Your Computer Is the Next Wonder Drug Part 2

Jonathan Richman @jonmrich

1995

Cuba United States

Data by

2006

United States Cuba

Data by

MICROPROCESSOR CLOCK SPEED

Data via KurzweilAI.net

21 new drugs

DRUG DISCOVERY

in 2010

$60 billion in R&D

Source: J Dooren, WSJ, 2010

$500 million

GENETICS AREN’T CHEAP

Source: A Pollack, New York Times, 2010

The Goals of Healthcare

“…A WAR ON CANCER…”

5% CANCER DEATH RATES SINCE 1950

Source: G Kolata, New York Times, 2009

The Goals of Healthcare

Activating Technology

$290 billion ANNUAL COST OF NON-COMPLIANCE

Source: New England Healthcare Institute, 2009

stop treatment after 1 year 20%

increase in mortality 20%

Source: Partridge A, et al, 2008 and Peto, R, et al, 2005

ENCOURAGING

FORCING

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT

325,000 ANNUAL DEATHS FROM SCA

Source: Heart Rhythm Foundation

SCA Survival Rates

353,000

28,000

< 8%

Source: Heart Rhythm Foundation

More than these cancers combined

Source: American Heart Association

SCA Risk Factors

Reducing your risk

80% survival rate

Source: Heart Rhythm Foundation

Impact on survival

8%

254,000 28,000

353,000

80%

2008

Nepal United States

Data by

INFANT MORTALITY

4,000,000

1,000,000

Source: Lawn ,et. al., Lancet, 2005

preterm births

neonatal care

FIXING THE PROBLEM

Before

After

2.3 DOCTORS : 1,000 PEOPLE

0.02 DOCTORS : 1,000 PEOPLE

Access to physicians

Source: World Development Indicators database, 2005

What’s killing 45% of us?

2,400,000 deaths annually in U.S.

1,000,000 caused by…

Source: Keeney, 2008

YOU!

PREVENTABLE DEATHS OVER TIME

Source: Keeney, 2008

WHAT REALLY KILLS US

MEDICAL CAUSE OF DEATH

Stroke

PERSONAL DECISION

Smoking Diet Lack of exercise Drinking Alcohol

ACTUAL CAUSE OF DEATH

Smoking Obesity Alcoholic diseases

Source: Keeney, 2008

=

11 minutes

2 packs a day

9 days lost per month

x

The real cost of lighting up

SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer,

Heart Disease, Emphysema, and May Complicate Pregnancy.

SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer,

Heart Disease, Emphysema, and May Complicate Pregnancy.

Smoking kills

THE NEXT “E-CIGARETTE”?

Activating Technology

50%

MEET LRRK2

lifetime risk of Parkinson’s

Source: DG Healy, et.al., Lancet Neurol, 2004

MY DASHBOARD

GOAL

Understand how every action you take impacts your health, in real time.

PANDEMIC OUTBREAKS

CANCER CLUSTERS

INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT

MY DASHBOARD

Activating Technology

Jonathan Richman @jonmrich

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