5 ways to strengthen our health systems for the future
Health systems worldwide have been hit hard by COVID-19. As we get back on track, new possibilities are emerging to strengthen healthcare for the future.
Expert in policy in biotechnology and healthcare. Served in the US Department of State working on science policy, then for five years at the World Economic Forum working on precision medicine and healthcare. Currently Chief Health Strategy Officer at Avellino, a precision medicine company.
Health systems worldwide have been hit hard by COVID-19. As we get back on track, new possibilities are emerging to strengthen healthcare for the future.
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Just one other patient with the same mutation and phenotype can lead to the identification of a new disease. But what if that other patient resides on the other side of the earth?
過去数年、日本の物理的インフラやデジタルインフラは将来性の高い大きな進展を遂げています。世界経済フォーラムの「国際競争力指標2017-2018」では、<技術成熟度>の項目で順位を4つ上げ、イノベーションランキングでは世界第8位に。安倍晋三首相は2020年東京五輪までに「ロボット産業を経済成長戦略の主要な柱の1つにする」ことを掲げています。
Tokyo aims to be the first mega city in the world to allow drones to carry out deliveries.
一位53岁的女性因为腹部的疼痛和肿块来看医生。医生怀疑她患了癌症但并不能确诊。通常情况下,医生会进行一连串的检查,而患者不得不在几周之内都忍受着疼痛。然而,这一位医生尝试采用了一种新方法,即让患者去检验她的DNA。用这种独特的“基因蓝图”进行检验的结果会显示出一些科学家已知会导致乳腺癌的信息。有了这些信息,医生能决定对这种癌症进行检验和确诊,同时按照乳腺癌患者的方式对患者...
Thanks to more personalized healthcare, you will soon spend less time in doctors’ offices, have more peace of mind knowing what is wrong, and experience fewer side effects from trial-and-...
想象一下你现在被诊断为患有癌症。在很多国家,大概有40%-50%的人在这一生的某个时间点,被告知这一噩耗。但是,你再想象一下,你的医生告诉你,他们可以通过一系列的测试来检查你的基因病最终确认哪些药物对你最为有效。这边是精准医疗——使用病人的基因、环境和行为信息来诊断和治疗疾病。
For every $1 the US spends on its Precision Medicine Initiative, China is spending $43.