The buzzword or phrase is ‘med tech’ — technological advances in the research and development of new medical treatments, whether its new hardware devices or diagnostic software, like artificial intelligence. Precision medicine falls under this category. Here’s a definition of precision medicine from cancer.gov: Precision medicine is an approach to patient care that allows doctors to select treatments that are most likely to help patients based on a genetic understanding of their disease. Here’s a human definition: Judy Perkins went under experimental precision medicine cancer treatment with tumor-infiltrating-lymphocytes and two years later shows no signs of the disease. That’s the discussion we’re about to hear.
Links:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/01/personalized-medicine-transforming-your-health-care/
https://brighamhealthhub.org/treatment/five-things-you-should-know-about-precision-medicine