
How A.I. and Big Tech Are Shaping The Future of Healthcare | Dr. Lloyd Minor X Rich Roll Podcast
Rich Roll
Apr 11, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Shift medical education from memorization to responsible AI use
Medical education will de-emphasize memorization of facts like drug dosages and instead train doctors to use AI data sources responsibly and with skepticism.
Leverage AI models for enhanced diagnostic accuracy in pathology
AI models for pathology are trained on more data from rare tumors than an individual pathologist will see in their lifetime, increasing diagnostic accuracy.
Shift from precision medicine to precision health for disease prevention
The future of healthcare is shifting from 'precision medicine,' which treats existing sickness, to 'precision health,' which focuses on predicting and preventing disease before it starts.
Utilize Apple Watch to detect atrial fibrillation
The Apple Heart Study, a large virtual study with 700,000 people, rigorously proved that the Apple Watch can be used to detect the common heart arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation.
Utilize virtual reality for neurosurgery practice
Neurosurgeons are now using virtual reality to practice complex operations, like removing a brain tumor, before ever entering the operating room.
Replace cooking utensils with smaller ones to promote weight loss
A study found that simply replacing a family's cooking utensils with smaller ones was an effective intervention for promoting weight loss.
Prioritize environmental factors to improve health outcomes
Roughly 70% of the determinants of disease are socially and environmentally mediated, such as access to healthy food and behavioral health support.
3D print living heart tissue to correct congenital abnormalities
Researchers are currently 3D printing living tissue in labs, with the goal of creating functional parts of organs, like heart chambers, to correct congenital abnormalities.
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