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It could also offer new methods for practising medicine, optimising supply chains, and propose cheaper, and way more personalised medical services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>3D printing in medicine is one of the most disruptive technologies that genuinely have the potential to change medicine and healthcare by making care affordable, accessible and personalised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Read our article, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F3d-printing-in-medicine-and-healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cstrong>3D Printing in Medicine And Healthcare – The Ultimate List In 2021\u003C\u002Fstrong> here!\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>3D printing has demonstrated huge potential for the future of medicine in the previous years and could revolutionise personalised drug creation, the production of medical […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,35285,"closed","",[28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35],3201,2133,1683,1723,1831,1717,4965,3203,[37,14,38,39,40,41],"post-35283","type-infographic","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry",{"id":24,"alt_text":26,"caption":26,"description":26,"media_type":43,"media_details":44,"post":5,"source_url":72},"image",{"width":45,"height":46,"file":47,"sizes":48,"image_meta":70},1920,1080,"2021\u002F07\u002F0715_3dprinting_infographic-01.png",{"medium":49,"large":55,"thumbnail":60,"medium_large":64,"1536x1536":65},{"file":50,"width":51,"height":52,"mime-type":53,"source_url":54},"0715_3dprinting_infographic-01-370x208.png","370","208","image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002F0715_3dprinting_infographic-01-370x208.png",{"file":56,"width":57,"height":58,"mime-type":53,"source_url":59},"0715_3dprinting_infographic-01-768x432.png","768","432","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002F0715_3dprinting_infographic-01-768x432.png",{"file":61,"width":62,"height":62,"mime-type":53,"source_url":63},"0715_3dprinting_infographic-01-150x150.png","150","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002F0715_3dprinting_infographic-01-150x150.png",{"file":56,"width":57,"height":58,"mime-type":53,"source_url":59},{"file":66,"width":67,"height":68,"mime-type":53,"source_url":69},"0715_3dprinting_infographic-01-1536x864.png","1536","864","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002F0715_3dprinting_infographic-01-1536x864.png",{"aperture":71,"credit":26,"camera":26,"caption":26,"created_timestamp":71,"copyright":26,"focal_length":71,"iso":71,"shutter_speed":71,"title":26,"orientation":71},"0","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002F0715_3dprinting_infographic-01.png",{"related_article":74},{"ID":75,"post_author":76,"post_date":77,"post_date_gmt":78,"post_content":79,"post_title":80,"post_excerpt":81,"post_status":13,"comment_status":82,"ping_status":82,"post_password":26,"post_name":83,"to_ping":26,"pinged":26,"post_modified":84,"post_modified_gmt":85,"post_content_filtered":26,"post_parent":86,"guid":87,"menu_order":86,"post_type":88,"post_mime_type":26,"comment_count":89,"filter":90},10992,"6","2025-11-17 10:07:22","2025-11-17 09:07:22","\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>3D printing has demonstrated huge potential for the future of medicine in the previous years, and its development is unstoppable. See the impressive list of 3D-printed healthcare materials and medical equipment below!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>How does 3D printing in medicine work?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printing in medicine is part of the\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprinting.com\u002Fwhat-is-3d-printing\u002F\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">innovative process called additive manufacturing\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which means producing three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. How the technology works, we explained \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F3d-bioprinting-overview\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in our article on bioprinting here\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":35285,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002F0715_3dprinting_infographic-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35285\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As technology evolves, researchers work on various solutions. For example, engineers from the University of Buffalo have \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FvqveljTzypM\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">created a novel technology that speeds up\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the printing process itself. What’s remarkable about this particular hydrogen-based technology is that it’s way faster than previous 3D printing methods. Like, up to 50 times faster.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printing in medicine and healthcare could revolutionise drug creation and the production of medical equipment. It could also offer new methods for practicing\u003C\u002Fspan> medicine, optimising supply chains, and proposing\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cheaper and way more personalised medical services. Let's see the most promising examples!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>Personalised medical equipment\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a well-known fact that medical equipment is expensive. \u003C\u002Fspan>The global medical devices market size was valued at USD 512 billion in 2022 and is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fortunebusinessinsights.com\u002Findustry-reports\u002Fmedical-devices-market-100085#:~:text=The%20global%20medical%20devices%20market,5.9%25%20during%20the%20forecast%20period.\" target=\"_blank\">projected to grow to USD 780 billion by 2030\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Thus, 3D printing splints, medical models used before surgeries, or other necessary means for healing could save vast amounts of money. And there are already brilliant examples on the market of how to do it!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ian McHale, a senior at the US Steinert High School,\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002F3dprintingindustry.com\u002Fnews\u002Fhigh-school-senior-3d-prints-finger-splint-12561\u002F\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">created a blueprint\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for producing finger splints. A low-end 3D printer can print his splint quickly and affordably, about 2¢ worth of ABS plastic in about ten minutes! For developing countries, where splints can often be ordered from overseas only in bulk, it could mean the cheapest solution for remote communities. At the same time, it could efficiently serve personal needs.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F9XYLRaVqzNY\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\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\">\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F9XYLRaVqzNY\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:embed -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for 3D-printed plaster casts, for the moment, these remain a distant hope. In theory, it sounds amazing; however, the technology still seems niche, facing several challenges before its mass adoption. We dedicated an entire article looking for the solutions and the companies providing them – find out more in \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhere-are-3d-printed-casts\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where Are 3D-Printed Casts?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But 3D printing in medicine can also be a lifesaver – as it saved the life of a baby in the U.S. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com\u002Farticles\u002F263218.php\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaiba Gionfriddo\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was born prematurely in 2011 and suffered from tracheobronchomalacia – a congenital disability that causes the windpipe to collapse. He had a tracheostomy and was put on a ventilator––the conventional treatment. Still, Kaiba would stop breathing almost daily. His heart would stop, too. His caregivers 3D printed a bioresorbable device that instantly helped Kaiba breathe. After the operation, Kaiba’s trachea gradually reconstructed itself. His body reabsorbed the inserted splint. A year later, the tube was also removed without causing any harm.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australian scientists \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.3dprintingmedia.network\u002F3d-printed-microneedles-for-continuous-glucose-monitoring\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printed a set of microneedles\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for effective diabetes monitoring. These minimally invasive and minimally painful needles offer an effective way for continuous glucose monitoring – and open up the path towards personalised medicine and drug intake itself.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printing\u003C\u002Fspan> of medical equipment also played a significant role at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Urgent 3D production of especially personal protective equipment was literally saving lives for hospital personnel. In fact, 3D printing\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> became a vital technology, supporting hospitals and frontliners. Community-based \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.weforum.org\u002Fagenda\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Fmakerspaces-help-communities-in-crisis-heres-how-to-support-them\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">makerspaces\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offered freely accessible 3D blueprints helping the rapid response to the pandemic.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>Models for surgical planning and education\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printing can also help medical research and the outcome of complex operations and particularly challenging cases. Researchers in China and the US have both\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2015\u002F05\u002F150527133728.