In this episode of the PLUGS Podcast, Dr. Mike Astion and Dr. Geoff Baird interview Dr. Brody Foy, a mathematician and computer scientist who researches practical improvements in interpreting clinical lab data. Dr. Foy discusses the practical use of personal reference ranges, the potential overemphasis on omics vs common testing, why Mike should not hate the future, AI in lab medicine, AI safety, the
problem of statistical illiteracy in test interpretation, and, of course, how “my mother medicine” applies to AI to keep moms safe. Overall, the episode provides valuable insights into the intersection of reference ranges, AI, and statistics in lab medicine.

For more information on Dr. Foy's work on personal reference ranges see:  Foy BH, et al. Haematological setpoints are a stable and patient-specific deep phenotype. Nature. 2025 Jan;637(8045):430-438. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08264-5. Epub 2024 Dec 11. PMID: 39663453.

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