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The Optispan Podcast with Matt Kaeberlein

We are Keeping People Sick Longer - We Need Medicine 4.0 | 78

Nov 5, 2024
The discussion dives into the evolution of healthcare, highlighting how Medicine 2.0 focuses on reactive care yet overlooks healthspan. It contrasts this with the vision for Medicine 4.0, which promotes proactive, personalized health strategies. The podcast urges a shift in focus from merely living longer to enhancing vitality and quality of life. Additionally, Matt hints at the future with Medicine 5.0, promising innovation through geroscience and AI to tackle the biology of aging and improve health outcomes.
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Quick takeaways

  • Medicine 4.0 builds on previous models by emphasizing the importance of geroscience to address the biology of aging and improve healthspan.
  • Artificial intelligence can play a transformative role in Medicine 4.0 by creating personalized health insights and optimizing health management strategies.

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The Evolution of Medicine: From 2.0 to 4.0

Medicine 2.0 is characterized by reactive disease care, focusing on individual diseases in isolation and heavily invested in diagnosing and treating symptoms rather than preventing diseases. This approach has been effective in prolonging life expectancy by addressing diseases as they arise, but it has been insufficient in promoting overall health and wellness, leading to a growing 'sick span'—the period in life spent with chronic diseases. Medicine 3.0 aims for proactive, personalized healthcare, emphasizing prevention through screening, lifestyle changes, and appropriate use of medication. However, this approach alone may not be enough to compress the sick span significantly, paving the way for a new model: Medicine 4.0, which seeks to address the underlying processes of aging itself.

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