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 3D-printed models of cancerous tumours\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to aid the discovery of new anti-cancer drugs and to better understand how tumours develop, grow, and spread. Bioprinted cancer models can even \"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedirect.com\u002Fscience\u002Farticle\u002Fpii\u002FS1936523321000073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mimic the 3D heterogeneity of real tumours.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002Fnews\u002F525221\u002Fheart-implants-3-d-printed-to-order\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers have also used\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> scans of animal hearts to create printed models and then added flexible electronics on top of those models. The material can be peeled off the printed model and wrapped around the real heart for a perfect fit. The next step is to enhance the electronics with multiple sensors.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printing in medicine can be used to print organ models. These could also be helpful for patient education and pre-operative planning for surgeons. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwtop.com\u002Fhealth-fitness\u002F2021\u002F07\u002F3d-printed-models-help-doctors-prepare-for-fetal-surgeries\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists are using a combination\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of MRI and ultrasound imaging along with 3D-printing technology to help doctors prepare for fetal surgeries. With the 3D printed model, doctors can more easily identify potential obstacles and reduce the risk of surgery on babies with spina bifida, a congenital disability.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another example is \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fs3drepro\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schiner 3D Repro GmbH\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">'s Digital Anatomy 3D printer. The device can \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medicalplasticsnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftechnology\u002Faccelerating-medical-device-innovation-with-digital-anatomy-\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">help simulate anatomies and pathologies\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with ultra-realistic 3D printed models, reducing the need for human and animal cadavers, ensuring high repeatability and acceleration across the design validation process.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>Prosthetics and implants\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Globally, over 30 million people need mobility devices such as prosthetics, while 80 percent of the world’s amputees do not have access to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-prosthetics-depends-on-a-i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">modern prosthetics\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, creating traditional prosthetics is very time–consuming and destructive, which means that any modifications would destroy the original moulds. In collaboration with Autodesk Research and CBM Canada, researchers at the University of Toronto used 3D printing to quickly produce \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprint.com\u002F44123\u002F3d-printed-prosthetics-uganda\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cheap and easily customisable prosthetic sockets\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for patients in the developing world.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGOs like \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.notimpossible.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fproject-daniel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refugee Open Ware\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.notimpossible.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fproject-daniel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not Impossible\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>were\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helping people in need with 3D printing in medicine. They created 3D-print prosthetics for refugees from war-torn areas. Not Impossible, for example, took 3D printers to Sudan in 2013, where the chaos of war has left many people with amputated limbs. The organisation’s founder, Mick Ebeling, trained locals to operate the machinery, create patient-specific limbs, and fit these new, very inexpensive prosthetics.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personalised medical implants could also be 3D printed. This is especially important in complex and rare cases. Back in 2014, Dutch surgeons replaced\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theregister.co.uk\u002F2014\u002F03\u002F29\u002Fdutch_doctors_replace_womans_skull_with_3dprinted_plastic_copy\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the entire top of a 22 year–old woman’s skull\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a customised printed implant made from plastic. The patient was suffering from a rare condition that caused the inside of her skull to grow extra bone, which squeezed her brain. The growth was discovered after she reported severe headaches and then lost her sight and motor control. If untreated, the extra bone would have killed her.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A novel 3D printing technique makes it possible to create astonishingly small and complex \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphysicsworld.com\u002Fa\u002Findirect-3d-printing-creates-intricate-bioscaffolds-for-bone-and-tissue-regrowth\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">biomedical implants\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Engineers and biomedical scientists at RMIT University in Australia created a ‘reverse’ 3D printing, versatile enough to use medical grade materials off-the-shelf. \"\u003C\u002Fspan>The approach involves printing glue moulds that can then be filled with biomaterial filler. Once the mould is dissolved away, the biomaterial structure remains. Excitingly, the technique uses standard 3D printers, such as those now commonly even found in high schools, and PVA glue as a printing material\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\" Imagine the possibilities of this achievement!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>3D Printing biomaterials\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printing in medicine is a powerful tool for tissue engineering. No matter whether it is about blood, bones, heart, or skin. It is the technology that lets your jaw drop and scares the hell out of you at the same time when you first encounter it.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=7Rnd2CGUQag\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\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\">\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=7Rnd2CGUQag\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:embed -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3>1. Blood vessels\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers at Harvard University were \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fnews.harvard.edu\u002Fgazette\u002Fstory\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fcreating-3-d-tissue-and-its-potential-for-regeneration\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the first to use a custom-built 3D printer and a dissolving ink to create a swatch of tissue\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that contains skin cells interwoven with structural material that can potentially function as blood vessels in the future. The vasculature network enables fluids, nutrients, and cell growth factors to be perfused uniformly throughout the tissue.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a next step, Korean engineers have created \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprintingindustry.com\u002Fnews\u002Fresearchers-in-asia-create-implantable-blood-vessels-using-3d-cell-printing-171055\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">implantable 3D printed blood vessels\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and successfully implanted them into a rat. With the process, they hope to develop functioning artificial blood vessels needed to cure cardiovascular diseases.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3>2. Bones\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor Susmita Bose of Washington State University \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.seattletimes.com\u002Fnwshowcase\u002Fwashington-state-university\u002Finspiring-ingenuity-printing-new-bone\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">modified a 3D printer to bind chemicals to a ceramic powder creating intricate ceramic scaffolds\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that promote the growth of the bone in any shape. It helps hip and knee replacements last longer by developing a body-friendly calcium phosphate-based coating for the implant materials. Once integrated, the coated implants are expected to last longer – possibly doubling the life of cemented implants. Researchers, in the meantime, started using \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.straitstimes.com\u002Fsingapore\u002Fusing-corals-to-3d-print-implants-for-bone-grafts\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sea coral\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.azonano.com\u002Farticle.aspx?ArticleID=5760\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">graphene and ceramics\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create bone-like structures with 3D printing.