Mesko: ‘After all, technology itself is not the solution. No wearable health tracker, medical robot, or AI can make us live healthier lives. We ourselves need to change our lifestyles, with the aid of useful technologies. Automation is the assistance we desperately need, both on the patient and the doctor side of things. Good regulations can facilitate its adoption.’

‘I firmly believe that governments that welcome innovation in healthcare and want to empower patients will be able to efficiently guide the change from the old status quo" Mesko says.

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