1260,"yst_prominent_words":1261,"class_list":1282,"better_featured_image":1293,"acf":1323,"yoast_meta":1337,"_links":1340},17068,"2026-07-02T06:54:52","2026-07-02T04:54:52",{"rendered":1236},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=17068","2026-07-02T06:54:53","2026-07-02T04:54:53","analyze-sleep-quality","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fanalyze-sleep-quality",{"rendered":1242},"How To Analyse Your Sleep Quality?",{"rendered":1244,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>Fitbit, Misfit, Live by Earlysense, Jawbone. The market for sleep trackers is skyrocketing and finally, more and more people track the quality of their bedtime. However, getting conclusions from sleep measurements is tricky. Let me help you by sharing my experience!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>I experimented with my sleep for years\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The wind lashed the shutters so you thought you didn’t sleep well, but you still felt fresher than after 9 hours of continuous sleep? Whenever you wake up after 8 am your head hurts? If you go to bed before 12 pm you cannot get any sleep?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Sleeping is a mysterious and tricky business. Given how important proper sleep is to brainpower, health, and overall well-being, I wanted to optimize how I slept through the nights. But it turned out that sleep tracking is just as problematic. Even for me, although I have been tracking my sleep pattern, stress level and other health parameters for more than two decades through various methods, even \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-one-year-excel-spreadsheet-experiment-that-changed-my-life\u002F\">in a thorough excel spreadsheet\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Analyze Your Sleep Quality? - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FgMyJpySykEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The boom on the market of sleep trackers and sensors resulted in too many choices. Don’t get me wrong, it is wonderful to see so many innovations for optimizing sleep. But plenty of people are puzzled what to choose for their needs. Some ask me about using simple apps for tracking sleep while their phone is next to them. Others want to know which sensor to use for detailed tracking. I was puzzled myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>When should I go to sleep? How much deep sleep is enough? What is the REM phase?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-i-optimized-my-sleep-with-technology\u002F\">took me years to find my jackpot solution\u003C\u002Fa>. I tried \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-ways-for-sleep-tracking-a-week-long-experiment-with-apps-and-sensors\u002F\">many sensors and apps\u003C\u002Fa>, and even did a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F6-months-sleep-tracking-experiment-learnt\u002F\">6-months-long sleep experiment\u003C\u002Fa> to figure out what’s the best for me. So, here is my advice for anyone interested in sleeping better without pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fimg_9503.jpg\" alt=\"EarlySense sleep tracker\" class=\"wp-image-17109\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fimg_9503.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fimg_9503-768x671.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fimg_9503-512x447.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fimg_9503-286x250.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Light sleep, deep sleep, REM & co.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As we are all genetically different, we need different factors during our sleep to feel rested the next day. For some people, the percentage of deep sleep will make a difference, for others change in air pressure during a storm. There is no general recipe for a good night sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are certain patterns, however, which are the same for everyone. Researchers found that sleep could be divided into non-REM and REM sleep. The former part has three further stages, and this is the phase when your body recovers. In REM sleep – named after the rapid eye movement that happens during this stage – the brain is incredibly active. This is the part of our sleep where we dream, process and store memories (sleep experts claim REM is not the only phase for doing that, but let’s settle with this thought for now).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The first two phases of non-REM sleep are characterized as light sleep periods. Anyone can be woken up easily, your body usually prepares for the third stage, deep sleep or gets out of REM when light happens. Smart alarms usually give the wake-up call during this phase as your awakening is much lighter and more comfortable than in deep sleep. The latter, the third stage of your shuteye is the time when your body does maintenance. You grow muscles and regrow tissues. So, it is really important to get enough deep sleep – but for each phase, really, as every sleep stage has its own biological function in recovering your body, brain, and soul from the experiences of the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F20171122_sleep-cycles.png\" alt=\"Light sleep, deep sleep, REM\" class=\"wp-image-17069\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F20171122_sleep-cycles.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F20171122_sleep-cycles-768x317.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F20171122_sleep-cycles-512x211.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F20171122_sleep-cycles-458x189.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>How to analyze sleep tracking results?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you have a sleep tracker or sensor, you have definitely encountered the various stages of sleep. When you look at the graph in your app whether it’s Sleep as Android, Fitbit or Apple Watch, you will see something like this. On an average sleep curve, you can see four phases: being awake, light sleep, deep sleep, and the REM phase. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fscreenshot_2017-03-16-10-37-03.png\" alt=\"Sleep tracking results\" class=\"wp-image-17108\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fscreenshot_2017-03-16-10-37-03.png 632w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fscreenshot_2017-03-16-10-37-03-372x512.png 372w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fscreenshot_2017-03-16-10-37-03-182x250.png 182w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fscreenshot_2017-03-16-10-37-03-768x1058.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>It depends entirely on the given person how much deep sleep is necessary, but this is usually the decisive factor in feeling well-rested the next morning. It is also useful not to wake up directly from a deep sleep phase, as you will be groggy the whole morning. Sometimes you will not even know “where you are” for a couple of moments, as in deep sleep, in a sudden wake-up call, the brain needs some minutes to reboot. A smart alarm helps a lot with smooth awakenings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We usually jump from deep sleep into REM phase. As it is also crucial, you’d better prepare with a sleep tracker that measures it. Some \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.livescience.com\u002F59872-stages-of-sleep.html\">researchers say our brains work even more in REM than while being awake\u003C\u002Fa>. You have to find out what factor changes this for you. In some apps, you can label the events which might influence sleep: late work-out, alcohol, medications or a crying baby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: #000000;\">After about 400 sleep measurements, I learned a lot about my sleep:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>I have to sleep 7 and a half hours for the best results (no more, no less). If I sleep more, the sleep quality deteriorates.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>I feel better when I had more than 45% deep sleep. I reach it if I don’t drink, exercise, have dinner or check my phone before sleeping.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>I have social jet lag (I go to sleep later on weekends, which makes my sleep quality worse).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>I feel like I’m in my best shape in the morning when I had at least one long deep sleep (my record is 3 hours).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>I’m an early bird, definitely not a night owl.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>I sleep better if I fall asleep before 11 pm.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: #000000;\">That’s also the\u003C\u002Fspan> reason why sleep tracking and sleep analysis are very useful. We can draw long-term conclusions, get better at sleeping and make the most of our day from the next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Where to start sleep tracking?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I have tried many sensors for measuring sleep quality from Fitbit One and Surge to \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.viatomtech.com\u002F#!checkme-pro\u002Fc1mv2\">Viatom Checkme\u003C\u002Fa> and Withings Pulse, but the ultimate solution turned out to be the Pebble Time sensor paired with the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Flifehacker.com\u002F5993005\u002Ffive-best-sleep-tracking-gadgets-or-apps\">Android for Sleep\u003C\u002Fa> app. My goal was to eliminate luck from sleep quality and have a list in mind about the potential mistakes I can make to ruin it as well as the things that will improve it on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you are eager to analyse your sleep through tracking but don’t know where to start, check out our infographic below that aims to make it easier for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fnew-piktochart_27431875.png\" alt=\"Sleep quality tracking\" class=\"wp-image-17070\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fnew-piktochart_27431875.png 563w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fnew-piktochart_27431875-331x512.png 331w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fnew-piktochart_27431875-162x250.png 162w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fnew-piktochart_27431875-768x1187.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cmap name=\"image-map\"> \n\u003Carea title=\"Best Sleep Apps for iOS\" alt=\"Best Sleep Apps for iOS\" coords=\"557,684,643,724\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com\u002Farticles\u002F317816.php\" target=\"_blank\">\n \n\u003Carea title=\"Compatible devices\" alt=\"Compatible devices\" coords=\"71,1050,341,1096\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsleep.urbandroid.org\u002Fdocumentation\u002Fintegration\u002Fwearable\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\n \n\u003Carea title=\"Analysis\" alt=\"Analysis\" coords=\"519,1052,677,1091\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-ways-for-sleep-tracking-a-week-long-experiment-with-apps-and-sensors\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\n \n\u003Carea title=\"Sleep as Android\" alt=\"Sleep as Android\" coords=\"77,681,317,731\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsleep.urbandroid.org\u002Fmore\u002Fdownload\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\n \u003C\u002Fmap>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I know that sleep tracking is not easy, but it is a lot of fun to look at how your body works when you are not conscious, and you’ll get to know a lot about yourself, so I encourage you to take up this journey. Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions! Sleep tight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemedicalfuturist.us8.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe?u=5b42ebb547c75ff669a6572d3&id=efd6a3cd08\">The Medical Futurist℠ Newsletter\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>News shaping the future of healthcare\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Advice on taking charge of your health\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Reviews of the latest health technology\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"rendered":1246,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>Fitbit, Misfit, Live by Earlysense, Jawbone. The market for sleep trackers is skyrocketing and finally, more and more people track the quality of their bedtime. However, getting conclusions from sleep measurements is tricky. Let me help you by sharing my experience!\u003C\u002Fp>\n",17112,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[442],[1251,597,211,1252,451,1253,603,1254,1255,1256,452,1257,1258],402,453,645,646,289,656,355,395,[],[],[1262,1263,1264,1265,1266,1267,1268,1269,1270,1271,1272,1273,1274,1275,1276,1277,1278,1279,1280,1281],1911,1891,1913,1893,1915,1895,1917,1897,1919,1899,1921,1901,1923,1903,1905,1729,1907,1769,1909,1883,[1283,15,41,42,43,44,45,464,1284,635,1285,1286,472,1287,641,1288,1289,1290,473,1291,1292],"post-17068","tag-sleep","tag-tracker","tag-wearables-2","tag-sleep-tracking","tag-sleep-as-android","tag-innovation","tag-sleep-optimization","tag-personalized-medicine","tag-sensor",{"id":1247,"alt_text":1294,"caption":28,"description":28,"media_type":50,"media_details":1295,"post":1232,"source_url":1322},"runtastic-orbit-sleep-tracking",{"width":1296,"height":1297,"file":1298,"sizes":1299,"image_meta":1320},870,471,"2018\u002F01\u002Fruntastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1.jpg",{"medium":1300,"large":1303,"thumbnail":1307,"medium_large":1310,"large_old_512x277":1311,"medium_old_458x248":1315},{"file":1301,"width":59,"height":60,"mime-type":341,"source_url":1302},"runtastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1-370x208.