[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":379},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-books-to-read-in-2022":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":151,"relatedBooks":286},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":33,"project_category":37,"contact_email_category":38,"yst_prominent_words":39,"class_list":43,"better_featured_image":55,"acf":88,"yoast_meta":95,"_links":98},37729,"2022-01-06T10:00:00","2022-01-06T09:00:00",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=37729&_wpnonce=2f2ba88ee1&status=auto-draft&type=post","2022-01-07T14:27:37","2022-01-07T13:27:37","books-to-read-in-2022","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fbooks-to-read-in-2022",{"rendered":17},"The Medical Futurist’s Top 10 Books To Read",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>I read a book every day, finishing, on average, one book\u002Fweek. But this doesn’t mean I’m not picky about what I read – quite the opposite, really, I am a demanding reader and I want my books to be both well-written and have a good storyline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I also think a good story is exactly what we all need after this year. Immersing in a good story is also a way to keep your brain fit and your mind off the hook. And as I am \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fdrbertalanmesko\u002F?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">happily sharing\u003C\u002Fa> my reading experiences, I can wholeheartedly recommend a few among the many I have read this year – I promise, these are well worth your time. This is a handpicked list specialising in quality fiction and non-fiction books: all the good reads connecting to medicine, digital health, A.I. or science fiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.06.05-768x610.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37731\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.06.05-768x610.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.06.05.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>My favourite non-fiction books in 2021\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.adamgrant.net\u002Fbook\u002Fthink-again\u002F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>THINK AGAIN by Adam Grant\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In two words: mind blown. Clearly, a masterpiece; in this book author Adam Grant examines the critical art of rethinking, how you can learn to question your opinions, and how you can change y\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordwall.net\u002Fresource\u002F9545233\u002Fangol\u002Fmatch-the-feelings-with-the-definitions\">our old ways of thinking, and open other people’s minds, “\u003Cem>which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life\u003C\u002Fem>.” I learned a lot from this book in terms of how to be a better futurist and forecaster, following these methods.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.23.33-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37745\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.23.33-edited.png 1067w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.23.33-edited-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ethankross.com\u002Fchatter\u002F#:~:text=Ethan%20Kross%20has%20written%20the,to%20live%20a%20fuller%20life.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>CHATTER: THE VOICE IN OUR HEAD, WHY IT MATTERS, AND HOW TO HARNESS IT by Ethan Kross\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This extraordinary book has helped me a lot in regulating my inner chatter. Ethan Kross is an award-winning psychologist. In this book, he reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how to harness it to combat anxiety and improve physical and mental health. The book even comes in handy to deepen our interpersonal relationships. In fact, I would even make this book into the schools’ curriculum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.13.44-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37749\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.13.44-edited.png 991w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.13.44-edited-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fperfectlyconfident.com\u002F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>PERFECTLY CONFIDENT by Don A. Moore\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I’ve been calibrating my confidence since finishing this amazing book. Author Don A. Moore, an expert on the psychology of decision making at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, argues that the generation of parents that made sure they would raise over-confident kids who could do whatever they wanted in their lives made a mistake. Over-confidence often results in bad decisions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, under-confidence doesn’t allow people to give a shot to their dreams. The solution for us lies in calibration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1111\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.25.35-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37751\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.25.35-edited.png 1111w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.25.35-edited-768x577.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.goodreads.com\u002Fbook\u002Fshow\u002F40764929-man-vs-machine\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>MAN VS. MACHINE by Karsten Müller & Jonathan Schaeffer\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A book all physicians who want to understand A.I. should be reading. This amazing book describes the evolution of chess machines, starting from Wolfgang von Kempelen’s The Turk, and goes all the way to the first chess software and finally the Leela Chess Zero, the world’s best chess player. My favourite quote from the book is by Monroe Newborn, computer chess developer and event organiser: ,,\u003Cem>Masters used to come to computer chess tournaments to laugh. Now they come to watch. Soon they will come to learn\u003C\u002Fem>.” This is exactly what physicians can expect from A.I.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.24.21-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37757\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.24.21-edited.png 851w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.24.21-edited-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rohitbhargava.com\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F5-non-obvious-megatrends-changing-our-world-in-2020.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>NON-OBVIOUS MEGATRENDS by Rohit Bhargava\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you want to understand how single trends form the bigger picture – and our world. For the past ten years, Rohit Bhargava created his annual trend reports, including trends that are not so obvious but have a high-level effect. He doesn’t focus on technology or changes, rather tries to collect them and see how they form the bigger picture. ‘Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future’ is the 10th-anniversary edition of his annual reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The author helps with understanding high-level trends: it is not about how one single digital health technology impacts our lives, but how having \u003Cem>several types\u003C\u002Fem> of digital health technologies will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.27.44-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37761\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.27.44-edited.png 988w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.27.44-edited-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>My favourite science fiction books in 2021\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.25.51-1-768x499.