The world of medicine is standing at the edge of a revolution—one driven not by new drugs or surgical techniques, but by something far more transformative: generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). At the forefront of this
I recently came across two excellent articles that have contributed to my reflections about artificial intelligence. The first, “Fossilized Cognition and the Strange Intelligence of AI,” written by John Nosta is a philosophical and conceptual
On the last day (April, 2) of the outstanding NextMed Health 2025 event – https://www.nextmed.health/, another famous exponent of innovation in health took part: Ray Kurzweil. He participated live, online, from Boston, and here are
Eric Topol participated yesterday in NextMed Health 2025, an excellent event organized by Daniel Kraft, held in San Diego, California, which ended today – https://www.nextmed.health/. This is a unique event dedicated to catalysing and accelerating
For those interested in telemedicine, telehealth, and digital health, find below access to a recent podcast (English subtitles need activation) in which various aspects of these topics are addressed, with a special focus on Brazil.
This was the title of a wonderful lecture given today at the University of São Paulo by Prof. Randy Schekman, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine. He took us on a fascinating journey
The recent development of artificial intelligence has been extraordinary. I myself am directly involved in AI projects for the medical and healthcare fields. However, reflections on some aspects of AI are necessary. When some people
A sick care system primarily focuses on treating illness. A healthcare system promotes health and prevents disease. AI agents can help shift this paradigm towards a real-world healthcare system that prioritizes proactive, personalized, and value-based
The failure rate among startups, including Health Techs, is notoriously high.Some of the main reasons for such failure rate are: However, I would like to draw attention to an issue that is often not valued
