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Medical Approach to Wellness

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Bridging the gaps between medical knowledge and modern technologies to target large-scale societal health and wellness problems is no small challenge. Multiple efforts are currently underway to tackle these grand challenges. The focus is on several of the largest worldwide health issues of cancer and neurological disorders although it also extends to many wellness-related issues. Although, the overarching goal still remains the same – a decrease in mortality and morbidity via unique and personalized technologies so that our day-to-day lives are improved.

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This manuscript was written in conjunction with the NSF/World Technology Evaluation Center (WTEC) international study on Convergence of Knowledge, Technology, and Society. The content does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF) or the US National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology (NSET), which is the principal organizing body for the National Nanotechnology Initiative.

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  1. Office of Cancer Nanotechnology Research, National Cancer Institute, Room 10A52, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2580, 20892-2580, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Christopher Hartshorn & Piotr Grodzinski

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  1. Christopher Hartshorn
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Correspondence to Christopher Hartshorn .

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  1. Cybr-HumnSysPrg,DivofInfrmtn&Intlgntsyst, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, USA

    William Sims Bainbridge

  2. NatlSciFondtn&NatlNanotechnlgyInitiative, Arlington, Virginia, USA

    Mihail C. Roco

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Hartshorn, C., Grodzinski, P. (2016). Medical Approach to Wellness. In: Bainbridge, W., Roco, M. (eds) Handbook of Science and Technology Convergence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07052-0_47

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