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fruntastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1-370x208.jpg",{"file":1304,"width":66,"height":1305,"mime-type":341,"source_url":1306},"runtastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1-768x416.jpg",416,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fruntastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1-768x416.jpg",{"file":1308,"width":72,"height":72,"mime-type":341,"source_url":1309},"runtastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1-150x150.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fruntastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1-150x150.jpg",{"file":1304,"width":66,"height":1305,"mime-type":341,"source_url":1306},{"file":1312,"width":664,"height":1313,"mime-type":341,"source_url":1314},"runtastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1-512x277.jpg",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fruntastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1-512x277.jpg",{"file":1316,"width":1317,"height":1318,"mime-type":341,"source_url":1319},"runtastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1-458x248.jpg",458,248,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fruntastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1-458x248.jpg",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77,"keywords":1321},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fruntastic-orbit-sleep-tracking-1.jpg",{"related_posts":1324,"related_posts_footer":1328,"cta_type":28,"cta_color":28,"subtitle":28,"related_books":21,"key_takeaways":1332},[1325,1326,1327],15248,11645,15034,[1329,1330,1331],17801,17982,15223,[1333,1335],{"title":1334},"\u003Cp>Measuring your sleep quality is the Holy Grail of health tracking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1336},"\u003Cp>There are myriads of smartphone apps and sensors (from wearables to those going underthe mattress) that can help you achieve a good night’s sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1338,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":1339,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1240},"How To Analyse Your Sleep Quality? - The Medical Futurist","Sleep Quality Analysis: Where to start sleep tracking? 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They produce actionable insights into the biological state of individuals, just like “general” biomarkers, but are collected through digital tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-left\">Here’s our summary of what digital biomarkers mean and how they will be used in the near future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One-Minute Challenge: Digital Biomarkers\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FG3MPHLabIcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The appearance of user-generated big data in healthcare\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the last couple of years, Fitbit, Jawbone, Apple Health, Withings, Garmin, Sleep as Android, WIWE, MocaCare, Skeeper – in other words, fitness trackers, step counters, health apps, sleep sensors, pocket ECG, blood pressure or other health parameter measuring devices appeared out of nowhere. By now, they are generating an astounding amount of data about patients and individuals not getting patient care. That’s what digital biomarkers are about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.marketsandmarkets.com\u002FMarket-Reports\u002Fwearable-medical-device-market-81753973.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAmb7RBRATEiwA7kS8VNa5y7oFWGL6JgvR5HeH4-8NGxnVtm5W3mTby2ZNd0rGdwcPUxaDohoCLI8QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\">Markets and Markets\u003C\u002Fa>, the global market for medical wearable devices is projected to reach $30.1 billion by 2026, with the US being the largest market. Meanwhile, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fortunebusinessinsights.com\u002Ffitness-tracker-market-103358\" target=\"_blank\">the global fitness wearable market\u003C\u002Fa> (including smartwatches, fitness bands, smart glasses and smart clothing among others) is projected to grow to $114.36 billion in 2028. What is probably even more telling than the above figures is this: according to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.insiderintelligence.com\u002Finsights\u002Fwearable-technology-healthcare-medical-devices\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">research from Insider Intelligence\u003C\u002Fa>, more than 80% of US consumers are willing to wear fitness technology. No wonder \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.statista.com\u002Ftopics\u002F4393\u002Ffitness-and-activity-tracker\u002F#topicHeader__wrapper\" target=\"_blank\">over 530 million units\u003C\u002Fa> were shipped in 2021 globally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The exponential rise in data-generating devices naturally goes together with the growth of healthcare data. According to a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cloudangles.com\u002Fhealthcareutopia.html#:~:text=Over%20the%20few%20yeas%2C%20US,but%20it's%20also%20incredibly%20messy.\" target=\"_blank\">White Paper by Cloud Angels\u003C\u002Fa>, 2850 exabytes (one exabyte = one billion gigabytes) of health data were generated in 2021. Just to put this in context, the figure was 153 exabytes in 2013. The growth is… massive.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That data includes information from electronic medical records (medical imaging, patient history, etc.), genetic as well as patient-generated data. Even if looking only at the latter, the digital biomarkers themselves, that means an inconceivable amount of new information in the healthcare scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Digital biomarkers decoded\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>From the above statistics, the boundaries of digital biomarkers could also be determined. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>X-rays or the results of a DNA test don’t belong to the area of digital biomarkers. On the other hand, Fitbit or Apple watch data does – fitness and wellness data constitutes a huge chunk of digital biomarkers, besides medical-grade information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The second important factor is the digital nature of data collection. Although a traditional blood test could result in insightful \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC3078627\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">biomarkers\u003C\u002Fa>, they are not part of the digital universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Thus, the definition could be laid down as the following: \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>digital biomarkers are data that consumers directly collect about health or disease management through digital health technologies to explain, influence and\u002For predict health-related outcomes.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>RockHealth says that \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Frockhealth.com\u002Freports\u002Fthe-emerging-influence-of-digital-biomarkers-on-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">measured data only becomes a biomarker when it connects to a health-related outcome\u003C\u002Fa>. If the blood pressure values are linked to cardiovascular risks, for example, that’s the point where it gets interesting for research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-21211\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fdigital-biomarkers.jpg\" alt=\"digital biomarkers\" class=\"wp-image-21211\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fdigital-biomarkers.jpg 638w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fdigital-biomarkers-512x299.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Brandon Bellinger: Continuous Digital Biomarkers from Wearable Devices\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The application of digital biomarkers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When paired with analytical tools, these large volumes of data can be leveraged to track trends and patterns for both individuals and populations. Medical research has already recognised the tremendous potential of digital biomarkers, and there are plenty of studies underway to understand disease and health better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, in February 2018, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fevidation.com\u002F\">Evidation Health\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fevidation-launches-large-study-develop-digital-biomarkers-chronic-pain\" target=\"_blank\">announced the launch of a 10,000-person chronic pain study\u003C\u002Fa>. The research aimed to quantify chronic pain and develop digital biomarkers for chronic pain severity, flare-ups and quality of life by using activity trackers, health apps, and other more traditional data points. In the year-long study, participants used Apple Watches, Garmins, and Android Watches. The results \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medrxiv.org\u002Fcontent\u002F10.1101\u002F2021.07.14.21260523v1.full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">can be found here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another interesting read is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41746-022-00593-x\" target=\"_blank\">this article\u003C\u002Fa> published in April 2022, discussing fitness tracker use in federally qualified health center patients. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Researchers started to look at elderly adults with dementia, and patients with Parkinson’s or Huntington’s through wearables, accelerometers, smartwatches, etc. Even \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.karger.com\u002FArticle\u002FFullText\u002F489224\" target=\"_blank\">the effect of digital pills was measured in a 2017 study\u003C\u002Fa>, and it turned out that digital medicines indeed constitute efficient means to track medication intake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The advancement of the past few years can be summarized \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fscitechdaily.com\u002Fcompact-wearable-lab-on-the-skin-continuously-monitors-glucose-alcohol-and-lactate\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">in a single report\u003C\u002Fa>: engineers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have developed a prototype of a wearable that can continuously monitor several health stats – glucose, alcohol, and lactate levels -simultaneously in real-time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And we also have to mention one booming area: \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FdxqrtRkZqRk\" target=\"_blank\">vocal biomarkers\u003C\u002Fa>. Following the boost from the pandemic, today there are dozens of solutions that aim to diagnose the presence\u002Fseverity of certain conditions based on audio clues (eg: from the voice, breathing patterns or cough of a patient). There are studies on determining \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.frontiersin.org\u002Farticles\u002F10.3389\u002Ffcomp.2021.624694\u002Ffull\" target=\"_blank\">speech biomarkers in Alzheimer’s\u003C\u002Fa>, or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC8513517\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">detecting COVID\u003C\u002Fa> from voice\u002Fcough and breathing patterns or using \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmdspiro.com\u002Fvoice-as-a-biomarker-for-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">voice as a biomarker for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What does the (near) future bring?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital biomarkers could significantly help in bringing healthcare from a reactive towards a more preventive approach, as researchers will not only be able to explain diseases better, but more and more data will be available to analyse what healthy, normal states signify and to predict future health outcomes. As a consequence, research into digital biomarkers will soar in the coming years. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, there are several challenges to overcome in the near future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Standardized solutions are needed to be able to compare studies carried out with digital biomarkers. When a clinical trial is conducted, the standardised procedure ensures that sampling means the same in every case, and thus results are comparable with other achievements. Regarding consumer-generated data, that’s not that evident. The framework in the case of measurements carried out with smartwatches or trackers could be completely different in each situation.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The reliability of some instruments is also questionable as not every wearable or health sensor is FDA- or CE-approved.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The details of the measurements could also be entirely different. An individual could measure ECG at home with five different tools. While the results will (should) be reasonably similar, the quality and details of the measurements differ significantly, which might be essential for the researcher.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Privacy and more generally, regulatory issues also constitute a matter of concern. While the consumer or patient measures digital biomarkers at home and sends the data to the researchers, how could anyone make sure that it doesn’t get to unauthorized persons? 