A viewer sent me one of the most thoughtful questions I've gotten on this channel: what does the future of medicine look like in the next 5 to 10 years? And specifically — can plasma and bioelectric therapies be used for health optimization, not just pathology treatment? Long one. Worth it.

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00:00 The question: future of medicine, next 5-10 years

00:20 Quick intro — Greg Friedman, plasma medicine since ~2000

00:40 Reading the (long, thoughtful) viewer question

01:22 The key ask: plasma therapies for health optimization

01:29 Why devices are currently approved as treatment for pathologies, not optimization

02:07 Broader bioelectric therapies as preventative care

02:14 Why this space is underexplored

02:22 The "sick care" model critique

02:33 Devices used in the 1800s that we're ...