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002Fhh2QIPuENi0?si=Qo0UMCl1f6UrXoOK\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\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\">\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002Fhh2QIPuENi0?si=Qo0UMCl1f6UrXoOK\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:embed -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And using a novel method at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, doctors can \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnewsroom.unsw.edu.au\u002Fnews\u002Fhealth\u002Fscientists-use-novel-ink-3d-print-%E2%80%98bone%E2%80%99-living-cells-0\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">create new bone tissue during surgery\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exactly where it is needed. “\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can go directly into the bone where there are cells, blood vessels and fat, and print a bone-like structure that already contains living cells, right in that area”, -\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said Associate Professor Kristopher Kilian, who co-developed the technology in the university statement.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3>3. Heart valve\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jonathan Butcher of Cornell University has \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.asme.org\u002Fengineering-topics\u002Farticles\u002Fbioengineering\u002Fcreating-valve-tissue-using-3d-bioprinting\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printed a heart valve\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> possessing the same anatomical architecture as the original valve. It will soon be tested on sheep. He used a combination of cells and biomaterials to control the valve’s stiffness. Butcher believes bioprinting will gain much more traction in the tissue engineering and biomedical community over the next five years, potentially becoming the standard in complex tissue fabrication.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3>4. Replicating human ears\u002Fnoses\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrence Bonassar of Cornell University used \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca style=\"\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.news.cornell.edu\u002Fstories\u002F2013\u002F02\u002Fbioengineers-physicians-3-d-print-ears-look-act-real\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D photos of human ears to create ear \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">molds\u003C\u002Fspan>. The molds were then filled with a gel containing bovine cartilage cells suspended in collagen, which held the shape of the ear while cells grew their extracellular matrix. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian scientists have \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedu.rsc.org\u002Fsoundbite\u002Fpolymer-chemistry-is-printing-noses\u002F4013813.article\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">printed synthetic noses\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for skin cancer patients. The printing used real human nose cartilage cells, donated by people having nose jobs, with collagen-based hydrogel. The nose job requires surgery, though, while \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.newscientist.com\u002Farticle\u002F2245295-human-like-ears-3d-printed-inside-mice-as-surgery-free-spare-parts\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese scientists started research\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on mice printing the ear directly inside the animal.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>And more recently, experts in France \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fananova.news\u002Fexperts-grow-new-3d-printed-nose-on-womans-arm-after-she-lost-hers-to-cancer\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have grown a woman a new 3D-printed nose\u003C\u002Fa> on her forearm after she lost hers to cancer. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":53339,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F11\u002Fimage-1-768x544.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53339\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\"The operation involved ear, nose and throat experts as well as plastic surgery teams at the Toulouse University Hospital and the Claudius Regaud Institute and took place at the Toulouse-Oncopole University Cancer Institute. They said that they managed to successfully re-vascularise the patient’s nasal cavity, connecting the blood vessels by performing microsurgery.\" She stayed in the hospital for 10 days and was on antibiotics for 3 weeks, and now she is doing very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3>5. Synthetic skin\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017, James Yoo at the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprint.com\u002F162193\u002Fwfirm-3d-printed-skin-burn-care\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wake Forest School of Medicine \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the US and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2017\u002F01\u002F170123090630.htm\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">researchers at the University of Madrid\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developed the prototype of a 3D printer that can create synthetic skin. It is adequate for transplanting patients who suffered burn injuries or have other skin issues. It may also be used in research or the testing of cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical products.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A significant step forward for skin grafts and burn victims is the development of living skin. Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.rpi.edu\u002Fcontent\u002F2019\u002F11\u002F01\u002Fliving-skin-can-now-be-3d-printed-blood-vessels-included\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developed a method\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to 3D-print living skin along with blood vessels.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3>6. Synthetic organs\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When talking about 3D-printed organs, people tend to think of a machine that can create readily available, implantable human organs. However, the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F3d-bioprinting-overview\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reality is far from this optimistic image\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers worldwide are working on possible solutions: \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.organovo.com\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organovo\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> successfully bioprinted liver tissues already in 2014. They then seemed to be 4-6 years away from printing liver parts for transplantation. Together with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Organovo even created miniature \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F201124190532.htm\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">human kidneys\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the lab.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FcOcL_LPVDB8\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\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\">\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FcOcL_LPVDB8\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:embed -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bioprinted organs could also be used in the pharmaceutical industry to replace animal models for analysing the toxicity of new drugs. Technological solutions like BioAssemblyBot \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fposts\u002Fbioprinting-hand-36609058\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we wrote about earlier\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and entirely \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprintingindustry.com\u002Fnews\u002Fcarnegie-researchers-develop-fresh-new-method-of-3d-bioprinting-fully-sized-human-heart-models-179829\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new methods\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can lead to patient-specific heart tissue printing will eventually lead to success: industry leaders expect a breakthrough in about a decade. In an interview for our Patreon site, Erik Gatenholm, CEO of \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cellink.com\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CELLINK\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, said, “\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we will see fully functioning organs within the next decade or so\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>The future of pharma: 3D printed drugs\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015, the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F471030\u002Fthe-fda-has-approved-the-first-drug-made-by-a-3d-printer\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FDA approved\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the first-ever drug \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-fda-just-approved-the-first-3d-printed-drug\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made by 3D printers\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and in 2021, the second such medication received approval. Chinese pharmaceutical company Triastek, Inc. has \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprintingindustry.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftriastek-receives-fda-ind-clearance-for-3d-printed-drug-to-treat-rheumatoid-arthritis-184159\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rece\u003C\u002Fspan>ived\u003C\u002Fa> Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance from the FDA for its first 3D printed drug product, T19, which is designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The latest major milestone happened in 2023 when the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprinting.com\u002Fnews\u002Ffirst-3d-printed-pediatric-medicine-trials-to-begin-in-europe\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">first clinical trial with a 3D-printed drug in Europe in the pediatric field\u003C\u002Fa> was launched. The 3D printer used for the study produces medicines in semi-solid and chewable forms, which are personalised to each child based on their weight and clinical characteristics, as a collaboration between the Pharmacy Service at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, the University of Santiago de Compostela, and the company FabRx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Fantastic news for the industry as it opens up a range of opportunities to bring the supply chain to the next\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> level.