A medically accurate digital double will allow doctors to diagnose complex conditions, test treatments before cutting you open – and show you your future self
WHEN June slipped on an icy pavement and fractured her wrist, the doctors treating her thought little of it. She was a fit and healthy 65-year-old. Her wrist was set in a cast and she was sent home. But two years later, June tripped in the garden and couldn't get up. She was still there the following morning, when her son found her and took her to hospital.
June had osteoporosis. She had fractured a bone in her hip and needed major surgery to put in an artificial replacement. She later suffered two fractures to her vertebrae, deforming her spine and restricting her breathing. ...
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