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37763\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.25.51-1-768x499.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.25.51-1.png 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jessrothenberg.com\u002Fthekingdom\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>THE KINGDOM by Jess Rothenberg\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Happily ever after, but with robots. And murder. And Disneyland. I loved it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This book’s genius is about the viewpoint: it’s told through a robot’s perspective. Essentially, for me, this story was about how Ava, the robot developed a sense of consciousness. Plus it’s set in a kind of ‘evil robot Disney world’ run by wicked scientists, which was quite interesting to peek into.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"989\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.34.02-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37767\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.34.02-edited.png 989w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.34.02-edited-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.andyweirauthor.com\u002Fbooks\u002Fproject-hail-mary-hc\u002Fproject-hail-mary-el\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Not because we’ve \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fp\u002FCWk_DJEILaq\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>shared a podium recently\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>, but because Andy Weir is a genius. An ode to science, puzzles, and, of course, to saving humankind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Project Hail Mary is Andy Weir’s third book, after The Martian and then Artemis. “\u003Cem>This book is part scientific mystery, part dazzling interstellar journey, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian – while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.”\u003C\u002Fem> But this time, our protagonist has to go all-in: if he fails, humanity, and the Earth itself, will perish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1099\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.24.17-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37769\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.24.17-edited.png 1099w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.24.17-edited-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1099px) 100vw, 1099px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.goodreads.com\u002Fbook\u002Fshow\u002F54120408-klara-and-the-sun\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>KLARA AND THE SUN by Kazuo Ishiguro\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Wonderful writing on artificial intelligence, the fragility of humans, love, life …and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Klara and the Sun by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro is a strong and disturbing story about artificial friends (robot companions) and the kind of relationships we could build with them. If you have seen the movie \u003Cem>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=PavJUoZNT7g\" target=\"_blank\">The Skin I Live In\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem> by Pedro Almodóvar, you know the feeling you will have while reading this book. It’s absolutely worth your time – but it’s not a simple story to digest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.25.22-768x816.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37735\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.25.22-768x816.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-13.25.22.png 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ernestcline.com\u002F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>READY PLAYER TWO by Ernest Cline\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you have read the first one, you’d surely want to return to the Oasis. I do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Ernest Cline is, without a doubt, my favourite contemporary writer. I’ve read all of his books so far and will certainly read each upcoming one. Maybe because I loved ‘\u003Cem>Ready Player One\u003C\u002Fem>’ so much, I didn’t really need this sequel, although it does include some brilliant technologies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.42.49-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37773\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.42.49-edited.png 995w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.42.49-edited-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A.N.Y.T.H.I.N.G. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fp\u002FCR6odoDB4Fu\u002F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>by Becky Chambers\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The books by author Becky Chambers are absolutely amazing: smart, well-written and emotionally considerate. These are the best kind of science fiction I have read over the past years. I call her books \u003Cem>intercultural science fiction\u003C\u002Fem>; I find the ways she can describe alien races and how their entirely different cultures meet each other really peculiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The world needs such books now more than ever, to prepare people emotionally for a technology-filled planet, where human values should remain the same even a century from today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.49.03-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37777\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.49.03-edited.png 905w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F01\u002FScreen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-0.49.03-edited-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\">Hope you’ll find the time to read some of these books in 2022!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\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>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>I read a book every day, finishing, on average, one book\u002Fweek. 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These range from the principles laying the groundwork for the safe and effective development of A.I.-powered medical devices to a sober look at the technology’s role in the pandemic. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top 10 healthcare A.I. news of the year that was.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1. The FDA’s list of AI\u002FML-enabled medical devices marketed in the U.S.