Global Scans · Health · Weekly Summary

• [New] By 2030, multimodal AI will predict 50% of chronic and rare diseases before symptoms, making predictive care a reality with broader health data, including wearables and multiomics in Asia/Pacific. IDC
• [New] By 2030, 20% of top-tier healthcare institutions in Asia/Pacific will harness quantum platforms for 100 x faster diagnostics, simulations, and digital twins in precision-driven complex care. IDC
• [New] With a projected 32.6% CAGR through 2029 and genome sequencing costs plummeting toward $200, AI-powered genomics is reshaping personalized medicine, drug discovery, and clinical diagnostics across the global healthcare ecosystem. BUSINESS 2.0 NEWS
• [New] By 2030, AI-biotech integration will likely enable predictive care that identifies disease risks long before symptoms appear, fundamentally transforming preventive healthcare delivery. BUSINESS 2.0 NEWS
• [New] By 2026, AI will play a more significant role in healthcare, from drug discovery to personalized treatment plans. Data Canvas AI
• [New] By 2026, AI is expected to see primary applications in generative content creation, enhanced operational automation, personalized customer experiences, advanced data analysis for predictive insights, and specialized uses in healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics. Data Canvas AI
• [New] Allied Health Professionals: 100,000 AHPs will be added over the next 5 years by establishing and upgrading institutions in 10 disciplines like radiology and optometry. INSIGHTS IAS - Simplifying UPSC IAS Exam Preparation
• [New] AMR may lead to $3.4 trillion in annual gross domestic product losses by 2030 and an additional $1 trillion in healthcare expenses by 2050. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Multidrug resistance (MDR) has risen all throughout the world, posing a public health threat. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The Healthcare Benchmark Initiative will continue to prioritize transparency and collaboration in all efforts to constrain healthcare cost growth, enhance quality and nurture investment in primary care. CT.gov
• [New] A nationwide shift to zero-emission technologies, like electric cars and trucks, will bring major public health benefits through cleaner air and reduced climate pollution. / USA EVinfo.net
• [New] Total health benefit costs per employee will rise 6.5% on average in 2026 - the highest increase since 2010 - even after accounting for planned cost-reduction measures. Affinity Strategies
• [New] Saudi Arabia has placed obesity prevention at the center of its health reform agenda under Vision 2030 and the Healthcare Sector Transformation Program. Blitz
• [New] 2026 will be the tipping point for merging beauty and health, driven by consumers' focus on holistic wellness. Mintel
• [New] Between $8 and $19 billion of the total benefits through 2050 result from improved public health due to reduced emissions of non-GHG pollutants, including NOx and other pollutants that contribute to fine particulates. Williams Mullen
• [New] The AAP childhood and adolescent immunization schedules continue to recommend immunizations based on the specific disease risks and health care delivery in the United States. Contagion Live
• [New] In dealing with an intersectional issue such as invisibility, twenty-first century global health bioethics could pursue a more disturbing framework, challenging the narrow comforting solutions and sociomaterial inequalities of the sociopolitical status quo. WCB Themes
• [New] Telehealth now represents a quarter-trillion-dollar segment of the US health care economy, with sustained growth projected through the remainder of the decade. Pharmacy Times
• [New] In the Philippines, an estimated 7.6 million people live in urban slums, and the risk of contracting tuberculosis is particularly high among the urban poor, HIV-infected people, people living with diabetes, health workers, smokers and older adults. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Combining all measures in a full system change was shown to be the most effective method, reducing the global health burden of plastics by 43% in 2040. EurekAlert!
• Under a business as usual scenario, by 2040 the negative health impacts from plastics could double, with greenhouse gas emissions and associated rising global temperatures accounting for 40% of the health harms. EurekAlert!

Last updated: 06 February 2026