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Global advances in health and medicine through systems biology: an example from the Netherlands
Marianne J E van der Heijden1, Yan Schroen
1Marianne J.E. van der Heijden is a medical anthropologist in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Abstract:
Globally, healthcare systems are facing problems with increasing healthcare costs due to chronic diseases. Cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, depression, and chronic lung disease are some of the top chronic diseases that put pressure on our healthcare systems and are very difficult to resolve. The chronic diseases mentioned are often lifestyle-related and require a personalized approach. The solutions that we currently have at hand seem to be insufficient in meeting the needs of the patients and of our healthcare systems: the cracks in our systems are showing. Patients with chronic illness and multimorbidity find themselves caught in a web of referrals between medical specialists and conflicting treatment plans. As a result, they are consuming a lot of healthcare without actually reaching their goal: attaining the most optimal quality of life and the least physical burden possible. In short, mechanisms that previously functioned perfectly must now be replaced by new approaches. The supply of the healthcare system no longer meets the demands of society.
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