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They produce actionable insights into the biological state of individuals, just as “general” biomarkers, but are collected through digital tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",47103,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[34,442],[1402,1403,1404,1405,1406,1407,1408,451,1409,1255,1410,1411],373,606,975,976,977,206,978,979,980,361,[],[],[1415,318,1416,319,1417,611,764,765,1277,1281,612,1418,1419,608],3523,3585,5529,2029,3333,[1421,15,41,42,43,44,45,48,464,1422,1423,1424,1425,1426,1427,1428,472,1429,1289,1430,1431],"post-21210","tag-research","tag-prevention","tag-digital-biomarkers","tag-biomarkers","tag-biomarker","tag-digital","tag-health-research","tag-population-health","tag-preventive-health","tag-prediction",{"id":1398,"alt_text":1433,"caption":28,"description":28,"media_type":50,"media_details":1434,"post":369,"source_url":1454},"AI algorithm research topic digital health",{"width":332,"height":333,"file":1435,"sizes":1436,"image_meta":1453},"2022\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_331-01.png",{"medium":1437,"large":1440,"thumbnail":1443,"medium_large":1446,"1536x1536":1447,"2048x2048":1450},{"file":1438,"width":339,"height":340,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1439},"tmf_article_331-01-370x208.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_331-01-370x208.png",{"file":1441,"width":346,"height":347,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1442},"tmf_article_331-01-768x432.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_331-01-768x432.png",{"file":1444,"width":352,"height":352,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1445},"tmf_article_331-01-150x150.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_331-01-150x150.png",{"file":1441,"width":346,"height":347,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1442},{"file":1448,"width":358,"height":359,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1449},"tmf_article_331-01-1536x864.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_331-01-1536x864.png",{"file":1451,"width":499,"height":500,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1452},"tmf_article_331-01-2048x1152.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_331-01-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_331-01.png",{"related_posts":21,"related_posts_footer":1456,"cta_type":229,"cta_color":28,"subtitle":28,"related_books":1459,"key_takeaways":1460},[1325,1457,1458],14445,20735,[233,367,232],[1461,1463],{"title":1462},"\u003Cp>The spread of wearable digital technologies in healthcare generating big data entailed the appearance of a new type of medical information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1464},"\u003Cp>They produce actionable insights into the biological state of individuals, just as “general” biomarkers, but are collected through digital tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1466,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":1467,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1391},"What Do Digital Biomarkers Mean? - The Medical Futurist","Digital Biomarkers: The Medical Futurist's summary of what digital biomarkers mean and how they will be used in the future to track trends.",{"self":1469,"collection":1474,"about":1476,"author":1478,"replies":1480,"version-history":1483,"predecessor-version":1487,"wp:featuredmedia":1491,"wp:attachment":1494,"wp:term":1497,"curies":1508},[1470],{"href":1471,"targetHints":1472},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F21210",{"allow":1473},[96],[1475],{"href":99},[1477],{"href":102},[1479],{"embeddable":27,"href":105},[1481],{"embeddable":27,"href":1482},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=21210",[1484],{"count":1485,"href":1486},22,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F21210\u002Frevisions",[1488],{"id":1489,"href":1490},58021,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F21210\u002Frevisions\u002F58021",[1492],{"embeddable":27,"href":1493},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F47103",[1495],{"href":1496},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=21210",[1498,1500,1502,1504,1506],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":1499},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=21210",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":1501},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=21210",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":1503},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=21210",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":1505},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=21210",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":1507},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=21210",[1509],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":1511,"date":1512,"date_gmt":1513,"guid":1514,"modified":1516,"modified_gmt":1517,"slug":1518,"status":14,"type":15,"link":1519,"title":1520,"content":1522,"excerpt":1524,"author":159,"featured_media":1526,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":1527,"categories":1528,"tags":1529,"project_category":1530,"contact_email_category":1531,"yst_prominent_words":1532,"class_list":1534,"better_featured_image":1536,"acf":1563,"yoast_meta":1571,"_links":1573},60901,"2026-06-22T10:00:00","2026-06-22T08:00:00",{"rendered":1515},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=60901&_wpnonce=756ffd310a&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-06-19T10:45:13","2026-06-19T08:45:13","are-physicians-losing-skills-due-to-ai-what-is-cognitive-offloading","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fare-physicians-losing-skills-due-to-ai-what-is-cognitive-offloading",{"rendered":1521},"Are Physicians Losing Skills Due To AI? What Is Cognitive Offloading?",{"rendered":1523,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>In the current age of artificial intelligence (AI), physicians are able to rely on the technology for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcategory\u002Fartificial-intelligence\">a myriad of purposes\u003C\u002Fa>. From triaging patients to assistance with radiological scans, they can turn to AI tools to assist them in their healthcare-related tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, by offloading cognitive tasks to automated systems, a new concern has arisen: are doctors losing their clinical skills due to AI? In this article, we reflect on the cognitive offloading phenomenon, its impact on healthcare practice and how clinicians can engage with AI tools without compromising their skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What is cognitive offloading?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In general terms, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cambridgeassessment.org.uk\u002Fblogs\u002Fcognitive-offloading-in-assessment\u002F\">cognitive offloading involves\u003C\u002Fa> the use of external tools to minimise the mental demands of conducting a task. A classic example is that of using calculators to carry out arithmetic tasks. By using this external tool, we are outsourcing the mental or cognitive need for our brains to do so by itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This process can be applied to a number of tools and, in particular, AI. With this technology, we can offload tasks such as fixing software code to writing whole books. Offloading cognitive tasks to AI is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psychologytoday.com\u002Fus\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-digital-self\u002F202606\u002Fai-and-the-psychology-of-cognitive-surrender\">an attractive prospect\u003C\u002Fa> as it offers a low-effort avenue to carry out complex tasks. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTop-AI-companies-768x432.png\" alt=\"A.I. algorithms\" class=\"wp-image-39341\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTop-AI-companies-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTop-AI-companies-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTop-AI-companies-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTop-AI-companies.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>As with any tool, such task delegation comes with its own benefits and risks. Going back to the calculator analogy, using that tool can help make repetitive calculations easy while a student can rely on more abstract derivations. However, over-reliance on the calculator can also \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cambridgeassessment.org.uk\u002Fblogs\u002Fcognitive-offloading-in-assessment\u002F\">reduce the student’s ability\u003C\u002Fa> to carry out arithmetic tasks for everyday purposes. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With cognitive offloading to AI in the healthcare space, the stakes are heightened. The technology is still relatively new, and we need to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psychologytoday.com\u002Fus\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-digital-self\u002F202606\u002Fai-and-the-psychology-of-cognitive-surrender\">think about what happens long term\u003C\u002Fa> if AI takes thinking out of physicians’ jobs for months and years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Cognitive offloading to AI in healthcare: benefits and risks\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Let’s first contemplate the benefits of physicians employing AI for cognitive offloading. In the clinical realm, retrieving and updating medical insights has traditionally been slow and fragmented. Physicians have to navigate through outdated platforms that take away their precious time. AI-driven systems such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hsj.co.uk\u002Ftechnology-and-innovation\u002Fthe-future-of-medical-knowledge-retrieval-reducing-cognitive-load-improving-care\u002F7038841.article\">information retrieval tools\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-much-time-can-ai-scribes-save\">automated scribes\u003C\u002Fa> can handle cognitive tasks to prevent overloading physicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Indeed, some time-consuming tasks such as typing patient encounters in electronic systems can lead to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Farticles\u002FPMC12678390\u002F\">cognitive overload for physicians\u003C\u002Fa>. In turn, these contribute to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.uchicagomedicine.org\u002Fforefront\u002Fresearch-and-discoveries-articles\u002Fambient-ai-saves-time-reduces-burnout-fosters-patient-connection\">physician burnout\u003C\u002Fa> while making care delivery \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hsj.co.uk\u002Ftechnology-and-innovation\u002Fthe-future-of-medical-knowledge-retrieval-reducing-cognitive-load-improving-care\u002F7038841.article\">inefficient\u003C\u002Fa>. AI systems can positively support physicians in routine tasks and improve the care experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_394-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54109\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_394-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_394-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_394-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_394.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, there is a delicate balance that needs to be struck with cognitive offloading to AI tools. Becoming too \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Farticles\u002FPMC12678390\u002F#s11\">dependent on these\u003C\u002Fa> can make physicians reduce their autonomy in decision-making and minimise introspection, skills which are key to clinicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fjessepines\u002F2026\u002F02\u002F23\u002Fwill-ai-de-skill-doctors-evidence-is-starting-to-trickle-in\u002F\">Studies indicate\u003C\u002Fa> that doctors who rely heavily on AI output might have their clinical performance negatively impacted. One illustrative example found that endoscopists who regularly use AI assistance experience a notable \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002F40816301\u002F\">decline in detecting\u003C\u002Fa> cancerous lesions (from 29% to 22%) during subsequent non-AI procedures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This raises the spectre of “\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psychologytoday.com\u002Fus\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-digital-self\u002F202606\u002Fai-and-the-psychology-of-cognitive-surrender\">cognitive surrender\u003C\u002Fa>”, the more ominous-sounding consequence of cognitive offloading. As the term implies, this involves fully offloading cognitive tasks to AI, or surrendering all thinking to the tool. In turn, the user \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpapers.ssrn.com\u002Fsol3\u002Fpapers.cfm?abstract_id=6097646\">can falsely attribute\u003C\u002Fa> the output of these tasks to their own judgement, when, in fact, it is the AI’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s a real risk that physicians can succumb to. In particular, for medical students and trainees, these concerns are more relevant. If the next generation of physicians over-rely on AI assistance without critically engaging with their work, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fjessepines\u002F2026\u002F02\u002F23\u002Fwill-ai-de-skill-doctors-evidence-is-starting-to-trickle-in\u002F\">they will fail to develop\u003C\u002Fa> the independent problem-solving and diagnostic reasoning skills required for practising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Can the risks of AI cognitive offloading be mitigated?