A Navigational Approach to Health

05/07/2018

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by   Ramesh Jain, et al.

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What if an app could guide you to better health, similar to how GPS navigation directs you to your desired destination? What if the app could use real-time information to redirect you around a disease, just as you're rerouted to avoid traffic? What if the app could provide step-by-step directions to get you to your optimal health state, whether you're a professional athlete or retires school teacher? We discuss how this navigational approach to healthcare could become a reality by combining technology with well-established cybernetics principles.