The Beyond Tomorrow Podcast with Julian Issa Stanford Doctor on RFK Jr: "He's Leading America Into a Health Catastrophe"
What if the future of healthcare is already here, just unevenly distributed?
Physician-scientist and innovator Daniel Kraft joins Julian to unpack what’s actually happening right now in health, medicine, and longevity and what’s coming faster than most people realize. From AI-powered wearables and digital twins to personalized cancer vaccines and the rise of “health agents,” Daniel explains why he calls himself a now-ist, not a futurist: the tools to radically improve health already exist, but mindset, incentives, and systems are lagging behind.
They explore the shift from reactive sick care to proactive, personalized health, the promises and dangers of biohacking culture, and why evidence-based medicine still matters in a world flooded with hype. The conversation also tackles big questions around health equity, misinformation, vaccines, and how emerging technologies like AI, genomics, and augmented reality could transform care, if we learn how to integrate them responsibly and humanely.
What You’ll Learn:
Why the future of medicine is about proactive, continuous care, not yearly checkups
How wearables, genomics, and digital twins could enable truly personalized health
The difference between evidence-based innovation and overhyped biohacking
What AI can (and shouldn’t) replace in healthcare and the doctor-patient relationship
How cancer screening, immunotherapy, and personalized vaccines are evolving
Why incentives, not technology, are often the biggest barrier to better healthcare
How to think critically about longevity trends, supplements, and emerging therapies
⏱ Timestamps00:00 Intro
00:26 The Art of the Possible in Health
01:22 Why Daniel Calls Himself a “Now-ist”
03:09 Curiosity, Gadgets, and Connecting the Dots
04:18 What Are Omics and Why They Matter
07:18 Wearables and the Shift to Proactive Health
09:17 Why Doctors Don’t Prescribe Wearables (Yet)
11:35 We Don’t Practice Healthcare, We Practice Sick Care
13:39 The Danger of Over-Quantifying Your Health
16:23 What the Future of Healthcare Actually Looks Like
19:50 Why Human Connection Still Matters in Medicine
22:18 How AI Will Change the Role of Doctors
24:52 Hospital-to-Home and Care Anywhere
29:41 Incentives: Following the Money in Healthcare
31:45 Why Healthcare Is Ripe for Disruption
33:40 The Rise of Health Agents and Personal AI
34:30 What Is a Digital Twin?
36:37 What a Cancer-Free World Could Look Like
38:29 Cancer Vaccines, Genetics, and Early Detection
40:20 Can We Really Cure Cancer?
42:34 COVID Vaccines, Misinformation, and Science
46:16 The Problem With Health Disinformation
47:54 Why Correlation Is Not Causation
50:27 Separating Science From Snake Oil
52:50 How to Evaluate Health Claims Critically
54:36 What Evidence-Based Medicine Really Means
55:59 Simple Habits That Actually Improve Healthspan
57:12 Longevity Hype vs. What’s Proven
58:46 Gene Therapy and CRISPR’s Real Potential
01:03:01 Stem Cell Therapy: What to Know Before You Try It
01:08:59 AI, Protein Folding, and Drug Discovery
01:10:15 AR, VR, and the Metaverse in Healthcare
01:12:52 What Daniel’s Next TED Talk Will Be About
01:14:41 Who Daniel Thinks About When He Does His Work
01:16:38 Longevity Escape Velocity: Will We Reach It?
01:19:03 What AGI Means for the Future of Health
01:20:46 Daniel’s Final Advice for Living Healthier
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Website: http://DanielKraftMD.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dkraft
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