Freakonomics, M.D.

72. What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?

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Feb 10, 2023
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ANECDOTE

A Parent's Plea

  • A parent emailed Dr. Fyodor Urnov because their child was progressively going blind.
  • Dr. Urnov had the technology to stop it, but couldn't due to other factors.
INSIGHT

The No-Do Gap

  • Medicine suffers from a "no-do gap", the difference between what's possible versus what's done.
  • Biomedical breakthroughs often don't fit into current financial or regulatory systems, delaying patient benefits.
INSIGHT

AI in Healthcare

  • AI excels at pattern matching and speed, making it useful in medicine.
  • Gorav Singal, a physician and computer scientist, highlights AI's potential to complement human abilities.
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