May 7th, 2021
By Dr. Scot Goldberg, MD
Advancements in medicine have made our lives better on Earth in so many ways over the centuries, and as with all technology it seems to be picking up pace. Just look at how fast the Covid-19 vaccines were safely developed! Please get yours by the way!
Meanwhile there are myriads of reasons to be optimistic and excited about new developments but here are a few articles that have caught our eye recently that we wanted to share in one place here on the blog.
5 Reasons To Get Excited About The Future Of Medicine
- The fight against Alzheimer’s Disease seems to be progressing. According to this article Alzheimer’s is the third leading cause of death in non-pandemic years of older adults, surpassed only by heart disease and cancer. It’s a horrible disease and new hope for people dealing with it is exciting indeed.
- The future of specialized and precision medicine means better treatment. In the future therapies will be increasingly directed based on an individual’s profile. Precision medicine has been particularly successful in targeting various aspects of DNA in the treatment of various diseases, particularly cancer. DNA repair and other advancements are really encouraging as outlined in this article!
- Wearable technology is advancing to the point of providing valuable data to help monitor our health. Holy moly – it’s amazing where some of this is going. The latest Apple watches for example are likely to gain blood pressure, blood glucose and blood alcohol monitoring. It’s really exciting!
- The ocean – yes the ocean – is becoming a resource for new drugs to fight cancer. How neat is this? As the final quote in this article tells us, “You might think that we know the depths of the ocean and the biodiversity of the ocean, but it is still largely uncharted. There is really cool new chemistry in the ocean and we just need to be brave to go in and find it.”
- MANY MORE – okay I’m going to cheat a little here but this article from the Cleveland Clinic outlines 10 more – some of which are really incredible like breakthroughs in multiple sclerosis and cystic fibrosis treatments!
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