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In September 2020, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftmfinstitute.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">The Medical Futurist Institute\u003C\u002Fa> (TMFI) had its \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fnew-study-the-state-of-artificial-intelligence-based-fda-approved-medical-devices-and-algorithms-an-online-database\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">first research published\u003C\u002Fa> in the prestigious npj Digital Medicine journal. In it, the authors called for making information on credible A.I.-based medical tools available. By using the FDA as an example, they pioneered the first \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffda-approved-ai-based-algorithms\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">open access, online database\u003C\u002Fa> of FDA-approved A.I.-based algorithms, a resource that the U.S.-based regulatory body should have come up with already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F09\u002FFigure-2-768x432.png\" alt=\"FDA-approved A.I.-based algorithms\" class=\"wp-image-30151\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F09\u002FFigure-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F09\u002FFigure-2-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F09\u002FFigure-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F09\u002FFigure-2-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F09\u002FFigure-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>The first open access, online database of FDA-approved A.I.-based algorithms\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, it seems like the researchers’ call were noticed and heeded to. About a year later, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fmedical-devices\u002Fsoftware-medical-device-samd\u002Fartificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-aiml-enabled-medical-devices\" target=\"_blank\">the FDA publicly released its own list\u003C\u002Fa> of A.I.\u002Fmachine learning (ML)-enabled medical devices marketed in the United States. This represents an important milestone from the FDA, which took the lead in regulating A.I.-based medical devices. Moreover, they cited TMFI’s database as a publicly available resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2. Principles for Good Machine Learning Practice laid out\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The next important piece of news in healthcare A.I. comes from a joint effort between the FDA, Health Canada, and the U.K’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). In October, they \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fmedical-devices\u002Fsoftware-medical-device-samd\u002Fgood-machine-learning-practice-medical-device-development-guiding-principles\" target=\"_blank\">laid out the 10 guiding principles\u003C\u002Fa> that can inform the development of Good Machine Learning Practice (GMLP). \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The latter aims to \u003Cem>“help promote safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices that use A.I.\u002FML”.\u003C\u002Fem> The regulatory bodies expect international standards organisations and collaborative bodies to build upon those foundational principles to advance GML.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3. The potential sale of IBM’s Watson Health arm\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Farticles\u002Fibm-explores-sale-of-ibm-watson-health-11613696770\" target=\"_blank\">a February report\u003C\u002Fa> from the \u003Cem>Wall Street Journal\u003C\u002Fem>, IBM could part ways with its Watson Health arm. After having spent years developing the branch and having heavily invested into it, it comes as a surprise that IBM is abandoning these efforts altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Falphago-in-healthcare-IBM1-768x563.jpg\" alt=\"IBM Watson in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-13562\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Falphago-in-healthcare-IBM1-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Falphago-in-healthcare-IBM1-512x375.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Falphago-in-healthcare-IBM1-341x250.jpg 341w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Falphago-in-healthcare-IBM1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.time.com\n\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In addition to Watson Health’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fibm-in-healthcare-2021\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">previous challenges and negative press\u003C\u002Fa>, other factors led to the decision. Even if the unit brings in around $1 billion in annual revenue, the \u003Cem>WSJ\u003C\u002Fem>’s sources say that it isn’t thought of as being currently profitable. The report \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zdnet.com\u002Farticle\u002Fibm-is-reportedly-considering-a-sale-of-its-watson-health-business\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">also notes\u003C\u002Fa> that exploring a sale might be “\u003Cem>in part because physicians were hesitant to adopt artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fem>.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4. DeepMind working on the mother of all A.I. algorithms\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In October, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fventurebeat.com\u002F2021\u002F10\u002F12\u002Fdeepmind-is-developing-one-algorithm-to-rule-them-all\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">VentureBeat reported\u003C\u002Fa> that Google’s DeepMind is \u003Cem>“developing one algorithm to rule them all”\u003C\u002Fem>. More specifically, the company is working on a new deep learning model with the ability to emulate any algorithm that can work with real-world data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While their work is not immediately healthcare related, it is only a matter of time before this is the case, given the potentials of this new model. It could enable building an algorithm that can scan through the entire process of care with digitised data; and then create sub-algorithms for improving the flaws it could discover in the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5. Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health launched at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>An interesting development emerged \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthcareitnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fmount-sinai-launches-new-department-ai-and-human-health\" target=\"_blank\">from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai\u003C\u002Fa>: the launch of its Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health. It’s the first such department within a medical school and has two main goals. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Its first aim involves training healthcare scientists to employ healthcare A.I. Secondly, it aims to establish an A.I. framework across its medical departments. To that end, the new department will also promote collaboration between medical and computer scientists as their work intersects within the digital health field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6. Alphabet’s new A.I.