TOMORROW'SCURE

Have you ever wondered how artificial intelligence is helping solve medical problems? Or how medical research is making it easier to predict your genetic risks for disease? 

In Tomorrow’s Cure, award-winning journalist Cathy Wurzer facilitates conversations between experts from Mayo Clinic and renowned organizations. Join us as these medical pioneers share their amazing work and how they use innovative thinking in pursuit of answers for patients. What they describe may sound like science fiction, but watch and you will find the future of medicine is already here.

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Researchers are pioneering innovative ways to restore voice to those who have lost it, leveraging advancements in transplant surgery and 3D printing. This episode tells the story of the first larynx transplant surgery in a patient with active cancer, a pivotal advancement. The surgery offers new hope to individuals who have experienced severe laryngeal dysfunction or complete larynx loss. Featured experts include David Lott, M.D., associate director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology and Marshall Strome, M.D., otolaryngologist, professor, and chair emeritus of the Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute.

Have you ever wondered how artificial intelligence is helping solve medical problems? Or how medical research is making it easier to predict your genetic risks for disease? Season 2 of Tomorrow’s Cure brings together experts from Mayo Clinic and other leading organizations to share how they use innovative thinking in their pursuit of answers for patients. What they describe may sound futuristic but listen and you will find out, Tomorrow’s Cure is already here.

Hollywood's cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing medical education, bridging the gap between classroom learning and clinical practice. Learn how VR is helping students explore 3D models of the human body, practice complex procedures in a risk-free environment, and simulate patient encounters. Through immersive digital scenarios, medical students are refining their skills and gaining hands-on experience for real-world challenges. Featured experts include Matthew Hoerth, M.D., medical director of the Multidisciplinary Simulation Center at Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Dan Munnerley, executive director of the Next Lab at Arizona State University.

Imagine knowing your risk for disease long before symptoms appear. Researchers are leveraging genetic data to enhance disease risk prediction through an innovative tool known as a polygenic risk score. Polygenic risk scores estimate the overall risk someone has of getting a disease by adding up the small effects of variants throughout an individual’s entire genome. Discover how this powerful tool is paving the way for personalized medicine. The episode features Victor Ortega, M.D., Ph.D., associate director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine and Louise Wain, Ph.D., professor of respiratory research, University of Leicester. 

Tomorrow’s Cure is a Mayo Clinic podcast that is bringing the future of healthcare to the present. Listen to engaging discussions with researchers, doctors and industry experts who are at the forefront of medical innovations. Learn how technology and innovation is changing the healthcare landscape, and how previously unavailable solutions are now improving or saving lives. Tomorrow’s Cure inspires deep thinking as we explore our healthcare future together.

Contact Tomorrow's Cure at tomorrowscure@mayo.edu.

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