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":53331,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Flive\u002FvYFwKnG9A2A?si=hy6K7e24w7MEyhNl&t=75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F11\u002Fimage-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53331\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Flive\u002FvYFwKnG9A2A?si=1cZY4AQBuWdgO0-v&t=75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In this live Q&A\u003C\u002Fa>, Dr. Meskó from The Medical Futurist and Alvaro Goyanes, the Co-Founder and CEO of FabRx answered all the questions about 3D printed medicine, tissues, personalized drugs, customized prosthetics, casts, and 3D printed medical devices\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcategory\u002F3d-printing\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printing\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of multiple medicines on a single pill, known as a polypill, is \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fastcompany.com\u002F90632252\u002Fwhat-if-you-could-condense-all-your-pills-into-one-with-3d-printing-you-can\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">already possible\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In 2020 \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fabrx.co.uk\u002F2020\u002F04\u002F06\u002Ffabrxs-pharmaceutical-3d-printer-for-personalised-medicines-m3dimaker-is-now-available\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FabRx released\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the first pharmaceutical 3D printer to manufacture personalised medication. ‘M3DIMAKER’ can print personalised medicine real fast - about 28 pills\u002Fminute. Imagine how fast the distribution of medication could be with a \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-3d-printing-drugs-pharmacies-closer-think\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printer in pharmacies\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Or imagine how different our attitude towards pharmacies would be if we could print out pills at home.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:separator {\"opacity\":\"css\"} -->\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\u002F>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:separator -->","3D Printing In Medicine And Healthcare – The Ultimate List","3D Printing in Medicine: in recent years 3D printing in medicine took a massive leap. Check out our analysis of where this exciting field stands today!","open","3d-printing-in-medicine-and-healthcare","2025-11-17 10:07:25","2025-11-17 09:07:25",0,"http:\u002F\u002Fscienceroll.com\u002F?p=10992","post","21","raw",{"yoast_wpseo_title":92,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":93,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"The Role Of 3D Printing In The Future Of Medicine - The Medical Futurist","3D printing in medicine is one of the most disruptive technologies that have the potential to change medicine and 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And due to the recent march of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fchatgpt-in-healthcare-what-the-science-says\" target=\"_blank\">ChatGPT\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedpalm-new-ai-medical-chatbots-will-soon-be-better-than-waiting-for-a-doctor\" target=\"_blank\">similar tools\u003C\u002Fa>, various AI algorithms \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhere-is-how-you-get-friendly-with-a-i-before-it-gets-to-the-office\" target=\"_blank\">have entered the lives\u003C\u002Fa> of the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-can-you-use-ai-in-your-healthcare-right-now\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">general population\u003C\u002Fa> as well. These technologies \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-chatgpt-revolution-heres-our-new-book-on-generative-ai-in-healthcare\" target=\"_blank\">will undoubtedly change\u003C\u002Fa> the way \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhy-it-is-important-to-understand-multimodal-large-language-models-in-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">medicine is practiced\u003C\u002Fa>. Given that healthcare is an industry where decisions can literally be a matter of life and death, the importance of effective regulation can't be overstated. Now this is one hell of a challenge even for the most seasoned professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>AI and ML present novel regulatory challenges. Unlike traditional medical devices, these technologies are \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Flocked-and-adaptive-algorithms-in-healthcare-differences-importance-and-regulatory-hurdles\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">capable of evolving and learning over time\u003C\u002Fa>. This means that they could perform differently in the real world than they did during their pre-market testing. While this could mean improved patient outcomes, it also could introduce new risks that need to be managed. Which is no easy task with a constantly changing algorithm. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":51171,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F06\u002Fimage-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51171\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Historically, the FDA has been a global pioneer in regulating novel technologies in healthcare. From pharmaceuticals to medical devices, the FDA was traditionally setting standards, no wonder, all eyes seem to be on the American regulatory body these days. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Traditionally, \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\">FDA updates its AI-enabled database\u003C\u002Fa> once a year, always in the fall months, so it was time to take a look at what we can learn from the latest available statistics. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Now the FDA database has a total of 1451 devices (up from 1250 last year). As of March, 2026, no device has been authorized that uses generative AI or is powered by large language models.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>From zero to hero\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>A few years ago, the regulatory landscape for AI and ML technologies was almost non-existent. Medical device approvals didn't explicitly indicate if a technology was AI-based. This made it difficult for healthcare professionals, patients, and other stakeholders to understand the extent to which AI was being integrated into healthcare solutions. Inventors and developers are also seriously hindered as they see no clear path to market approval of new technologies. It's crucial to distinguish these AI-based technologies because they carry unique considerations and implications for users and patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":51173,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F06\u002Fimage-2.png\" alt=\"AI-based medical devices\" class=\"wp-image-51173\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For the full-size version, right-click on the image and open in a new tab\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The FDA has been approving AI-based devices for years but didn't initially distinguish them as a unique category. A few years back, we at The Medical Futurist Institute took it upon ourselves to sift through all these approvals and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41746-020-00324-0\" target=\"_blank\">identify the ones that were AI-based\u003C\u002Fa>. From our work, we created an open-access database, which we shared with the FDA so they could build on our groundwork. To our gratification, a year later, the \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\">FDA published its own database\u003C\u002Fa> and cited us as a source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The exponential growth we witness now\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":60507,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F07\u002F20260324_FDA-Approved-AI-Based-Medical-Devices-small-768x845.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60507\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>To date, the most recent database shows a total of 1250 approvals. Look how sharply this number has been rising:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>1995: 2\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>1997: 1\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>1998: 2\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2001: 2\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2002: 1\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2004: 1\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2005: 1\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2006: 1\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2008: 5\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2010: 3\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2011: 3\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2012: 5\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2013: 4\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2014: 6\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2015: 6\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2016: 18\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2017: 27\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2018: 65\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2019: 80\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2020: 114\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2021: 130\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2022: 163\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2023: 226\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2024: 236\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>2025: 350  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Which specialties are most affected?