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As dire as the consequences of AI cognitive offloading might sound, the practice does not mean a less skilled future clinical workforce. Mitigating the risks also does not rely on a wholesale ban of AI in healthcare. Instead, a more nuanced and critical approach is required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If a cognitive task can be fully offloaded to AI – such as outright determining a diagnosis – its usage is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cambridgeassessment.org.uk\u002Fblogs\u002Fcognitive-offloading-in-assessment\u002F\">likely inappropriate\u003C\u002Fa>, especially for medical students and trainees. But if the tool can support learners in better engaging with the cognitive task at hand and take over more trivial tasks, then AI can be an adequate complement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, when analysing a radiological scan, an automated assistance tool \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fjessepines\u002F2026\u002F02\u002F23\u002Fwill-ai-de-skill-doctors-evidence-is-starting-to-trickle-in\u002F\">could indicate the region \u003C\u002Fa>of a suspicious region and engage the physician in determining the reason for this indication. The latter could even challenge the AI’s thinking, as these tools are not impervious to mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As such, AI cognitive offloading \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Farticles\u002FPMC12678390\u002F\">would ideally require\u003C\u002Fa> thoughtful design of the tool, robust policy safeguards, and careful integration. This is no simple task and will require concerted efforts to implement. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the meantime, individual physicians can take responsibility to ensure that AI empowers their cognitive tasks rather than erodes their cognitive autonomy by critically engaging with the technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1525,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>In the current age of artificial intelligence (AI), physicians are able to rely on the technology for a myriad of purposes. 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What Is Cognitive Offloading? - The Medical Futurist",{"self":1574,"collection":1579,"about":1581,"author":1583,"replies":1585,"version-history":1588,"predecessor-version":1591,"wp:featuredmedia":1595,"wp:attachment":1598,"wp:term":1601,"curies":1612},[1575],{"href":1576,"targetHints":1577},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60901",{"allow":1578},[96],[1580],{"href":99},[1582],{"href":102},[1584],{"embeddable":27,"href":257},[1586],{"embeddable":27,"href":1587},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=60901",[1589],{"count":111,"href":1590},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60901\u002Frevisions",[1592],{"id":1593,"href":1594},60909,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60901\u002Frevisions\u002F60909",[1596],{"embeddable":27,"href":1597},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F60903",[1599],{"href":1600},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=60901",[1602,1604,1606,1608,1610],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":1603},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=60901",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":1605},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=60901",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":1607},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=60901",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":1609},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=60901",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":1611},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=60901",[1613],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":1615,"date":1616,"date_gmt":1617,"guid":1618,"modified":1620,"modified_gmt":1621,"slug":1622,"status":14,"type":15,"link":1623,"title":1624,"content":1626,"excerpt":1628,"author":24,"featured_media":1630,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":1631,"categories":1632,"tags":1633,"project_category":1634,"contact_email_category":1635,"yst_prominent_words":1636,"class_list":1641,"better_featured_image":1643,"acf":1673,"yoast_meta":1681,"_links":1683},60861,"2026-06-18T11:40:22","2026-06-18T09:40:22",{"rendered":1619},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=60861&_wpnonce=516bb9d707&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-06-18T11:40:25","2026-06-18T09:40:25","when-a-longevity-screening-come-to-your-home","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhen-a-longevity-screening-come-to-your-home",{"rendered":1625},"When A Longevity Screening Come To Your Home",{"rendered":1627,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Flongevity-is-the-future-if-we-tackle-digital-health-first\">Longevity\u003C\u002Fa>, especially the practical side of it, has become one of the biggest business opportunities in healthcare worldwide. Longevity clinics, practices, services and technologies have flooded the market, promising people a chance to live longer and healthier lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And while the word longevity often makes people think about cutting-edge biomarkers, biological age clocks, supplements, wearables, full-body MRI scans or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Finside-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-longevity-package\">expensive executive health packages\u003C\u002Fa>, the simplest and most accessible practice remains much more ordinary: receiving regular medical checks and taking part in screening programs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That sounds simple enough. In reality, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-to-work-on-your-longevity-three-levels-of-personal-engagement\">I have written before about how hard it is to do it properly\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Either you have to pay extremely high fees to companies that take care of the whole process for you, combining laboratory tests, imaging, consultations, digital health data and medical interpretation into one comprehensive package; or you have to learn to do it device by device, test by test and specialist by specialist. In the latter case, you are lucky if you have a primary care physician you can discuss the results and next steps with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is one of the biggest practical gaps in preventive medicine today. We keep telling people to focus on prevention, early detection and lifestyle, but the system is still largely built around visits, waiting rooms, fragmented lab results and referrals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>But how about the middle part of this scale?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Something that is still done by physicians and medical professionals, but as quickly and comfortably as possible. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-practical-longevity-tips-using-technologies\">Something more comprehensive than a smartwatch or an at-home lab test, but much less complex and expensive than a full longevity clinic package\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While thinking about this, I received an offer from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmpcheckhealth.com\u002F\">MPCheck\u003C\u002Fa>, a company based in Israel. A longevity screening service at my home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do they offer?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>MPCheck offers mobile and home-based preventive medical screening services designed to make routine health checks more accessible and convenient. The company provides personalized medical examinations that can be performed at home, in the office, or at another client location, using digital questionnaires, portable point-of-care technologies, and medical staff when required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MPCheck שיבא Beyond בדיקות גילוי מוקדם מצילות חיים בארגונים\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FyP6WuYBIqtY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Its services include rapid screening tests such as blood tests, urine tests, cervical cancer screening, hearing tests and other preventive examinations, with the aim of reducing the need for patients to visit multiple clinics or laboratories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The process is built around convenience and personalization. Users first provide health and lifestyle information through a digital questionnaire, after which MPCheck recommends or arranges a relevant set of tests. The tests are then performed or collected, results are reviewed by qualified medical professionals, and users receive a summary with recommendations for follow-up where needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The company also positions its model for organizations, insurers and employers that want to offer preventive screening as part of employee health, workplace wellbeing, or risk assessment programs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is an important point. A service like this is not only relevant for health-conscious individuals who want a convenient snapshot of their health status. It could also become a model for companies that want to “bring healthcare” to their employees instead of asking employees to find time to visit multiple medical providers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did the screening go?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A medical professional came to my studio in Budapest and did the whole screening process in one hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FIMG_20260602_135239_385-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60891\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FIMG_20260602_135239_385-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FIMG_20260602_135239_385-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FIMG_20260602_135239_385.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That was the most surprising part. Not the technologies themselves, as I have seen and tested many of them before, but the fact that so many measurements could be done in such a short and organized session without me having to go anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>They performed all these during that time:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Lipid profile, blood chemistry and HbA1c from a finger prick\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Urine test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Blood pressure measurement\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>6\u002F12-lead ECG\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Heart echocardiography\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Hearing test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Spirometry\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>FIT test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Heart stress test based on ischemia and HRV\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Aortic aneurysm screening\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_102108-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60893\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_102108-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_102108-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_102108-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_102108.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Then I received the results and a PDF report, as well as the opportunity to discuss my questions with a physician.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The results were clean and understandable. Most measured systems were within the normal range or showed no clinically significant abnormalities. But the report did identify one practical optimization area: my lipid profile, especially LDL cholesterol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_111109-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60895\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_111109-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_111109-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_111109.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This was a useful example of what such screenings can realistically provide. Not a dramatic diagnosis, not a futuristic revelation, but a concrete, actionable nudge about something worth tracking and improving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And while I am quite used to such tests and screenings, I still received a good tip or two. That is important because even people who are deeply familiar with their health data need interpretation. Data without context is just noise. Medical data without professional interpretation can even become anxiety-provoking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There was one especially interesting outlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The AI that analyzed my heart ultrasound first estimated my cardiac age to be 55, while I am 41 and my biological age is around 36. Taken alone, that would sound worrying. But the physician explained why I should not interpret that score in isolation. The echocardiogram, ECG and ischemia screening did not show significant abnormalities, so this AI-generated number was best understood as a screening flag, not as a diagnosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This might have been the most important lesson of the whole experience. As more screening tools and portable devices include AI-based interpretations, we will increasingly see outputs that look precise but still require medical judgment. A single number can be misleading, especially when the technology is still improving, the clinical context is incomplete, or the measurement conditions are not ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is why the physician layer matters. Without that, a false or confusing result could easily lead to unnecessary worry or inappropriate follow-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I also had a very positive outlier around my HeartTrends Score. It’s worth doing all those exercises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_112755-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60897\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_112755-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_112755-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_112755.