They Did What? Top 8 Controversial Medical Stories Of The Year – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

Controversial doesn’t necessarily equal bad/useless, sometimes it’s just not widely accepted (yet) Pathway analysis is a specific direction of DNA tests that offer unique and practical insights instead of percentage values of risks. If you are interested in what you can learn this way, [check out our latest video](. And, as this is the last newsletter of 2022, I wish you happy holidays and a wonderful new year. Our team is taking a well-deserved break and will be back with new ideas, projects and energies in January. See you in 2023! I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, PhD The Medical Futurist [TOP 8 MOST CONTROVERSIAL STORIES ABOUT MEDICAL INNOVATIONS]( I spend my days monitoring progress, analysing new trends, and learning about spectacular new initiatives. And then sometimes there is a story that just melts the fuses at one or more team members – and our readers. I picked 8 stories, some creepy, some just not widely accepted (yet). These can surely provide a unique talking point at any boring Christmas dinner. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? As the end of 2022 approaches, it's time to look back on some of the events of the year. [NEW ZEALAND BANS FUTURE GENERATIONS FROM BUYING CIGARETTES]( --------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand did it! They just banned young people from buying cigarettes for life, and they seek to be smoke-free by 2025! "Future generations of New Zealanders have been banned from purchasing tobacco as part of a package of new anti-smoking laws that have passed the nation's parliament." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Will it work or will it lead to a situation similar to the Nationwide Prohibition in the 1920s? Which country will be brave enough to follow their lead? [THE TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURE OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES - 2022 EDITION IS OUT]( --------------------------------------------------------------- How will technology change your profession as a cardiologist? Or a dermatologist or a surgeon? We analysed how advanced technologies will influence 20 medical specialties, explored how patient empowerment will shape the medical profession and discussed what new skills will be needed for everyone working in this industry. [GET IT HERE]( [100,000 BABIES TO HAVE GENETIC CODE MAPPED]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The entire DNA of 100,000 newborns in England will be sequenced as part of a research project, screening for around 200 disorders, all of them treatable. "We want to be able to offer speedy diagnosis, quicker access to treatment, and better outcomes and quality of life." [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? That's how the promise of the Human Genome Project is starting to take shape. It would be great to see similar programs worldwide to give a better chance to babies for a healthier and longer life. [AMAZON ALEXA SUPPORTS CARE PROVIDERS WITH SENIOR LIVING PRODUCT]( --------------------------------------------------------------- There was news about this last year, and now Amazon finally launched Alexa Smart Properties for Senior Living, enabling Alexa devices to be integrated into assisted living and care facilities. Among others, it can be used for communicating with care teams, making announcements, voice and video calls, displaying activities, and for controlling the environment. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Making sure that residents can stay in touch with their loved ones and the care providers must be a top priority in all assisted living facilties - and this is one way to enhance this with technology. [DEVICES THAT DELIVER INJECTABLE DRUGS RIGHT AT HOME]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Here is an excellent overview of devices that can deliver injectable drugs at home. "Devices that deliver infusions at home, or close to home, reduce stress on patients, reduce costs, and reduce the workload of chronically short-staffed hospitals." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Automated drug delivery is an important trend in digital health, allowing patients to become the point of care. [EXPERIMENTAL CRISPR TECHNIQUE HAS PROMISE AGAINST AGGRESSIVE LEUKAEMIA]( --------------------------------------------------------------- A 13-year-old girl whose leukemia had not responded to other treatments now has no detectable cancer cells after receiving a dose of immune cells that were genetically edited to attack cancer, part of an experimental CRISPR technique. "Initially, all CAR-T treatments involved removing a person’s own T cells, modifying them and replacing them in that individual." But what happens if there are not enough T-cells to start with? You fake them! [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? It's so great to see clinical trials using CRISPR after hearing news about the possibilities of it for years. 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