What Medicine Should Learn From Transhumanists – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

Aiming for longer, healthier lives Let's dive into the first full week of 2024! Now that everyone has made their predictions about digital health and AI for 2024, it's time to get our hands dirty and do the work required to achieve those goals. What I can promise you is that at The Medical Futurist, we will keep on sharing with you what really matters. Whether it's a study, an announcement or a technological breakthrough, we will be here to show it and analyze it for you. I'd also like you to know that if you would like to share anything with me or us. Please feel free to reach out at berci@medicalfuturist.com. I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, PhD The Medical Futurist [3 THINGS TRANSHUMANISM CAN GIVE TO HEALTHCARE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Transhumanists dream of a future where aging is not a fate but a solvable puzzle. This futuristic movement sheds light on new rights, maps out feasible innovations for disease management, and addresses the ethical dilemma of accessibility. But we need evidence. Transhumanism highlights areas where excessive investment may and may not be worthwhile, guiding us toward more effective and practical health interventions. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? While transhumanism often ventures into the realm of the futuristic, it offers important lessons that can shape our approach to healthcare and human enhancement. [HERE IS A HIPAA-COMPLIANT AI WRITING ASSISTANT]( --------------------------------------------------------------- We've been discussing how we need healthcare-specific solutions of generative AI to support medical work in a safe way. Here is an early example from Doximity. It is powered by GPT-4. It works like an AI assistant for healthcare professionals and can craft support letters or insurance appeals and provide post-procedure instructions for patients. It is HIPAA compliant which is crucial for a US service. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? A big digital health player just committed to generative AI, an inevitable step for all the players in the industry. [INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- During the past year, thousands have enrolled to our AI course, and the reviews make us sooo happy. Here is the most recent one, thank you all for the positive feedback, it energizes the whole team. "Fantastic course that every person working or intending to work in Medicine / Healthcare should take to get the 101 of AI and the implications of a revolution that is happening right now. Engaging, interactive, accessible to non experts. Thanks TMF for creating this course!" [ENROLL HERE]( [USA TODAY INTERVIEW: HOW AI WILL IMPACT THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- I'm excited to share that I was recently interviewed by USA Today about the impact of AI on the future of healthcare. As I was asked about the most exciting advancements in medtech, we discussed AI and generative AI in detail and how it can help improve patient outcomes. [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? The AI revolution in medicine finds its way into mainstream media and through this, the cultural revolution starts to unfold. [VIDEO: THE TOP 6 MEDICAL INNOVATIONS TO WATCH FOR IN 2024]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Collectively, these technologies are moving us closer to a future where patients are at the center of care, empowered by tools and systems that deliver health services in more personalized, efficient, and accessible ways. While AI and especially generative AI stand out even from our list, all of these innovations are momentous in the medical field, suggesting that they will be the primary drivers of change in the healthcare sector in the near term. [WATCH THE VIDEO]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? Practicing to forecast major future trends in our profession is an important facet of being prepared for it. [CHARACTER.AI: YOUNG PEOPLE TURNING TO AI THERAPIST BOTS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- On a site called Character.ai, users can create AI personas they can talk to. One bot called Psychologist that was described as "someone who helps with life difficulties" has been more in demand than others: 78 million messages since it was created. "Some psychologists warn that AI bots may be giving poor advice to patients, or have ingrained biases against race or gender. But elsewhere the medical world is starting to tentatively accept them as tools to be used to help cope with high demands on public services." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Young people might feel more comfortable turning to an AI therapist than a real person. [CANADIAN HEALTH CARE WORKERS TURN TO AI FOR HELP AMID A STAFFING CRISIS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "During one of her shifts on the internal medicine unit at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Yuna Lee received an alert on her phone from CHARTWatch, an AI-powered early-warning system, indicating a patient in the ward was at high risk of dying or needing intensive care." "In the 20 months after CHARTWatch’s launch in October, 2020, St. Michael’s general internal medicine unit experienced a 26-per-cent reduction in the relative risk of death among non-palliative patients compared with the same period in the four previous years, according to Amol Verma." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Such news keeps on popping up in my feeds for a reason, AI is getting into the practical side of medicine. Early warning systems powered by AI will be indispensable in modern healthcare, otherwise we risk the well-being of patients. 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