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where does this fit in the longevity landscape?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>From individuals using digital health devices and at-home lab tests to getting a comprehensive longevity package like the one I had and shared with you last year, this approach stands in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is not a replacement for a full medical workup. It is not a substitute for longitudinal care. And it cannot provide the depth of a comprehensive longevity clinic package that includes advanced imaging, genomics, microbiome analysis, continuous glucose monitoring, detailed consultations and long-term follow-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>But it does something very useful: it lowers the friction of preventive screening.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That might sound less exciting than the newest biological age test, but in healthcare, convenience is often the difference between people doing something and not doing it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>I can easily imagine companies bringing healthcare to their offices this way, where one physician or medical team can screen a dozen people a day. For many people, that could be their first meaningful interaction with preventive medicine in years.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It also shows a possible direction for the future of screening: decentralized, portable, data-driven and supported by physicians. Instead of forcing every patient to navigate a fragmented system, parts of the system could come to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But this model should still be understood as screening, not diagnosis. It can identify signals, risk factors and areas for follow-up. It can lower the friction of preventive medicine. But it does not replace longitudinal care, a trusted physician, or the need to track important biomarkers over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pros\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>The whole process is done in one hour.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>You receive a comprehensive report and can talk with a physician.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>They use advanced digital health and medical technologies in a portable format.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>It significantly reduces the logistical burden of screening.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>It could work well for employers, insurers and organizations that want to offer preventive health checks at scale.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>It provides a useful health snapshot for people who otherwise might postpone routine checks.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cons\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>It has to take place in one setting and in person.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>It can only capture one time point in your health status.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Some scores can be misleading as the devices they use constantly improve.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The most useful findings, such as lipid optimization, still require long-term behavior change and repeat testing.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My conclusion\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The future of healthcare will be shaped by services that make basic, evidence-based preventive care easier to access and easier to act on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A one-hour home-based longevity screening will not solve the systemic problems of healthcare; it will not replace physicians, regular check-ups or the need for lifestyle change. But it can make the first step much easier, especially at large companies and organizations where employees’ health matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And in preventive medicine, making the first step easier might be one of the most important innovations of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1629,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>Longevity, especially the practical side of it, has become one of the biggest business opportunities in healthcare worldwide. Longevity clinics, practices, services and technologies have […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",26553,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[579,442],[],[],[],[1637,608,457,765,1638,1122,1639,1640],4773,1739,3281,4749,[1642,15,41,42,43,44,45,618,464],"post-60861",{"id":1630,"alt_text":1644,"caption":1645,"description":28,"media_type":50,"media_details":1646,"post":1671,"source_url":1672},"medical bag of the 21st century","The 7 Must-Haves For The Doctor Of the 21st Century –  The disruption brought about by digital health has radically changed the way one can consult patients for years already. The doctor of the 21st century can literally carry a department’s worth of diagnostic tools in his briefcase. 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A longevity screening service at my home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1678},"\u003Cp>A medical professional came to my studio in Budapest and did the whole screening process in one hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1680},"\u003Cp>The future of healthcare will be shaped by services that make basic, evidence-based preventive care easier to access and easier to act on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1682,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":28,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1623},"When A Longevity Screening Come To Your Home - The Medical Futurist",{"self":1684,"collection":1689,"about":1691,"author":1693,"replies":1695,"version-history":1698,"predecessor-version":1702,"wp:featuredmedia":1706,"wp:attachment":1709,"wp:term":1712,"curies":1723},[1685],{"href":1686,"targetHints":1687},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60861",{"allow":1688},[96],[1690],{"href":99},[1692],{"href":102},[1694],{"embeddable":27,"href":105},[1696],{"embeddable":27,"href":1697},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=60861",[1699],{"count":1700,"href":1701},4,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60861\u002Frevisions",[1703],{"id":1704,"href":1705},60919,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60861\u002Frevisions\u002F60919",[1707],{"embeddable":27,"href":1708},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F26553",[1710],{"href":1711},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=60861",[1713,1715,1717,1719,1721],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":1714},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=60861",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":1716},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=60861",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":1718},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=60861",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":1720},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=60861",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":1722},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=60861",[1724],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":1726,"date":1727,"date_gmt":1728,"guid":1729,"modified":1731,"modified_gmt":1732,"slug":1733,"status":14,"type":15,"link":1734,"title":1735,"content":1737,"excerpt":1739,"author":24,"featured_media":1741,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":1742,"categories":1743,"tags":1744,"project_category":1745,"contact_email_category":1746,"yst_prominent_words":1747,"class_list":1752,"better_featured_image":1754,"acf":1786,"yoast_meta":1794,"_links":1796},60857,"2026-06-11T11:45:05","2026-06-11T09:45:05",{"rendered":1730},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=60857&_wpnonce=516bb9d707&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-06-11T11:45:07","2026-06-11T09:45:07","four-scenarios-of-ai-scribe-adoption-in-healthcare","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffour-scenarios-of-ai-scribe-adoption-in-healthcare",{"rendered":1736},"Four Scenarios of AI Scribe Adoption in Healthcare",{"rendered":1738,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedical-ai-scribes-in-2025-the-top-3-practical-benefits\">AI scribes\u003C\u002Fa>, the apps that can listen in to the conversations between patients and healthcare professionals and transform them into the exact electronic medical record format the given hospital or practice is using, have taken the healthcare industry by storm. For the past 1-2 years, everyone has been talking about their \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fvoice-to-text-technologies-shape-the-future\">potential\u003C\u002Fa>, technical difficulties in implementation and whether patients and their physicians would be open to using it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The potential advantages are obvious: to take over the administrative burden from physicians. This is simply the lowest-hanging fruit in the entire healthcare ecosystem. Just the idea of reducing the time physicians spend on administration is enough to get the attention of anyone in this industry. Studies have been coming out about this aspect and we \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-much-time-can-ai-scribes-save\">analyzed them in detail here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The downsides would include the complex IT and legal infrastructure behind care that makes it challenging to just implement such a system into any medical practice. Physicians need to ask for consent from patients before using it, and they still have to learn its tricks to really benefit from AI scribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Keeping all these in mind, I turned to an established futures method, scenario analysis, to gain some insights about how we might want to think about the near future of this technology. For scenario analysis, you need a key driving force that will have a major impact on how changes unfold in our field of interest; and a major uncertainty that might hinder our chances any time to fully exploit its benefits. I chose the following, based on which, you can see the four scenarios and their short descriptions below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Key driver: Growing evidence in studies\u003Cbr>Major uncertainty: Acceptance by medical professionals\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FThe-Near-Future-of-AI-Scribes-in-Medicine-768x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60867\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FThe-Near-Future-of-AI-Scribes-in-Medicine-768x768.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FThe-Near-Future-of-AI-Scribes-in-Medicine-150x150.png 150w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FThe-Near-Future-of-AI-Scribes-in-Medicine.