The AI And Digital Health Future Of Pharma: Prescription For Change  – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

Faster, safer, cheaper I'd like to share that we have been working on a new short course designed to help you unlock the power of future thinking! No matter your background, you'll gain practical tools and strategies to envision the potential futures of your life, company, or industry. I can't wait to show you the results! In the meantime, AI dominated the news this week. Almost every announcement or press release focuses on this breakthrough technology and digital health is hiding in the back. I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, PhD The Medical Futurist [THE AI AND DIGITAL HEALTH FUTURE OF PHARMA: PRESCRIPTION FOR CHANGE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 'What are the major trends determining the future of the pharmaceutical sector?' is among the questions I often get. Here I collected the most important driving forces, some are practically knocking at the door, while others offer a glimpse into a more speculative future. In this article, we'll look into both the imminent and the yet-to-be-seen impacts of the digital health and AI revolution on the pharmaceutical industry as I see it in 2024. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? What if we could run clinical trials in a few weeks, for a couple thousand dollars, without animals or humans taking risks? This is a promise from the far future, but certainly a goal to work towards. [GROUNDBREAKING AI HEART ATTACK SCANS COULD SOON BE ROLLED OUT ACROSS UK]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "More than 300,000 people in the UK each year suffered severe chest pains and were given CT scans to discover if they were suffering from cardiac abnormalities such as arterial blockages. Fewer than 20% of those scanned were found to have obstructions or dangerous narrowing of their coronary arteries, however. About two-thirds of the rest go on to suffer major – sometimes fatal – cardiac events, including heart attacks." Now this AI system, which could soon be rolled out in the country, can identify people who are likely to suffer heart attacks up to 10 years in the future. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Amazing prevention potential, can't wait for these solutions becoming mainstream everywhere. [THE DIGITAL HEALTH COURSE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This course is available to everyone with a desire to understand the context around digital health technologies and their impact on the near future of healthcare. With 55 lessons and a total of 2.5 hours of video content, you'll get a thorough picture of the digital future of medicine and how to make use of these advancements in your professional life. [ENROLL HERE]( [HOW TO SOLVE CHATGPT HALLUCINATIONS?]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Large language models like ChatGPT can sometimes stumble. Just the other day, I asked it for sources on some answers, and it gave me a bunch of incorrect links. But there are ways to navigate these situations! I've got a tip to help you avoid falling for hallucinations from LLMs. [WATCH THE VIDEO]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? Made-up answers are a problem for everyone but are a major red flag for medical professionals. [DEVELOPING A 3D PRINTING PLATFORM FOR PRODUCTION OF PERSONALISED MEDICINES IN HOSPITAL FOR OPERA CLINICAL TRIAL]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In an ongoing clinical trial, latest generation 3D printers were installed in Gustave Roussy, Europe's leading oncology hospital to print 40,000 polypills, containing both hormonotherapy, tamoxifen (20 mg), along with anti-depressants, either venlafaxine (37.5 or 75 mg) or duloxetine (30 or 60 mg), to assess the acceptability and efficacy of this personalized approach for mitigating tamoxifen side effects. The medicines were successfully developed and produced in the clinical pharmacy department of the cancer hospital. The developed medicines satisfied quality and production rate requirements and were stable for storage up to one year to cover the duration of the trial. [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? This is how it could become possible to bring 3D printed drugs into practice. [ALIBABA, WHO JOIN FORCES TO EXPAND MEDICAL AI SOLUTIONS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- A technology giant starting to collaborate with a healthcare institution, but this time, from the Western Pacific region. "DAMO Academy, the research arm of Alibaba Group, has partnered with the WHO Collaborating Center on Digital Health to drive advancements in medical artificial intelligence (AI) and digital health, particularly in developing countries." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Alibaba already had healthcare projects, but this is a big step toward contributing to global care with its technological background. [FIVE MILLION NIGHTS: TEMPORAL DYNAMICS IN HUMAN SLEEP PHENOTYPES]( --------------------------------------------------------------- A new study analyzed sleep quality over five million nights from roughly 33,000 people wearing an Oura ring. Based on the data, they created five main sleep phenotypes and made suggestions for each. "...sleep phenotypes associated with sleep quality and that individuals transition between these phenotypes over time. Patterns of transitions significantly differ between individuals (with vs. without a chronic health condition; and (ii) within individuals over time (before vs. during an acute condition. Finally, we found that the patterns of transitions carried more information about chronic and acute health conditions than did phenotype membership alone" [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Do you [track your sleep]( and have data to find out which is your group? If not, you really should. 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