Dr AI: 50% Of Doctors & 80% Of Patients Expect Positive Changes – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

Medical Economics: a special report on how ChatGPT and AI will change healthcare The team of The Medical Futurist took a well-deserved break last week to recharge our batteries. Riding the European heatwave we relaxed at gorgeous lakes and rivers, tackling extreme weather with top-level doing nothing and off-line fun. Now, we're back, brimming with fresh ideas and thrilling projects lined up for the coming months. A quick word about an ongoing venture: if you can dedicate 3 minutes of your time, I'd appreciate your input on our "[The 2023 State of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare]( survey. With your insights, we can collectively pave the way for transformative advancements and improved patient outcomes. I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, PhD The Medical Futurist [DR AI: A MEDICAL ECONOMICS SPECIAL REPORT ON AI IN HEALTHCARE]( Medical Economics published a special report covering "AI in healthcare" topics, from ChatGPT to voice assistants, medical coding and personalized medicine. The report also publishes the results of a survey conducted by asking 1000 patients and 500 healthcare professionals about AI tools in healthcare. Its findings show a positive attitude from both sides. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? "1 in 4 Americans are more likely to talk to an AI chatbot instead of attending therapy" - is one of the findings. A major shift is happening right now. [TIER LIST OF DIGITAL HEALTH DEVICES]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In our latest video, I evaluated 23 different devices and technologies. Each of these was rated based on its practicality in measuring a specific health parameter or vital sign. These were chosen from a pool of over 150 devices we've tested over the past decade, which offered user experiences that ranged across the full spectrum, from superb to awful. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Rating technologies instead of specific devices offers more "generally valid" takeaways. [A GUIDE TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Understanding AI's role in healthcare has never been more crucial, and this e-book serves as an essential guide for navigating this new terrain. It breaks down complex concepts like machine learning and deep learning into understandable terms and highlights opportunities and challenges of AI in healthcare With a balanced view on the benefits of human-machine collaboration and the ethical implications to be addressed, this e-book is a must-read for any healthcare professional seeking to understand, anticipate, and control the impact of AI on their field. [GET IT HERE]( [DRUGS VS. DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS – A DIGITAL SYMBIOSIS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Drugs and digital therapeutics (DTx) have a symbiotic relationship. While DTx brings unique advantages, it works best in conjunction with traditional therapeutics. DTx represent a whole new pathway of healing that requires a bit of acclimatization: we visit app stores in addition to the pharmacy and use our phones next to, or sometimes in place of, swallowing pills. [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? The recent decade has seen us propelled into a new universe, where healing doesn’t just come from pharmacies but also from app stores. [A WIRELESS PATCH FOR THE MONITORING OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN SWEAT]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Monitoring C-reactive protein or CRP is a major biomarker for inflammation in the body. Doing that with a sensor from sweat would be a huge addition to our medical arsenal. "In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with active or past infections or who had heart failure, the elevated concentrations of CRP measured via the patch correlated well with the protein’s levels in serum." [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? Such a wearable biosensor could be useful for the real-time sensitive analysis of inflammatory proteins in sweat to aid the management of chronic diseases. If you don't have access to nature, download the publication [from the Caltech university website](. [WHO REPORT: TECHNOLOGIES AND A GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This publication presents the findings of a global horizon scan of innovations in science and technology that could help solve global health challenges. An expert group scored over 100 innovations for their potential impact and the chance of wide adoption within 5, 5–10 or > 10 years. They also discussed enablers that would facilitate adoption of the innovations. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? I had the honor of contributing to this report as a member of the WHO global health foresight expert group. It was a diverse team of researchers focusing on the future perspective of healthcare. [FULL-BODY AI SCANS COULD BE THE FUTURE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. OR NOT]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Full body scans are quite certainly not the future of preventive medicine and there is a good reason why the medical community would agree with me. The future is not about measuring and analyzing every single thing in the human body and then try to find the needle in the data haystack, but to discover signs that could help either catch diseases early or prevent them from happening. [READ MORE]( MORE NEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE --------------------------------------------------------------- £850 MILLION – [Launch of new generative AI health platform will revolutionise self-care and free up much-needed GP appointments]( TOOTH FAIRY – [World's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan - The Mainichi]( BETTER MATCHES – [AI could find best meds for high blood pressure]( GREAT START– [Cardiff University researchers develop Lego 3D bioprinter for human-skin production]( [color-forwardtofriend-48.png](mailto:berci@medicalfuturist.com) [color-facebook-48.png]( [color-youtube-48.png]( [color-linkedin-48.png]( [color-twitter-48.png]( [color-instagram-48.png]( © The Medical Futurist 2023 This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Medical Futurist · Budapest · Budapest, Pest 1118 · Hungary