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>According to our latest data analysis, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faicentral.acrdsi.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">radiology stands out\u003C\u002Fa> as the most AI-invested medical specialty, boasting a whopping 1104 approved devices. A distant second is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-of-cardiology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cardiology\u003C\u002Fa> or cardiovascular (as a category), with 141 devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, other specialties (neurology, hematology, gastroenterology-urology and ophthalmology among others) see a handful of devices. What propelled imaging to such heights? Well, deep learning found a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-radiology-and-ai\" target=\"_blank\">fertile ground in radiology\u003C\u002Fa>, which is largely data-driven. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Here is the full list:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Radiology 1104\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Cardiovascular 141\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Neurology 67\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Anesthesiology 27\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Gastroenterology-Urology 26\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Hematology 21\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The FDA submission types\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The FDA recognises three distinct submission types: the 510(k), pre-market approval, and the De Novo pathway. By a long shot, \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>the 510(k) is the most popular with 1396 (+201 since last year) approvals so far,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>leaving De Novo 37 (+1)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>and pre-market 18 (+2) far behind. \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>No wonder 510(k) is so popular, simply put, it's the easiest route, as it is the pathway used for devices that are substantially equivalent to another legally marketed device. No new clinical trials are needed, although companies need to prove that their device is as safe and as effective as the already approved one. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, pre-market approval is the most stringent type of device marketing application process. It is for high-risk devices, and it requires the manufacturer to provide clinical evidence demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of the device. This often involves clinical trials, which in turn makes it expensive. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":51169,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F06\u002Fimage-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51169\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The De Novo pathway is a regulatory pathway for low- to moderate-risk devices that are novel and for which there are no legally marketed predicate devices. It is suitable for Class I or II (lower-risk classifications) medical devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>We will continue to monitor this field, given that the FDA's approach can set a valuable precedent for regulatory bodies in other countries. So, buckle up and stay tuned – there will be a lot to learn in the coming few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->","Given that healthcare is an industry where decisions can literally be a matter of life and death, the importance of effective regulation can't be overstated. 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I’ve been tweaking my lifestyle decisions with a lot of data since the early 2010s. From smart sleep alarms, genetic tests and fitness trackers to portable ECGs and continuous blood glucose monitors, I’ve tried everything on the market to see what the patient and the physician from the future would go through while using advanced technologies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>So when Ernő Duda, the CEO of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedipredict.com\u002F\">MediPredict\u003C\u002Fa> reached out to offer me their full longevity and health prevention package, I couldn’t say no, even though it wasn’t an easy decision. I was grateful for the offer, but as a physician, I also knew that measuring everything doesn’t necessarily lead to better insights. We might find things I shouldn’t know about or things that might bother me mentally from now on, without any clinical implications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Still, discussing it with my future self at the age of 60, I decided to go for it. I couldn’t pass on the opportunity and I wanted to see what a top-tier longevity package looks and feels like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Plus, the package is worth over 20.000 EUR, so I simply couldn’t say no.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>What surprised me most was not the data itself, but how this experience reshaped my understanding of longevity, risk, and what it actually means to build a relationship with your future self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>I thought the hardest part would be the tests. It wasn’t. What I didn’t expect was how emotionally demanding, psychologically complex, and philosophically revealing this journey would become. This journey taught me truths about longevity that no device or report had ever shown me before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:quote -->\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Disclaimer: As always, The Medical Futurist is not affiliated with the company, the review is not sponsored, and it reflects my opinion. Companies\u002Fservice providers first read our reviews after publication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:quote -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What does MediPredict really offer?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Based in Budapest, Medipredict has built a longevity-journey framework rooted in multi-omics diagnostics and comprehensive health screening. The company offers a broad portfolio of services, including full genome sequencing, microbiome metagenomics, metabolomics, extensive laboratory parameters and imaging diagnostics. They aim at capturing a deep snapshot of the body’s molecular, metabolic and anatomical state.\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedipredict.com\u002F\"> \u003C\u002Fa>The data are then integrated via algorithms and expert teams to deliver an individualized health profile that goes beyond typical preventive check-ups. They sort of predict the patient’s future health journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Once the data are collected and analysed, Medipredict provides a personalised report and health-coaching follow-up: the client is guided through results, understands the implications for lifestyle and risk, and receives recommendations tailored to their own biology and context.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What kinds of tests did I have?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>I had an initial discussion with a medical professional to sort through my medical records, previous tests, health issues and results. Then, after weeks of preparation and logistics, I had over 30 tests throughout a 4-week-long period, and then four long consultations about the results. Brace yourself, the list of tests is long:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Full genome sequencing (with special analyses such as cancer or cardiovascular diseases, based on my family history)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Blood tests (over 300 markers, from hormones and vitamins to tumour markers and blood glucose tolerance test)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Microbiome testing\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Abdominal ultrasound\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Body composition analysis (DEXA)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Coronary CT angiography\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Cranial MR angiography\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Osteodensitometry\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Whole-body MRI\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Cardio ECG patch\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Exercise tolerance test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Biological age test from blood\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Ophthalmology\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Resting ECG and during exercise\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Sleep test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Diet diary\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Spirometry test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Continuous glucose monitoring\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Semen analysis\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Physical Examinations: Dermatology, ENT, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Urology\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Gastro- and colonoscopy\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Toxin test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":59643,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fvlcsnap-2025-12-09-11h45m30s529-copy-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59643\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Some obvious ones I didn’t have as I recently had them on my own screening schedule, such as neck\u002Fcarotid ultrasound, or low-dose chest CT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>I had some brutal days with multiple tests but I chose to do it this way instead of doing one or two tests every day for a month. For example, on the first day, they took 25 tubes of blood samples, then I had the blood glucose tolerance test. After a quick breakfast, the next step was a full-body MRI, then a brain MRI at a different location, and finally, a fertility test at a fourth location. I’m not going to lie, these were emotionally and physically demanding days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>In general, the whole month was like this and I did worry a lot about the potential results. It’s something (the FOFO, the fear of finding out) you have to pull through unless you are really used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Regarding the results, due to the national electronic medical record system in Hungary, I kept receiving the results before the company, and I knew more or less what they were going to find before the final consultations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The \u003Cstrong>final consultations\u003C\u002Fstrong> took place in four sittings, a few weeks after my last test was done. The first one was about the medical findings so I could discuss every clinical conclusion with a physician. The second one was about genomics where a genetic counselor walked me through the variations, mutations and disease risks. The third one was dedicated to nutrition and nutrigenomics. And the last one was the integrated service, where I received complex recommendations about how I can keep on working on my health from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What did they find?