-powered drug discovery company\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Google’s life science branch, Alphabet, took some interest in A.I.-powered drug discovery and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2021\u002F11\u002F4\u002F22763535\u002Fgoogle-alphabet-drug-discovery-deepmind-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launched a new company\u003C\u002Fa> to focus on such efforts. Named Isomorphic Laboratories, it will leverage DeepMind’s A.I. work on predicting protein structure. From the latter, the new company will work on developing new models that can predict the interaction of drugs with the human body. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-companies-using-a-i-in-drug-discovery-and-development\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">a growing number of companies\u003C\u002Fa> using A.I. in drug discovery, it will be interesting to witness what Isomorphic Laboratories, aided by Google’s resources, can come up with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7. An A.I. dermatology assistant from Google\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Google is also leveraging its A.I. expertise in the consumer-facing space. The tech giant introduced \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.google\u002Ftechnology\u002Fhealth\u002Fai-dermatology-preview-io-2021\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">its A.I.-powered dermatology app\u003C\u002Fa> in May. In addition to providing patients with insights into their skin lesions, the app also \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjamanetwork.com\u002Fjournals\u002Fjamanetworkopen\u002Ffullarticle\u002F2779250\" target=\"_blank\">helps dermatologists and non-specialists\u003C\u002Fa> better interpret skin conditions. It only requires an appropriate photograph using a phone and having it assessed via the dedicated URL or app. Such a tool can be beneficial in low-resource areas or where dermatologists are not easily accessible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_274-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Emerging Trend Alert – Skin Checking Algorithms\" class=\"wp-image-34783\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_274-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_274-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_274-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_274-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Skin Checking Algorithms\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>8. Guide to photographing skin of color accurately in clinical settings\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s not only Google that is investing in A.I.-enabled dermatology apps but \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-skin-care-top-8-dermatology-apps\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">a host of startups\u003C\u002Fa> have also launched similar tools. However, their usability \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F22778114\u002Fmedical-photography-racial-bias\" target=\"_blank\">often does not take into consideration\u003C\u002Fa> darker-skinned patients. This can result in worse quality of care for this demographic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dermatologist Jenna Lester experienced this issue with her patients and set out to address the issue. She \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com\u002Fdoi\u002F10.1111\u002Fbjd.19811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">co-authored a paper\u003C\u002Fa> in the British Journal of Dermatology that acts as a guide to accurately take pictures of skin of colour for monitoring in clinical settings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>9. A.I. tool to assist in COVID-19 treatment selection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Help might be underway from A.I. to help select drugs to treat patients with COVID-19 complications. Researchers from Emory University and Georgia Tech \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpharmaphorum.com\u002Fnews\u002Fai-tool-helps-doctors-select-best-drugs-for-covid-patients\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">developed the MOATAI-VIR algorithm\u003C\u002Fa> which can suggest FDA-approved drugs that could be considered to treat these. The scientists also postulate that their A.I. tool could be applied to future viral outbreaks as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>10. Predictive tools haven’t made a real difference in the fight against COVID\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While the news shared so far has been optimistic about healthcare A.I., the last one on the list provides a more sober look at its assistance in fighting against COVID-19. While \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002F2021\u002F07\u002F30\u002F1030329\u002Fmachine-learning-ai-failed-covid-hospital-diagnosis-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\">several hundreds of predictive tools\u003C\u002Fa> were developed for this purpose, studies conclude that they have nevertheless not made a significant difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The U.K.’s Turing Institute \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.turing.ac.uk\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2021-06\u002Fdata-science-and-ai-in-the-age-of-covid_full-report_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">published a report\u003C\u002Fa> in June summarising a series of workshops it held on the matter. It found little impact of A.I. tools in fighting the pandemic. Similarly, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bmj.com\u002Fcontent\u002F369\u002Fbmj.m1328\">a study that reviewed over 200 algorithms\u003C\u002Fa> for diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 found that almost none of them were fit for clinical use being at high risk of bias. Another\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs42256-021-00307-0\"> systematic review of over 400 ML tools\u003C\u002Fa> used for similar purposes on radiology images could not identify any for potential clinical use. They attributed the findings to methodological flaws and\u002For underlying biases in those models.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But while these observations might not be uplifting, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-sober-state-of-artificial-intelligence-in-the-fight-against-covid-19\u002F\">A.I.’s potential in fighting a disease like SARS-CoV-2\u003C\u002Fa> cannot be denied and over time, we can have better-trained models that are better suited for medical use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small-768x432.png\" alt=\"artificial intelligence and COVID\" class=\"wp-image-27609\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And this marks a wrap on our top healthcare A.I. news of 2021! We hope they served as a good refresher and will get you excited about the evolution of the field. 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