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Early diagnosis can improve your chances of survival massively, and is also a big opportunity to new technology to help as shown in the Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE entries. When visiting a GP it can be hard (maybe impossible) for them to determine whether you have a bacterial or a viral infection. Some ailments (e.g. pneumonia, diarrhoea) can be caused by both.

Hopefully one day (and not some distant time in the future) you will be able to be quickly scanned for a wide variety of diseases and infections - many more than could realistically be considered by a doctor considering general symptoms such as fever, nausea and pain - of course they have to assume its the most common ailments first so could be months before all the other possible causes are tested for and discounted.

Of course, even when the tests are available, it's still a matter of cost. However with new technologies prices could be slashed, permitting regular, wide sweeping tests. Imagine if every time you visited a GP, while you were waiting for your appointment, a point-of-care diagnostic instrument was able to run a hundred tests from a small blood sample - checking whether there were any serious ailments that needed to be dealt with. Catching a disease early inevitably makes the treatment significantly cheaper and, more importantly, more successful for the patient.

Precision Medicine News

New MRI technique reveals true age of your heart

New MRI technique reveals true age of your heart

University of East Anglia (UEA) - 01-May-2025

Researchers uncover how unhealthy lifestyles can accelerate heart ageing

Genetic test uncovers hidden infection, saves woman’s eyesight

Genetic test uncovers hidden infection, saves woman’s eyesight

BBC - 30-Apr-2025

A groundbreaking metagenomics test identified a rare bacteria after five years of failed diagnose

Biolinq secures $100m to launch needle-free glucose monitor

Biolinq secures $100m to launch needle-free glucose monitor

FierceBiotech - 22-Apr-2025

Tracks glucose, activity, and sleep—offering a simpler option for people with Type 2 diabetes

CT scans linked to rising cancer risk, study finds

CT scans linked to rising cancer risk, study finds

Independent - 17-Apr-2025

Experts urge caution over routine scans due to long-term radiation risks

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Precision Medicine Resources

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Neko Health

A healthcare company

Longevity Med Summit 2025

07-May-2025

Leading summit for the Longevity medical industry (Lisboa, Portugal)

Viome

Gut Microbiome Testing, Precision Health and supplements company

Our Future Health

Our Future Health is the UK’s largest ever health research programme

Hurdle

Hurdle’s all-in-one solution provides everything your organisation needs to implement scalable remote testing programmes

EnLiSense

Sensor device company based in Texas

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Precision Medicine Blog Posts

Neko Health body scan experience
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Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65
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Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65

Comparison of UK mail and clinic tests, plus a review of the Medichecks test

Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?
25-Jan-2021

Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?

Do you know the difference between sensitivity and specificity?

Review of longevity technology in Passengers (movie)
03-Jan-2017

Review of longevity technology in Passengers (movie)

Has a clever Autodoc chamber to diagnosis treat disease - would be surprising if it couldn't reverse ageing too by then

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