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>As the company said, it would take a day or two to list every negative finding\u002Fresult and mention everything that is fine with my health, so I won’t do that either. What I share here is about 10% of all the results. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Full genome sequencing (out of a blood sample)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Out of the 81 clinically important monogenic variants, they found nothing, good news! But, they found 3 variants that might be pathogenic, meaning those might cause a disease. One is called the DSP gene, which might lead to a rare heart condition; one in the Factor V gene that leads to a higher risk for thrombosis, and one called TNFRSF13B that might lead to an autoimmune condition. Also, I have a high genetic risk for obesity and Coeliac disease. They identified a list of 28 medications I would have adverse side effects for. The list includes antidepressants and cholesterol-lowering medications. Regarding the less clinical, but more lifestyle-related variants, I have a muscle type that is more prone to short bursts rather than long distance running; a risk for acne (I suffered a lot as a teenager), I can smell asparagus in my urine (due to an olfactory receptor mutation) and I have Misophonia, an extreme emotional reaction to certain everyday sounds such as eating or chewing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Blood tests (25 tubes of blood samples)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: A few markers out of the desired range that were surprising, such as Rheumatoid factor or ds-DNA. I'll have them remeasured after 3 months. Blood markers also confirmed my thrombosis risk due to the Leiden factor mutation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":59671,\"width\":\"309px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59671\" style=\"width:309px;height:auto\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Microbiome testing (fecal sample)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Alpha diversity was 4,87, which is great and means I have a healthy, diverse microbiome. One kind of bacteria is missing from my microbiome, though, Akkermansia Muciniphila. I got food recommendations on how to boost its level. I also got a lot of other details about many things that don't have a clinical or lifestyle consequence, so I won't share them here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Body composition analysis and Osteodensitometry\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>(lying in a machine for 30 minutes)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: My bone density is excellent, but body fat is around 25% which is surprisingly bad. I'll work on it with more running sessions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Coronary CT angiography (an hour-long procedure with some pain and discomfort)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: There was a really tiny coronary wall irregularity, which was not confirmed as a plaque. I plan to redo the test in 5 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Whole-body MRI (an hour-long procedure with loud noises in a closed tube, I counted my breathing for comfort, went to 720)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: They found a small cyst in my kidney, and some signs of degeneration in my spine (but I was told these were still minor, and it seems I take good care of myself).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Cardio ECG patch + Exercise tolerance test (wore a chest patch for a day and used a bicycle for 15 minutes with high intensity while electrodes were on me)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Minor issues, nothing had any clinical relevance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":59673,\"width\":\"509px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fecg-768x843.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59673\" style=\"width:509px;height:auto\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Biological age test from blood (a few drops of blood samples)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: It was 36 while my real age is 41, I'm happy about it. However, it has no relevance to lifestyle or medical decisions. Just a fun fact I can tell people at dinner parties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Diet diary (I wrote it for a week with as many details as possible)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: The nutritional recommendations focused less on restrictive rules and more on data-driven optimisation. The guidance emphasised stabilizing energy intake around ~3,100 kcal per day while reducing overall fat consumption and slightly lowering carbohydrates, with sustained attention to protein quality rather than quantity. Fibre intake and hydration were highlighted as areas to maintain or increase, particularly on training days. On a practical level, the plan favors foods that support microbiome diversity, glycaemic stability and recovery. For example, resistant starches (like green bananas, jasmine rice, potatoes), whole plant foods such as legumes, oats, chickpeas, nuts, and cruciferous vegetables, as well as fermented dairy alternatives and polyphenol-rich beverages including green and black tea. It recommends including omega-3s, vitamin D, creatine and magnesium in my diet. Conversely, the assessment advises limiting deep-fried foods, excessive fat intake (including ketogenic patterns), rye-based breads, rapid or high-volume alcohol intake, large single-dose protein loads, and heavily processed meats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Oral glucose tolerance test (2 hours, 3 blood tests after taking a drink rich in sugar)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Only my two-hour insulin level was a bit higher than anticipated, which might indicate a long-term risk for insulin tolerance that also runs in my family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Dermatology (one-hour-long consultation)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: They checked all my skin lesions, and one was spotted for potential removal. As the chance of it becoming malignant is almost zero in a decade, I decided to keep on watching it instead of getting it removed now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":59647,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fvlcsnap-2025-12-09-11h47m50s213-copy-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59647\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>ENT\u003C\u002Fstrong>: I have to do the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fshorts\u002FNJOX3Ic1CrY\">Valsalva maneuver\u003C\u002Fa> once a day for my entire life due to an ear observation. Everyone should do it by the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Internal Medicine\u003C\u002Fstrong>: My cholesterol level was high, so I started implementing changes in my diet (I have to avoid medications for the same purpose due to my genetic sensitivity to almost all of them). My thrombosis risk is confirmed and I took an injection before a recent long flight. I have to be hydrated properly all the time and avoid immobility for longer periods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Toxin test (from urine test)\u003C\u002Fstrong>: The level of mercury was higher than usual (but not toxic), which might be due to the amount of seafood I eat as part of the Mediterranean diet. It's impossible to do something properly in longevity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>A list of fully negative examinations and tests:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Abdominal ultrasound\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Cranial MR angiography\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Ophthalmology\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Sleep test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Spirometry test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Continuous glucose monitoring\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Semen analysis\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Gastro- and colonoscopy, Gastroenterology\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Neurology, Urology\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":59649,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fvlcsnap-2025-12-09-11h49m29s137-copy-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59649\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What’s next in my health journey?