Have you ever wondered how artificial intelligence is helping solve medical problems? Or how medical research is making it easier to predict your genetic risks for disease? Season 2 of Tomorrow’s Cure brings together experts from Mayo Clinic and other leading organizations to share how they use innovative thinking in their pursuit of answers for patients. What they describe may sound futuristic but listen and you will find out, Tomorrow’s Cure is already here.

Healthcare is changing rapidly. Tomorrow’s cure is already here today. How do top medical educational institutes prepare and equip the workforce for the fast-changing healthcare landscape? Find out from our featured experts: Dr. Fredric Meyer, Executive Dean of Education, Enterprise Chair of Neurological Surgery at Mayo Clinic; and Dr. James Stoller, Chair of Education Institute at Cleveland Clinic.

The first mixed-reality-navigated shoulder replacement surgery in the U.S. took place in early 2024. Specialized technologies were used to create a customized life-size hologram of the patient’s joint and plan the position of the replacement implants. Listen to how mixed reality improves surgical precision and may reduce complications and improve patient recovery. Featured experts include the surgeon who performed this very first surgery: Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo, Division Chair Shoulder & Elbow Surgery at Mayo Clinic; and ​​​​Jean Chaoui, VP of Clinical Applications and Solutions, Digital, Robotics and Enabling Technologies at Stryker.

How is AI used to improve all parts of the organ-transplant process? AI is powerful in detecting potential impacts of early interventions to delay or prevent organ failure and the need for organ replacement therapies. Press play to hear more about research efforts to use AI to detect organ failure earlier. Featured experts are Dr. Rohan Goswami, Transplant Cardiologist and Director of Heart Transplant Research and Innovation at Mayo Clinic; and Javier Echenique, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at GPx, a healthcare technology company. 

Research scientists are equipping a vaccine with bits of proteins that redirect the immune system's efforts to specifically fight cancer. The vaccine aims to prevent cancer tumors from returning, as relapsing cancer is often more aggressive and difficult to treat. The latest research also seeks to understand why some cancer tumors evade the body's immune response. Featured experts are Dr. Keith Knutson, Immunologist and Cancer Vaccine Researcher at Mayo Clinic; Dr. Saranya Chumsri, Hematologist at Mayo Clinic​; and Dr. Nora Disis, Director of the Institute of Translational Health Science and the Center for Translational Medicine in Women’s Health at University of Washington.

Nuclear medicine therapy is sometimes the best option for people who no longer respond to other treatments. It is often helpful for patients with cancers that are historically hard to treat, like prostate cancer or lymphoma. Find out how nuclear medicine, when combined with other therapies, will control symptoms and shrink and stabilize tumors, sometimes for years. Featured experts are Dr. Geoffrey Johnson, Nuclear Medicine Specialist/Radiologist at Mayo Clinic; and Dr. George Sgouros, Director of the Radiological Physics Division and Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering.

What if you could know you would get sick before you ever felt symptoms? If it were a cold, that information is useful. In the case of cancer, it is lifesaving. Find out how your DNA could be used to detect blood cancers before they even develop. Featured experts are Dr. Mrinal Patnaik, Hematologist/Internist/Oncologist at Mayo Clinic; and Dr. Kelly Bolton, Oncologist at Washington University in St. Louis.

There is a study of the fascinating interplay between the cumulative effects of external exposures on our body and our genes. It is called exposomics. Learn why we need to recognize that we're exposed to hundreds or thousands of chemicals per day, and why it’s important to study that complexity. Featured experts are Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Director of Center for Individualized Medicine at Mayo Clinic; and Dr. Gary Miller, Vice Dean of Research Strategy and Innovation of Mailman School of Public Health and Director of the Center for Innovative Exposomics at Columbia University. 

How does it feel for a patient to see her tumor in 3D form, or for another to hold his heart in his hands? Find out how 3D printing is used to provide a new and innovative perspective on medicine. Featured experts are Dr. Jonathan Morris in Diagnostic Radiology from Mayo Clinic, and Dr. Beth Ripley from Veterans Health Administrations Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning. 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/pursuing-possible/3d-printing

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