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scenario #1. Dangerous Hype (High acceptance \u002F Low evidence)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Clinicians adopt AI scribes enthusiastically because they promise less administrative burden, better work-life balance and smoother visits with their patients. But the evidence base is still thin: there are studies with varying results. Some show significant time reduction while using the technology, others find nuances only. Therefore, early adoption is driven more by hope, vendor claims and anecdotal relief than proven outcomes. It makes AI scribes a potentially dangerous technology as nothing works without evidence in medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scenario #2. The End of Administration (High acceptance \u002F High evidence)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>AI scribes become a normal part of clinical work. I go further than that:it becomes unimaginable to work without them. Studies show clear benefits in documentation quality, clinician satisfaction and workflow efficiency, while physicians see the tool as background infrastructure rather than “AI magic.” Everyone adopts it and using AI scribes is the new medical norm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scenario #3. Forever Promise (Low acceptance \u002F Low evidence)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>AI scribes remain a niche tool. Evidence is weak, and it turns out to be just another AI flop. Clinicians therefore remain skeptical, and concerns about errors, privacy, workflow disruption or patient comfort prevent widespread use. And all these for a reason: no evidence, no adoption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scenario #4. Human Obstacle (Low acceptance \u002F High evidence)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Studies increasingly show that AI scribes work, but physicians still resist adoption because of trust, liability, patient consent, integration problems, or fear that documentation becomes too automated and less clinically thoughtful. They generally have a trust issue towards AI so only the most enthusiastic physicians keep on using it. Others prefer old methods even if those are slow and burdensome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What we can derive from these scenarios is that if evidence is not growing behind AI scribes in medicine, there is nothing to talk about. But if it is (and it seems it has been growing steadily), the issue we have to work on now is acceptance and adoption by medical professionals. If they are not on board with a technology that can make their jobs better, we will all fail at implementing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, if a call to action can be summarized, it is that we have to sensitise physicians about AI scribes, otherwise, we will face a long decade of adoption struggles and lag in using an evidence-based and advanced technology for the benefit of patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That’s why I publish so many videos and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-reasons-physicians-should-get-on-board-with-ai-scribes\">articles about AI scribes for physicians\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1740,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>AI scribes, the apps that can listen in to the conversations between patients and healthcare professionals and transform them into the exact electronic medical record […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",58461,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[441,579],[],[],[],[1748,1749,1750,458,765,1638,1008,1751],3635,4775,1631,2015,[1753,15,41,42,43,44,45,463,618],"post-60857",{"id":1741,"alt_text":28,"caption":28,"description":28,"media_type":50,"media_details":1755,"post":1784,"source_url":1785},{"width":1756,"height":1757,"file":1758,"filesize":1759,"sizes":1760,"image_meta":1782},3000,1687,"2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435.png",352529,{"medium":1761,"large":1765,"thumbnail":1769,"medium_large":1773,"1536x1536":1774,"2048x2048":1778},{"file":1762,"width":59,"height":60,"mime-type":61,"filesize":1763,"source_url":1764},"tmf_article_435-370x208.png",24646,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435-370x208.png",{"file":1766,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":61,"filesize":1767,"source_url":1768},"tmf_article_435-768x432.png",61107,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435-768x432.png",{"file":1770,"width":72,"height":72,"mime-type":61,"filesize":1771,"source_url":1772},"tmf_article_435-150x150.png",12448,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435-150x150.png",{"file":1766,"width":66,"height":211,"mime-type":61,"filesize":1767,"source_url":1768},{"file":1775,"width":221,"height":222,"mime-type":61,"filesize":1776,"source_url":1777},"tmf_article_435-1536x864.png",147125,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435-1536x864.png",{"file":1779,"width":795,"height":796,"mime-type":61,"filesize":1780,"source_url":1781},"tmf_article_435-2048x1152.png",211780,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77,"keywords":1783},[],58443,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435.png",{"cta_type":28,"cta_color":28,"subtitle":28,"key_takeaways":1787,"related_books":21,"related_posts_footer":21,"related_posts":21},[1788,1790,1792],{"title":1789},"\u003Cp>AI scribes, the apps that can listen in to the conversations between patients and healthcare professionals and transform that into the exact electronic medical record format the given hospital or practice is using, have taken the healthcare industry by storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1791},"\u003Cp>I turned to an established futures method, scenario analysis, to gain some insights about how we might want to think about the near future of this technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1793},"\u003Cp>We have to sensitize physicians about AI scribes, otherwise, we will face a long decade of adoption struggles and lag in using an evidence-based and advanced technology for the benefit of patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1795,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":28,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1734},"Four Scenarios of AI Scribe Adoption in Healthcare - 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At that time, he was wearing a cast due to ongoing issues with his wrist. He told me it was a cast specific for himself; and one that his physician could open and close in seconds. He even told me he could shower with it, without the need to wrap it in plastic bags. That was, of course, no ordinary cast as it was a 3D-printed cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, since that time, I haven’t come across any medical practitioners who offer 3D-printed casts as part of normal care. Nor have I seen people with casts wearing 3D-printed ones. There are companies that do produce these peripherals, but it’s the same old gypsum casts that prevail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F3d-printed-casts-selection-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29843\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F3d-printed-casts-selection-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F3d-printed-casts-selection.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.3dprintingmedia.network\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>So what happened to those promising 3D-printed casts? Were they a fad that will remain only a fantasy for tech enthusiasts? It was challenging to find the exact reason so we tried to speculate why. We also asked insights of an expert, namely Juan Monzón Fabregat. Fabregat is the ex-CEO of Exovite, a company that used to manufacture 3D-printed casts itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Finding out what happened to 3D-printed casts and why they haven’t broken into healthcare might provide valuable insights into what we can expect from other seemingly-exciting and advanced technologies. Companies and startups investing in such solutions could thus learn where to improve where 3D-printed casts failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Cast from the past\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The appeal for 3D-printed casts isn’t based on hype alone. They are thin, breathable, customisable, waterproof, easily removable, and prevent infection and muscle atrophy. In short, they outperform traditional casts in many ways. For in many ways, 3D-printed casts represent the natural evolution in casts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To separate the hype from the fact, researchers investigated this technique’s advantages over traditional casts. A \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthreedmedprint.biomedcentral.com\u002Farticles\u002F10.1186\u002Fs41205-017-0019-y\" target=\"_blank\">study, conducted in 2017\u003C\u002Fa>, found that 3D-printed casts “increased patient comfort and satisfaction.” Another one in 2018 \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjournals.sagepub.com\u002Fdoi\u002Fabs\u002F10.1177\u002F1558944718795291\" target=\"_blank\">also found\u003C\u002Fa> superior “patient satisfaction, comfort, and perceived functions” with 3D printed casts. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But the same study added that both conventional and 3D-printed casting techniques “demonstrate similar objective function” based on their functions and the dexterity they provide the wearer. Juan Monzón Fabregat shared a similar opinion. “The traditional splints are not that bad,” he commented. “Of course, the personalised 3D-printed splint is a better product but is not better than the traditional ones to take a chance to change.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-3d-printed-cast-768x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29845\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-3d-printed-cast-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-3d-printed-cast.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gizlogic.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:30px\">An example in practice\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We recently \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fposts\u002Fexclusive-about-115524870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interviewed\u003C\u002Fa> Diana Hall, President\u002FCEO of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.activarmor.com\u002F\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.activarmor.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ActivArmor\u003C\u002Fa> to ask her opinion about this. Her company designs 3D printed, waterproof, plastic casts that allow patients to practice basic hygiene like showering and hand washing, and allow for customizations in device thickness, coverage areas, offsets for pins or incisions, exposures for wound or skin observation or adaptation with advanced healing technologies like bone stimulators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FCopy-of-DSC_0048-768x512.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58187\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FCopy-of-DSC_0048-768x512.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FCopy-of-DSC_0048.webp 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When asked why we still don’t see 3D printed casts everywhere in healthcare despite its value having been shown multiple times, she answered this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>“We are definitely seeing them in mainstream practice more and more, thanks to ActivArmor! Our system is easy to implement in any clinical setting – we have taken the pain points of digital design and 3D printing, and made them turnkey. They’re now covered by Medicaid, Medicare and private insurers which helps as well! As the 3D printing technology gets faster, from hours to minutes, we have no doubt that it will take over as the standard of care.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lack of evidence?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But then again, the evidence \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fscholar.google.hu\u002Fscholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=3d+printed+cast&btnG=\" target=\"_blank\">is rather lacking\u003C\u002Fa>. Most of the literature about 3D-printed casts is around the cast’s design and material properties rather than their effectiveness. The few that focused on the latter did show promise. But to convince a larger subset of traumatologists, more of such studies would be needed. These deficiencies in the literature itself attest to the limited adoption of 3D-printed casts by the medical community and patients alike. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even if the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcategory\u002F3d-printing\u002F\">medical 3D-printing\u003C\u002Fa> market is projected to be \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.statista.com\u002Fstatistics\u002F661294\u002Fmedical-3d-printing-market-forecast-worldwide-by-category\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">valued at $1.2 billion by 2024\u003C\u002Fa>, it remains to be seen how much 3D-printed casts will add to this market.  The COVID-19 pandemic could accelerate this growth in 3D-printing. Indeed, the current public health crisis highlighted \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-tech-here-to-stay-after-covid-19\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">the importance of 3D-printers in the medical industry\u003C\u002Fa>. They enable healthcare institutions to bypass the supply chain and help meet demand with supplies made in-house. Despite the potential that 3D-printed casts hold, the technology still seems niche facing several challenges before its mass adoption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Out on a (broken) limb\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One of those challenges can be because of the state of the technology itself, leading to traumatologists favouring traditional casts over its simplicity and availability, even if 3D-printed casts have superior potential. Take the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2014\u002F05\u002F29\u002Fa-3d-printed-cast-that-can-heal-your-bones-40-80-faster\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Osteoid\u003C\u002Fa> prototype from 2014 for example. It doesn’t only keep the limb’s bone in place but can also help in the bone’s healing. With its pulsed ultrasound bone stimulator system, it fastens bone healing via \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.popsci.com\u002Ftechnology\u002Farticle\u002F2011-10\u002Fscottish-doctors-use-ultrasound-stimulate-bone-regeneration\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">ultrasonic vibrations\u003C\u002Fa>. With traditional plaster casts, doctors couldn’t apply the vibrational therapy, but 3D-printed casts do allow it. But Osteoid went off the radar, with no news since 2014 and seemed destined to stay as a prototype.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fosteoid-3d-printed-cast-768x480.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29847\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fosteoid-3d-printed-cast-768x480.