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The results of this longevity workup don’t point toward a single dramatic intervention but rather a set of long-term trajectories that now become clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The \u003Cstrong>pathogenic-leaning variants\u003C\u002Fstrong> in DSP, Factor V, and TNFRSF13B don’t demand medical action today, but they create three lifelong surveillance pathways: periodic cardiac imaging for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy risk, proactive thrombosis prevention (hydration, movement, flight precautions), and attention to early signs of autoimmune dysregulation. These aren’t diagnoses but probabilistic signals that transform uncertainty into informed vigilance, so I hope. The same is true for my elevated genetic risk for coeliac disease and obesity: neither manifests clinically, but both give shape to areas where lifestyle choices have disproportionately high leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>A second cluster of next steps arises from \u003Cstrong>borderline or mildly abnormal findings\u003C\u002Fstrong>: rechecking autoimmune markers (RF, ds-DNA) to confirm whether they were transient fluctuations; adjusting diet to improve LDL levels without statins (given pharmacogenomic constraints); lowering body fat percentage through structured endurance training; and monitoring insulin dynamics due to a family-linked tendency toward insulin resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Microbiome and nutrition data\u003C\u002Fstrong> shape a third pathway: supporting Akkermansia species in my microbiome, reducing total fat intake, and following a macronutrient structure with food types and a sample diet they have recommended. I already started doing many of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Imaging and functional tests\u003C\u002Fstrong> form the final layer of future tasks: repeating coronary CT in five years to track the tiny wall irregularity; keeping an eye on a benign skin lesion; and maintaining spinal health through targeted mobility and strength training with yoga and manual therapy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The long list of normal tests is not just “nothing to see here.” I will keep on redoing them with a long-term schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>In practical terms, my next steps are not extraordinary: improve nutrition, reduce body fat, continue endurance training, stay hydrated, avoid immobility, follow up on autoimmune markers, respect my thrombosis risk, and use my pharmacogenomic profile to avoid medications that would work poorly or cause harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>But the difference is that these actions are now personalised by data across genomics, imaging, blood biomarkers, lifestyle patterns, and the microbiome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What was the service like, and what would I change in their service?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>In reflecting on my MediPredict longevity journey, there are a few aspects I’d suggest improving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>First, the inclusion of a \u003Cstrong>psychologist \u003C\u002Fstrong>at the start would be invaluable. Even as a physician and longevity enthusiast, I found the process and waiting for results stressful. This would likely be even more challenging for non-medical participants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Second, the \u003Cstrong>wearable devices\u003C\u002Fstrong> used for ECG, blood pressure, and sleep analysis were outdated and uncomfortable. Modern, more patient-friendly patches and devices exist that share data seamlessly with both patients and clinicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":59675,\"width\":\"466px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59675\" style=\"width:466px;height:auto\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sleep tracking and Holter blood pressure setting before going to bed.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Third, a \u003Cstrong>dashboard \u003C\u002Fstrong>or progress bar would be immensely helpful. Knowing where I stood in the entire process and how many tests are left would have reduced uncertainty and made the experience smoother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Fourth, \u003Cstrong>the lag between receiving raw results and having a meaningful clinical interpretation\u003C\u002Fstrong> took months. For non-physicians, this delay could be even more stressful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Fifth, \u003Cstrong>some tests felt less clinically useful\u003C\u002Fstrong> for immediate decision-making, like the metabolomics or biological age tests. They’re interesting, but not necessarily actionable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>And finally, \u003Cstrong>some key areas were missing\u003C\u002Fstrong> from this otherwise comprehensive journey: dentistry and oral health, mental health or cognitive baseline testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Final conclusions and learning points about longevity\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>First of all, I’m really grateful to MediPredict for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime. Everyone at the company and every physician they work with has been extremely professional, helpful and kind. One of them even told me that it’s heroic to go through all of these tests and examinations as a patient. I have to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>In summary, I’ve learnt more about longevity and my own journey in it in 6 months than in the previous decades. I try to summarize all these conclusions and learning points below.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>1) Longevity requires a LOT of effort, time, privacy, and money.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Before this journey, I thought FOFO (the fear of finding out) was going to be the biggest challenge. But it turns out that they measure so many things and obtain so many data points, that even statistically it’s impossible not to find something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The real question I had to ask myself is how far I want to go on this recommended, laid out longevity path. And this is the decision I have to make. Will I take every single suggestion and live my life like Bryan Johnson? Will I ditch those fact-based suggestions to live a bit more comfortably?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>I’ll do both. I’ve received about a hundred (!) recommendations and I think I will build about 70 into my life. On some days, it’s going to be 85, and on some other days, maybe 45. That sounds good enough to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>2) Dealing with longevity comes with a LOT of health anxiety.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>It doesn’t matter how experienced you are. I've tested hundreds of genetic services and digital health devices before, and during these months, I was full of stress, waiting for the results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The results and verdicts kept getting into my medical record system and I had to deal with more and more data and conclusions. However, this is like training a muscle. The more you do it, the better you handle it. By the time of the hundredth medical record, my anxiety started to get better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Also, some findings are more about future risks that I don’t even see the signs of yet. Still, I have to deal with mitigating those risks and follow a screening schedule to keep it this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":59645,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fvlcsnap-2025-12-09-11h45m14s605-copy-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59645\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>3) New digital health devices can make the experience much better.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>There are new devices in ECG and blood pressure monitoring, among others, that are much more convenient for patients and might even provide the company with more meaningful data. Wearing a bulky Holter blood pressure monitor elt like being in the 1990s. Digital health is mature enough to provide a range of devices that could be clinically relevant and still allow patients to live their lives to the fullest during examinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Also, these are the devices (which we review on this channel all the time) that will help patients manage their longevity journeys with data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>4) It's better to start this journey while you have no major diseases.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>While lying in the very loud MRI machine in a closed space, I got some time to think and I thought it’s much better being in this unbearable machine for an hour now, compared to being in there trying to find out what causes a certain symptom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Simply speaking, going through all of these while healthy is much easier than doing the same while trying to find out the cause of a disease. I know it’s a luxury to do so, but if you have the chance, please don’t wait for a symptom to prompt you to enter the healthcare ecosystem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>We will become members of our medical teams long before a disease arises in our bodies. Imagine the kind of market it will create, though, from the need for healthcare navigators, screening services and additional tests focusing on prevention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>5) I don't see how its cost would go down significantly in the near future, so it might still be a privilege for the richest.