The Digital Pulse: An npj Digital Medicine podcast
Jul 15, 2026 · 36 min · 10 segments
In this episode of The Digital Pulse, we are joined by Dr. Bertalan Meskó, widely known as "The Medical Futurist." Dr. Meskó discusses his unique career path merging medicine, technology, and future…
Bertalan MeskóGuest
Benjamin MazerHost
Joseph KvedarHost
... from events to pharma companies, news writers and reporters, "What is the future of this or that?" And always...
I always tell them, "I will tell you what the future is of this or that medical specialty or therapeutic area, but at first tell me which future shall I describe? The future in which we knew what was the desired future and we tried to move towards it a bit faster?"
"Or the one, uh, where we didn't have any idea about at least what kind of future we would love to see for that medical specialty?" So we have a direct impact on which future might unfold.
Well, if that's the future we choose, then what kind of steps shall we start making from today, you know, legal steps, technological, social, cultural steps, to have a higher chance to reach that desired future?
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... from events to pharma companies, news writers and reporters, "What is the future of this or that?" And always...
I always tell them, "I will tell you what the future is of this or that medical specialty or therapeutic area, but at first tell me which future shall I describe? The future in which we knew what was the desired future and we tried to move towards it a bit faster?"
"Or the one, uh, where we didn't have any idea about at least what kind of future we would love to see for that medical specialty?" So we have a direct impact on which future might unfold.
Well, if that's the future we choose, then what kind of steps shall we start making from today, you know, legal steps, technological, social, cultural steps, to have a higher chance to reach that desired future?