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fosteoid-3d-printed-cast.png 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Osteoid prototype\u003Cbr>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.telegraph.co.uk\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>“The technology used for all this matter sometimes is excessive compared with a normal cast and the setup needs too much time and preparation,” Fabregat told The Medical Futurist. For instance, the Spanish startup \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xkelet.com\u002Fen\u002F\">Xkelet\u003C\u002Fa> takes about two hours to 3D-print its casts. “Obviously, that’s about two hours too long. But eventually, the goal with these new printers is to print in 12 to 30 minutes,” said Tim Dobrinich, COO and co-founder of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftrimed3d.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">TriMed\u003C\u002Fa>, a partner of Xkelet. Fabregat told us that the whole procedure should be even shorter, less than 5 minutes, for the adoption to take off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another aspect to consider is that not all hospitals have a 3D-printer and  scanner to make personalised casts. A way to circumvent this would be for 3D-printing companies to partner with healthcare institutions and offer the equipment required. That’s the approach of Latvian startup \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcastprint.co\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">CastPrint\u003C\u002Fa>. They \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Frebeccabanovic\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F14\u002Fthese-3d-printed-casts-from-latvia-could-be-the-future-of-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">provide clinics with their 3D-scanner\u003C\u002Fa> where physicians scan the injury and forward the 3D-image to the company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fcastprint-3d-printed-cast-768x284.png\" alt=\"Examples of 3D-Printed casts\" class=\"wp-image-29849\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fcastprint-3d-printed-cast-768x284.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fcastprint-3d-printed-cast-1536x569.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fcastprint-3d-printed-cast.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Examples of CastPrints casts\u003Cbr>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fcastprint.co\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dead-end solutions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Xkelet offers yet another solution that does not require an expensive scanner but \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Frebeccabanovic\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F14\u002Fthese-3d-printed-casts-from-latvia-could-be-the-future-of-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">an iPad scanner attachment\u003C\u002Fa> that can even be used at home and send the information obtained for printing. But the whole logistics behind getting the cast from the manufacturer to the wearer and the price itself (a CastPrint cast \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Frebeccabanovic\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F14\u002Fthese-3d-printed-casts-from-latvia-could-be-the-future-of-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">costs around €100\u003C\u002Fa>) are potential deterrents. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Fabregat also pointed out another issue. “The surface of the limb during the inflammatory phase after the injury and the phases just after it change too much and even if you use the most accurate 3D-scanner, it is not going to fit,” he explained. “The time between 3D-scanning and 3D-printing is too long today and the patient limb surface changes too much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These persisting issues show that maybe the technology behind 3D-printed casts is still not ready yet. Medical professionals might rightly think why they would need to go through all those hoops when the conventional method works anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The return of the 3D-printed casts: a new hope?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s also possible that 3D-printed casts haven’t been widely adopted simply because patients and physicians don’t know about this option. But not if you are in Latvia, according to Janis Olins, one of CastPrint’s founders. “You can go in any clinic or hospital in Latvia and ask the traumatologist about CastPrint, and they would’ve already used it, or at least know there is a viable alternative to the traditional plaster cast,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Frebeccabanovic\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F14\u002Fthese-3d-printed-casts-from-latvia-could-be-the-future-of-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Olins says\u003C\u002Fa>. The company has partnered with Latvian clinics and even expanded to the U.K., with plans to branch out further into Europe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Xkelet’s casts are also commercially available in the United States for wrist and arm injuries, with more in the pipeline. “We’re going to come out with [a cast for] the whole arm, where it comes up past the elbow into the bicep, also the foot and ankle, and then we’re looking at a full leg brace as well,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mddionline.com\u002F3d-printing\u002F3d-printed-casts-offer-patients-customized-solutions-bone-breaks\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Dobrinich said\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-cast-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"3D-Printed Cast example\" class=\"wp-image-29851\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-cast-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-cast.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xkelet’s cast\u003Cbr>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mddionline.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>CastPrint saw a fourfold year-on-year growth. The founders further said that they are confident that their startup would be successful. They are also exploring other fields such as 3D-printing in orthodontics and collaborating with healthcare professionals and businesses. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Maybe their approach might prove fruitful and expand the adoption of 3D-printed casts. This could drive competition and investment in the field, leading to reduced costs of equipment and eventually an accepted alternative to conventional cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Go Big Tech or go home?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As for Juan Monzón Fabregat, he believes that the task is up to Big Tech to tackle. “[It] needs to come from a big company that believes this is the way; otherwise is too complicated to have a chance because of the risks and factors related to investment and regulatory requirements,” he told us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The case of 3D-printed casts is an interesting one for techno-optimists like us at The Medical Futurist. It shows that certain elements of healthcare cannot be replaced by advanced technologies; or simply that it takes too much time and investment to make it happen. If this is the case, then the story of how 3D-printing casts couldn’t make it to healthcare practice should be a cautionary tale for everyone else in the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Eventually, only time will tell if 3D-printed casts are indeed the evolution of casts. I just hope that Scott Summit wasn’t one of the few people that I have seen using such casts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1852,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>Finding out what happened to 3D-printed casts and why they haven’t broken into healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",29841,{"_acf_changed":21,"footnotes":28},[1856,579],498,[1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864],543,5837,611,5839,665,5841,130,[1115,1866,175],948,[],[1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1281,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885],5833,5787,5835,5789,5799,5801,5805,5843,5809,5845,5821,5823,2133,5825,3367,5829,4491,[1887,15,41,42,43,44,45,1888,618,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1142,1896,196],"post-29839","category-3d-printing","tag-future-of-hospital","tag-xkelet","tag-plaster-cast","tag-castprint","tag-3d-printed","tag-exovite","tag-3d-printing-2","project_category-developers",{"id":1853,"alt_text":28,"caption":1898,"description":1899,"media_type":50,"media_details":1900,"post":1838,"source_url":1920},"Traditional cast vs a 3D printed one: any better?","Finding out what happened to 3D-printed casts and why they haven’t broken into healthcare",{"width":332,"height":333,"file":1901,"sizes":1902,"image_meta":1919},"2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01.png",{"medium":1903,"large":1906,"thumbnail":1909,"medium_large":1912,"1536x1536":1913,"2048x2048":1916},{"file":1904,"width":339,"height":340,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1905},"200_tmf-01-370x208.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01-370x208.png",{"file":1907,"width":346,"height":347,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1908},"200_tmf-01-768x432.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01-768x432.png",{"file":1910,"width":352,"height":352,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1911},"200_tmf-01-150x150.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01-150x150.png",{"file":1907,"width":346,"height":347,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1908},{"file":1914,"width":358,"height":359,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1915},"200_tmf-01-1536x864.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01-1536x864.png",{"file":1917,"width":499,"height":500,"mime-type":61,"source_url":1918},"200_tmf-01-2048x1152.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":77,"credit":28,"camera":28,"caption":28,"created_timestamp":77,"copyright":28,"focal_length":77,"iso":77,"shutter_speed":77,"title":28,"orientation":77},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01.png",{"cta_type":229,"cta_color":28,"subtitle":28,"related_books":1922,"related_posts_footer":1924,"related_posts":21,"key_takeaways":1928},[231,1923],24765,[1925,1926,1927],12816,28443,10992,[1929,1931],{"title":1930},"\u003Cp>3D printed casts are not common despite their value having been shown multiple times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1932},"\u003Cp>We analyze why this is the case and what companies and organizations are trying to change this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1934,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":1935,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1846},"Where Are 3D-Printed Casts? - The Medical Futurist","3D-Printed Casts: What happened to 3D-printed casts and why they haven’t broken into healthcare – learn more of 3D-printers in the medical industry.",{"self":1937,"collection":1942,"about":1944,"author":1946,"replies":1948,"version-history":1951,"predecessor-version":1955,"wp:featuredmedia":1959,"wp:attachment":1962,"wp:term":1965,"curies":1976},[1938],{"href":1939,"targetHints":1940},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F29839",{"allow":1941},[96],[1943],{"href":99},[1945],{"href":102},[1947],{"embeddable":27,"href":257},[1949],{"embeddable":27,"href":1950},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=29839",[1952],{"count":1953,"href":1954},28,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F29839\u002Frevisions",[1956],{"id":1957,"href":1958},58191,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F29839\u002Frevisions\u002F58191",[1960],{"embeddable":27,"href":1961},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F29841",[1963],{"href":1964},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=29839",[1966,1968,1970,1972,1974],{"taxonomy":125,"embeddable":27,"href":1967},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=29839",{"taxonomy":128,"embeddable":27,"href":1969},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=29839",{"taxonomy":131,"embeddable":27,"href":1971},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=29839",{"taxonomy":134,"embeddable":27,"href":1973},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=29839",{"taxonomy":137,"embeddable":27,"href":1975},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=29839",[1977],{"name":141,"href":142,"templated":27},{"id":1979,"date":1980,"date_gmt":1981,"guid":1982,"modified":1984,"modified_gmt":1985,"slug":1986,"status":14,"type":15,"link":1987,"title":1988,"content":1990,"excerpt":1992,"author":159,"featured_media":1994,"comment_status":26,"ping_status":26,"sticky":27,"template":28,"format":29,"meta":1995,"categories":1996,"tags":1997,"project_category":1998,"contact_email_category":1999,"yst_prominent_words":2000,"class_list":2007,"better_featured_image":2009,"acf":2038,"yoast_meta":2044,"_links":2046},58217,"2026-06-04T08:56:47","2026-06-04T06:56:47",{"rendered":1983},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=58217&_wpnonce=58e738301a&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-06-04T08:56:48","2026-06-04T06:56:48","headphones-as-health-and-medical-devices","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fheadphones-as-health-and-medical-devices",{"rendered":1989},"Your Earphones And Headphones As Health And Medical Devices",{"rendered":1991,"protected":21},"\n\u003Cp>Most of us have likely used headphones, so far, mostly as entertainment accessories. These devices are now set for a digital health upgrade as companies are designing headphones as hearing aids and health tracking devices. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Tech Giant Apple popularised the approach with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.apple.com\u002Fnewsroom\u002F2024\u002F10\u002Fhow-apple-developed-the-worlds-first-end-to-end-hearing-health-experience\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a free update to the AirPods Pro 2\u003C\u002Fa> that makes it function as a clinical-grade hearing aid. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fnews-events\u002Fpress-announcements\u002Ffda-authorizes-first-over-counter-hearing-aid-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FDA even approved\u003C\u002Fa> the Apple AirPods Pro’s Hearing Aid Feature as the first over-the-counter hearing aid software device in 2024. Other companies are also investigating this approach and headphones could be on track to become the next smartwatch, or a so-called hearable. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As hearing loss affects \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.apple.com\u002Fnewsroom\u002F2024\u002F10\u002Fhow-apple-developed-the-worlds-first-end-to-end-hearing-health-experience\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">about 1.5 billion people globally\u003C\u002Fa>, these tech-driven solutions can expand access to personalised, high-quality hearing support. In this article, we consider the rising trend of headphones being adapted as health and medical devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What makes headphones adequate digital health tools?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When thinking about headphones, their use as health devices is not what initially comes to mind. But given more thought, they are actually quite well suited for such purposes. \u003Cstrong>The anatomy of the auditory canal makes it a well suited location for health sensing with in-ear headphones like the AirPods.\u003C\u002Fstrong> It is located close to the brain, major blood vessels, and nerves, which enables physiological measurements to be made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Its blood supply by the deep ear artery means that heart rate and blood pressure can be measured; and hearables \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fresearch.google\u002Fblog\u002Faudioplethysmography-for-cardiac-monitoring-with-hearable-devices\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have been used\u003C\u002Fa> for such measurements. In medical practice, it is common to obtain the core body temperature by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.philips.ie\u002Fc-f\u002FXC000001735\u002Fwhy-measure-body-temperature-in-the-ear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">measuring it in the ear\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003Cstrong> Headphones \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fresearch.google\u002Fblog\u002Faudioplethysmography-for-cardiac-monitoring-with-hearable-devices\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cstrong>could take such readings\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> while also monitoring the user’s movements, breathing rate and sleep\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FHeadphones-as-medical-devices-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58219\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FHeadphones-as-medical-devices-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FHeadphones-as-medical-devices-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FHeadphones-as-medical-devices.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.headphonesty.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>In many cases, companies can already provide some health features to their existing headphones, without the need for extra hardware. This is because, with proper seal, the microphones within \u003Cstrong>headphones \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fresearch.google\u002Fblog\u002Faudioplethysmography-for-cardiac-monitoring-with-hearable-devices\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cstrong>can detect or record bio-signals\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> such as heart and respiratory rate\u003C\u002Fstrong>.  Apple took a similar approach to the AirPods Pro 2 which obtained its health features via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.apple.com\u002Fnewsroom\u002F2024\u002F10\u002Fhow-apple-developed-the-worlds-first-end-to-end-hearing-health-experience\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a free software update\u003C\u002Fa>, and other companies could follow suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>From a social perspective, users might be better able to adopt headphones as health aids and monitors considering that \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.headphonesty.com\u002F2024\u002F11\u002Fturning-headphones-health-devices-major-trend\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">we are already familiar\u003C\u002Fa> with these devices. \u003Cstrong>This can also address any potential stigmas or even cost issues with using traditional hearing aids\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In fact, companies are thinking of headphones as more than hearing aids but also for general health tracking to smartwatches. In the next section, we look at some of the examples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>How headphones can be used as health and medical devices\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are several ways that companies are adapting headphones for healthcare uses. While this approach is relatively new, we can group the current examples into three general categories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1. General health tracking\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As a consumer product, \u003Cstrong>headphones can be easily used for general health tracking akin to smartwatches\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In some cases, such as during exercise, headphones can even provide \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Farticles\u002FPMC10384007\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more accurate measurements\u003C\u002Fa> than smartwatches. Sennheiser’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sennheiser-hearing.com\u002Fen-US\u002Fp\u002Fmomentum-sport\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Momentum Sport earbuds\u003C\u002Fa> leverage this upside and double as a fitness tracker with heart rate and temperature monitoring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002Fsennheiser-momentum-sport-headphones-768x821.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58221\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002Fsennheiser-momentum-sport-headphones-768x821.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002Fsennheiser-momentum-sport-headphones.jpg 791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sennheiser-hearing.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.apple.com\u002Fnewsroom\u002F2024\u002F10\u002Fhow-apple-developed-the-worlds-first-end-to-end-hearing-health-experience\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple AirPods enable\u003C\u002Fa> hearing tracking at home, reduce exposure to loud environmental noise and users can even receive assistance for perceived mild to moderate hearing loss. Such options of the device can provide a more preventative approach to hearing loss among users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2. Increasing accessibility\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Other companies are developing headphones to assist people in other ways as well. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.headphonesty.com\u002F2024\u002F08\u002Fneural-earbuds-paralyzed-users-telepathic-control-devices\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAQI Neural earbuds\u003C\u002Fa> can allow users to control devices by registering movements of the head and facial muscles. \u003Cstrong>This can greatly improve the daily interactions of people with limited mobility. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some are pairing headphones with smart glasses to improve communication. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hearview.ai\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hearview glasses\u003C\u002Fa> is one such example which displays real-time text on the glasses to enhance communication for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Smart glasses like the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.meta.com\u002Fsmart-glasses\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses\u003C\u002Fa> and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbrilliant.xyz\u002Fproducts\u002Fframe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brilliant Labs Frame\u003C\u002Fa> offers the opportunity to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fposts\u002Fbertalanmesko_as-ai-appears-in-many-aspects-of-our-lives-activity-7254009584586043392-eUi5\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">help those with limited eyesight\u003C\u002Fa> to navigate the world. \u003Cstrong>Paired with headphones,\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>they convert visual information detected by the glasses’ camera into audible translations.\u003C\u002Fstrong> For example, they can describe surroundings and items, as well as read out text and provide navigation guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frame Tourist: Lama Temple 📿\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FAnqx9HoyS_M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3. Medical tools\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Headphones are also being used by medical professionals to assist them in their practices. Researchers have used noise-cancelling \u003Cstrong>headphones \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F4-practical-technologies-aiding-patients-getting-through-medical-procedures\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cstrong>to reduce patients’ stress level\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> during surgeries\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The custom biometric wearable, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fposts\u002F108290349\" target=\"_blank\">Aware Hearable\u003C\u002Fa>, has been designed for ambulatory recording of a range of parameters. The Hearable can monitor electroencephalogram (EEG), photoplethysmogram (PPG), heart rate (EKG\u002FECG), core temperature, and bioimpedance. It also \u003Cstrong>allows for accurate readings and medical-grade brain data collection\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F10\u002Ftmf_article_431-768x432.png\" alt=\"Surgery and headphone\" class=\"wp-image-58041\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F10\u002Ftmf_article_431-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F10\u002Ftmf_article_431-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F10\u002Ftmf_article_431-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F10\u002Ftmf_article_431-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Will the future of health tracking be in the ear?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This recent trend in adapting headphones as health and medical devices is surely worth keeping an eye on. \u003Cstrong>The ubiquity of headphones in our society makes them promising contenders as digital health tools. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As Sam Kellett, Jr, CEO of Aware, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fposts\u002F108290349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told us in an interview\u003C\u002Fa>: “This technology democratises access to crucial health data, enabling continuous monitoring without specialised equipment or hospital stays, thereby enhancing our understanding of neurological health and improving disease management.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For instance, despite \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fnews-events\u002Fpress-announcements\u002Ffda-authorizes-first-over-counter-hearing-aid-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">over 30 million Americans\u003C\u002Fa> suffering from hearing loss, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2023\u002F04\u002F13\u002Fhealth\u002Fdementia-hearing-loss-biobank-wellness\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">only about 15%\u003C\u002Fa> use hearing aids, with accessibility and affordability being a major barrier. Headphones could close that gap, while also doubling as regular health monitoring tools\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, headphones might not be the preferred form factor for a health tracker by some. Depending on the size, they can be bulky and uncomfortable or easy to misplace. \u003Cstrong>But the advantages that such devices present should not be overlooked.\u003C\u002Fstrong> We can expect a future where headphones commonly integrate health features and they will be available in the market parallel to smartwatches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1993,"protected":21},"\u003Cp>There are several ways that companies are adapting headphones for healthcare uses. 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