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Decisions about preventive health shouldn’t resemble decisions about buying a car, yet this is where longevity packages inevitably land today. Choosing whether I can afford a gym membership or a routine screening is one thing; weighing the cost of an ultra-comprehensive longevity assessment is an entirely different category. The price of such a programme is comparable to purchasing a vehicle, which automatically restricts access to a very small fraction of society. As long as longevity care sits in the same price bracket as major consumer assets, it will remain a privilege rather than a scalable model for population health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>However, no matter how many not-so-useful tests were included in the package, if you can afford such a thing, I’d say go for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>6) The value of personalization and the burden of noise in data\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The real value of the package lies not only in the detection of pathology, but also in learning where not to worry. For example, many findings established baselines, which reduce future uncertainty. These baselines will be a form of psychological safety for me, as I begin my longevity journey. While it was inconvenient to prepare for a colonoscopy, expecting to have one every 5 years, I counted I would have 12 more of these in my lifetime. Hopefully, preparing for that while healthy every single time. It gives a long-term purpose to the whole thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Also, comprehensive longevity screening inevitably produces incidental findings. Simply speaking, a lot of noise. The challenge becomes interpreting which ones matter. That's why a whole team helped interpret the results and I also needed my own instinct and sense to sort through the mess of data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>To give you an example: I talked to them about an anxiety-related symptom, for which, they checked a genetic package for possible causes of palpitation. They found a pathogenic variant that might never cause a disease, or might be the reason for my symptoms. Every year, I’ll mention it when having a cardiac ultrasound, but this “noise” will always be in my head, potentially causing me some more anxiety, while it might be such a minor finding that otherwise would have never come to the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>7) Lifestyle is still the strongest longevity intervention\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Despite all this high-tech testing, the most impactful actions remain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>movement\u002Fexercise\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>nutrition\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>sleep\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>stress management\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>social connectedness\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>avoiding harmful exposures\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>98% of the recommendations I have started to build into my lifestyle fall into these categories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Deep diagnostics refine direction, but lifestyle remains the engine. I make hundreds of decisions every day and I guarantee you not all of them will support my longevity goals. But I'm also sure now more of these are in line with that after doing all these tests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>8) Having a connection to your future self is crucial.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>I see myself boarding a spaceship to Mars at the age of 100 as a tourist, and not on a bed. Maybe an exoskeleton can be around me. It’s important to see yourself and have constant communication with your future selves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Because so many of your daily decisions are intertemporal decisions, meaning that you do something today and will only enjoy the rewards later. I go to the gym today even though I have many things to do, because my 60-year-old self thanks and hugs me in my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Start building that relationship today as it is going to be helping you along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>9) Now I know what longevity is not!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Longevity is not about achieving immortality. Longevity is not about chasing perfect numbers in your health or about eliminating all the medical risks in your life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Instead, longevity is a helpful balancing concept. A journey of extending the healthy part of life, grounded in self-understanding, data and personalization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Pursuing longevity is like learning how to play chess as an adult. You will make a LOT of mistakes along the way, but if you dedicate enough effort, you will gradually get better at it. It’s like a muscle you can build and the sooner you start, the higher chances you have of achieving that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>10) AI plays a role in that journey!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>As the results kept appearing in my electronic medical record, I naturally turned to generative AI tools to help me make sense of the volume and complexity of information before my final consultations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>I didn’t use AI to diagnose or draw conclusions, but rather to structure what I was seeing, translate technical terminology, summarise long reports, and help me prepare more informed questions for the clinical team. It was essentially a way to turn an overwhelming stream of findings into something cognitively manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Even as a physician, navigating dozens of lab values, imaging reports, genomic variants and specialist notes is demanding; using AI as a companion to organise, clarify and contextualise the data made the whole experience less chaotic and helped me arrive at the consultations with clearer expectations and a calmer mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>And it did help. For example, when my toxin test came back, the company marked the mercury level in my blood as very high, while ChatGPT proved it with sources how that level is far from being toxic or having any clinical relevance. 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We have been releasing this list every year since 2017 as a way to highlight companies to watch this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The reason to publish this list is simple: the digital health and AI fields are saturated with hype, and distinguishing the promising players from the noise is a challenge. The annual list is our way of cutting through the clamor to spotlight those we believe are genuinely making strides in this space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:quote -->\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Disclosure\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Just like in previous years, we don’t accept any sponsorship or financial support. We do not have any interest or connection in any of the companies listed in the infographic either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:quote -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And how do I select them? \u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Through a lot of work. Throughout the year, I interview dozens of companies, I test and review devices and services. Plus, my analyses are based on discussions I have with actors across the digital health and AI landscape. From startups through government authorities to prominent innovators, I look for key values:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>A mindset for innovation\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Truly disruptive technology\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Viable business model\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Clear dedication to digital health or healthcare AI\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Active and transparent communication about their products\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Peer-reviewed studies about their technology are optional, but represent a bonus\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Companies are assigned to primary and secondary categories, such as AI, virtual reality, or health management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What has changed from 2025 to 2026?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The digital health and AI landscapes are always evolving, companies come and go, therefore there have been some changes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Got excluded\u003C\u002Fstrong>: A total of 23 companies from last year’s list are no longer present. The reasons vary: some have ceased operations or went bankcrupt, others have faded from the public eye, a few have pivoted to new directions or merged with other companies. While many of them still provide value, I simply found others that were more present and dynamic on the market. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Here they are: 23andme, 3x4 Genetics, Acurable, BeatO, Bloomlife, Dante Labs, etectRX, Eyeque, Heart Sentinel, HeraMed, Hocoma, iDoc24, Imaware, Medwand, Microsoft Hololens, Nuance Communications, Oncompass Medicine, PilloVR, ResApp, SayHeart, Sensely, Urbandroid, and Woebot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Changed name\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Three companies have changed names. Arterys is called Tempus Radiology, Augmedix is Commure and Propeller Health is ResMed now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":60231,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F01\u002FThe-Medical-Futurist_The-Top-100-Health-Company-small-768x566.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60231\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F01\u002FThe-Medical-Futurist_The-Top-100-Health-Company-small.png\">A high-resolution version is available here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The new additions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Here is the list of the newcomers: RingConn, RedDrop, YourBio, FusionVital, MediPredict, Whoop, Sidekick Health, Suki AI, Viz.ai, Qure.ai, Caresyntax, Moon Surgical, Turbine, Owkin, DeepScribe, Levels, BioIntelliSense, Kohler Health, Hyfe, Bioliberty, fundamental XR, Belong.life, and Eli.health.\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some insights about the 23 new additions.\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Health management is the center of gravity\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list-item -->\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Look at how many of the new additions converge on health management, even when they come from different angles: RingConn, FusionVital, MediPredict, Whoop, Levels, BioIntelliSense, Kohler Health, Hyfe, Belong.life, and Eli.health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Health management has become the default destination. 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