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Thursday, 17 July 2025

Predictive Medicine: How AI Now Controls Your Healthcare

 Healthcare is becoming more about predicting illness rather than treating it. From genome-based insurance pricing to AI-generated risk scores, supporters say predictive medicine promises a health revolution — but critics are warning us that it’s nothing more than a preemptive profit engine.

Using algorithms, genetic markers, and biometric data, predictive medicine forecasts who might develop illnesses before symptoms even appear. At first glance, it sounds like a leap towards keeping people healthier for longer by catching problems early, improving care, and reducing costs.

But beneath the surface, it feels like an opportunity to monetise the data-driven findings, and raises vital questions about fairness and consent. Who’s at risk, and who really benefits?...<<<Read More>>>...