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9Humans
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Resistance genes move through soil, water, and food chains, making hospital-focused interventions insufficient. One-Health regulatory frameworks and monitoring tools are required.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
antibiotic
stewardship
will
need
extend
beyond
hospitals
agriculture
environment
resistance
water
human
society-governance
real
haven
food
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Cell and gene therapies may deliver durable remissions but have complex safety profiles. Post-marketing registries and patient-reported outcome platforms can close knowledge gaps.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
therapies
new
cancer
will
demand
better
real-world
data
understand
long-term
society-governance
public
registries
health-biology
governance
technology-computing
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Cell and gene therapies may deliver durable remissions but have complex safety profiles. Post-marketing registries and patient-reported outcome platforms can close knowledge gaps.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
data
therapies
new
cancer
will
demand
better
real-world
understand
long-term
society-governance
technology-computing
infrastructure
african
systems
europe
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
By 2040, many patients will have multiple chronic conditions with overlapping treatments and risks. Care orchestration tools and polypharmacy-optimisation systems are needed.
society-governance
global-unspecified
will
multi-morbidity
become
norm
older
adults
2040
patients
have
multiple
systems
health-biology
public
philosophy-ethics
whether
mathematics-logic
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Demand will outpace supply of clinicians unless task-shifting, automation, and new professions emerge. Workforce-planning analytics and training platforms can support transitions.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
will
new
health
workforce
shortages
burnout
grow
models
care
demand
health-biology
social-civic-problems
economics-resources
infrastructure
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Displaced populations will need continuity of care for chronic diseases and mental health. Portable health records and mobile-clinic platforms can help.
health-biology
global-unspecified
mental-health
will
climate-linked
displacement
create
new
health-service
needs
migrants
health
displaced
mental
access
society-governance
african
care
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Displaced populations will need continuity of care for chronic diseases and mental health. Portable health records and mobile-clinic platforms can help.
health-biology
global-unspecified
mental-health
will
climate-linked
displacement
create
new
health-service
needs
migrants
variant
focuses
health
infrastructure
data
society-governance
climate-environment
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Pervasive digital platforms may exacerbate sleep, focus, and mood problems. New prevention strategies, digital hygiene tools, and regulatory frameworks will be needed.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
digital
will
mental-health
infrastructure
struggle
keep
pace
rising
addiction
society-governance
african
systems
public
low
institutions
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Over the next 10–20 years, biosensors will track vital signs, metabolites, and behaviours, but analytics and integration into care will lag. Edge-computing and clinically validated algorithms will be needed.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
will
wearable
implantable
sensors
generate
continuous
health
data
underused
over
health-biology
climate-environment
society-governance
climate
new
economics-resources
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Advances in synthetic biology may blur the line between accidental and deliberate outbreaks. Genomic anomaly detection and secure reporting pipelines could help.
society-governance
global-unspecified
bio-surveillance
systems
will
need
detect
engineered
threats
well
natural
health-biology
philosophy-ethics
detection
distributed
economics-resources
ensuring
outbreak
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Poor-quality medicines accelerate resistance and treatment failure. Track-and-trace systems and quality-testing infrastructure are needed.
health-biology
global-unspecified
resistance
antimicrobial
low-resource
settings
will
exacerbated
counterfeit
substandard
drugs
poor-quality
systems
society-governance
climate-environment
infrastructure
technology-computing
economics-resources
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Access to anti-ageing interventions could be skewed toward wealthy groups without deliberate policy. Equity-oriented regulation and public programmes will be required.
society-governance
global-unspecified
human
longevity
research
may
widen
socio-economic
divides
lifespan
access
anti-ageing
protocols
philosophy-ethics
will
ethical
health-biology
development
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Lyme disease, dengue, and other infections may reach new regions. Integrated vector-surveillance and control platforms will be crucial.
health-biology
global-unspecified
will
disease
climate-induced
expansion
tick
mosquito
habitats
change
geography
lyme
society-governance
governance
building
cities
new
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Models may generate candidate molecules rapidly, challenging traditional assessment. Simulation-based validation and adaptive regulatory frameworks will be needed.
society-governance
global-unspecified
will
regulatory
ai-designed
drugs
require
new
science
approaches
models
may
governance
health-biology
climate-environment
technology-computing
health
frameworks
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Bioprinting and stem-cell therapies may not scale fast enough to meet demand. Organ-allocation optimisation and cross-border sharing platforms remain important.
health-biology
global-unspecified
may
future
organ
shortage
crises
persist
despite
advances
regenerative
medicine
climate-environment
technology-computing
food
whether
philosophy-ethics
microbial
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Emerging evidence suggests links to endocrine and immune disruption. Long-term exposure cohorts and mechanistic toxicology are required.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
exposure
chronic
microplastics
environmental
toxins
may
drive
new
disease
patterns
health-biology
mathematics-logic
whether
long
philosophy-ethics
term
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Tailored biologics may require complex supply chains. Logistics-optimisation tools and modular manufacturing will be needed.
mathematics-logic
global-unspecified
supply-chain
will
personalised
vaccines
immunotherapies
cold-chain
delivery
logistics
tailored
biologics
may
economics-resources
health-biology
climate-environment
technology-computing
health
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Algorithms trained on high-income populations may not generalise to under-sampled groups. Inclusive data-collection initiatives and equity-centric model evaluation are necessary.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
data-poor
regions
risk
being
left
out
health
advances
algorithms
health-biology
whether
philosophy-ethics
mental
don
way
supporting
open
Antarctica / Unspecified, Antarctica
Rising temperatures and changing winds are destabilising ice shelves and altering Southern Ocean circulation, with global implications for sea-level rise and extreme weather. High-resolution coupled climate–ice models and sustained observation networks are needed to predict these changes.
climate-environment
antarctica
antarctica-unspecified
climate-change
ice
climate
ocean
change
rapidly
transforming
systems
rising
temperatures
under
migration
global-unspecified
society-governance
methods
open
Antarctica / Unspecified, Antarctica
Uncertainties in ice dynamics, bedrock conditions, and ocean–ice interactions make it hard to forecast tipping points and metres of future sea-level rise. Better grounding-zone measurements and data-assimilation tools could sharpen projections.
climate-environment
antarctica
antarctica-unspecified
projections
sea-level
rise
lack
precise
antarctic
ice-sheet
collapse
associated
ice
coastal
society-governance
communities
economics-resources
sea
