Precision Medicine: A short review
Healthcare has changed. Infectious diseases used to ravage populations, devastate countries, but advents in personal hygiene, sanitation and medical therapy have resulted in a huge decrease in mortality. Now we face a new problem, the ageing population, and our focus has shifted as well. We now focus on chronic diseases, those that affect the elderly, and also look towards preventative measures to enact in the community. These are through public health projects, awareness campaigns and medications such as statins that lower risk rather than treat symptoms.
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