Personalized medicine is the future sustainable knowledge for human well-being

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a viewpoint on the subject of personalized medicine and its impact on human well-being.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper takes the form of a viewpoint.

Findings

The paper concludes that personalized medicine can help in the elimination of redundant treatments, decreasing side effects, prevention of disease and earlier intervention.

Originality/value

This is a viewpoint piece.

Citation

Bakhiet, M. (2018), "Personalized medicine is the future sustainable knowledge for human well-being", World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 94-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-09-2017-0029