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Innovation, minus the jargon

Every one of these technologies gets breathless headlines. Flip a card to swap the headline for a plain-language explanation, and, just as importantly, an honest note on what it can and cannot do. Understanding a technology is the fastest way to see past the hype about it.

Sources

  1. What is Gene Therapy? US Food and Drug Administration
  2. Vaccine types (including mRNA) US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  3. Continuous Glucose Monitoring US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  4. What do wearable fitness devices measure, and are they accurate? American Heart Association
  5. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Software as a Medical Device US Food and Drug Administration
  6. Precision Medicine US National Human Genome Research Institute
  7. Consolidated telemedicine implementation guide World Health Organization, 2022

Last reviewed: 2026-07-17

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