Diseases could be detected even before people experience symptoms, thanks to a pioneering new health data program as part of the UK’s modern Industrial Strategy. That was the message from the national government on July 23, as it announced a package of investment in Accelerating Detection of Disease, a new project to support research, prevention, early diagnosis and treatment for illnesses including cancer, dementia and heart disease in the UK.
The program promises to change the delivery of health care and medicine, building it around precision health care by making...