The emergence of medical futures studies uncovers medicine and healthcare’s untapped potential

Abstract Analyzing the future of medicine and healthcare, especially during the rise of digital health and artificial intelligence, should rely on established futures methods that the discipline of futures studies has been using for decades. By employing such methods, healthcare professionals, polic...

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Main Author: Bertalan Mesko
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01365-5
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