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3 dispatches

• Essay

Why is it so Hard to Build a Diagnostic Business?

Everywhere you look, the message seems clear: early detection (of cancer & disease) saves lives. Yet behind the headlines, companies developing these screening tools face a different reality. Many tests struggle to gain approval, adoption, or even financial viability. The problem isn’t that the science is bad — it’s that the math is brutal.

• Reading Note

Why don’t we (still) have rapid viral diagnostics?

One of the most disappointing outcomes in the US from the COVID pandemic was the rise of the antivaxxer / public health skeptic and the dramatic politicization of public health measures. But, not everything disappointing has stemmed from that. Our lack of cheap rapid tests for diseases like Flu and RSV is a sad reminder of our regulatory system failing to learn from the COVID...

• Essay

Dr. Machine Learning

How to realize the promise of applying machine learning to healthcare Not going to happen anytime soon, sadly: the Doctor from Star Trek: Voyager); Source: TrekCore Despite the hype, it’ll likely be quite some time before human physicians will be replaced with machines (sorry, Star Trek: Voyager fans)).