The Future of Medicine - The Era of Genomics

The Era of Genomics

07/26/07 • -1 min

Medicine is rapidly changing – for the better. A major megatrend is that you can expect to have much more personalized medical care – tailored just for you - in the years to come. Genomics for example will allow your doctor to predict what diseases will occur in your future and then prescribe a plan of action to prevent you from developing them.

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Megatrends in Medicine

The medical megatrends coming over the next five to fifteen years include drugs with specific targets to attack with fewer side effects, X-rays that take previously undreamed of pictures of our anatomy and even image your cells metabolic function, operations done with less invasive techniques and some done by robots, and devices that can control heart rhythm or even pump for it.

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Genomics and Targeted Drug Therapy

The genomics revolution will mean a whole new approach to drug development and therapy. Drugs will be designed for a specific target, will have fewer side effects, will be much safer. They will be prescribed specifically for your problem with an understanding that your body will respond and not suffer adversely.