Three innovations pushing the medical field forward

Innovation is crucial for long-term economic prosperity. One area where that’s happening aplenty: medical technology. From a cancer vaccine to an Alzheimer’s blood test to a life-changing exoskeleton, we take you on a tour of the economics of health technology. <br /><br /><strong>Related episodes: </strong><br />The hidden costs of healthcare churn  (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000712502674" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2oSgq74jHsUolDJQ7fqwuk?si=9da68a0481994375" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) <br />More for Palantir, less for mRNA, and a disaster database redemption arc (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000721117302" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rTGq4dvSVZxRKCdQQ81KU?si=ec16bc89e1164cab" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) <br />It's actually really hard to make a robot, guys (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000706995204" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fg62jfArW9vSds0UDXx11?si=552a9dd541b54c38" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) <br /><br /><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/" target="_blank"><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>. </em><br /><br /><em>Fact-checking by </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez" target="_blank"><em>Sierra Juarez</em></a><em>. Voice-over by Greg Hardes. Music by </em><a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><em>Drop Electric</em></a><em>. Find us: </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>TikTok</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/" target="_blank"><em>Instagram</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>Facebook</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money" target="_blank"><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>. </em><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>