Harald H.H.W. Schmidt

The End of Medicine As We Know It

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Teaser episodes for every chapter of the book published by Springer-Nature. Medicine is in crisis: we treat symptoms instead of causes, and most therapies help only few patients despite rising costs. In this series, Harald Schmidt shows why medicine as we know it will end—and how digitalization, AI and systems medicine will make healthcare precise, preventive and affordable. Those who embrace their digital twin will benefit from this revolution. Website: https://haraldschmidt.onlineContact: podcast@haraldschmidt.online

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Harald H.H.W. Schmidt

Episodes

Too Late 21.11.2025 6:14

We are entering the next major transformation of healthcare — the sixth Kondratiev wave. This chapter explains why today’s system is reaching its limits: rising healthcare costs, stagnating life expectancy, chronic disease management instead of true prevention, and a research landscape where much of the evidence cannot be reproduced. Rather than a real healthcare system, we operate a disease sy...

Prologue: Many Questions, No Answers 21.11.2025 2:00

Max has high blood pressure. His values look fine on medication — yet nothing is truly clear. Does he really need the pills? Will they protect him ? And why can’t his doctor give a definite, personalized answer? This prologue to The End of Medicine as We Know It reveals a core problem of modern healthcare: we treat statistical risk, not actual causes — and rarely know who truly benefits. A shor...