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Originally Posted by EnglishDave
Regarding Causes of Death maps, the one plus point is they are the largest sample size by far - everyone dies of something. How to improve the figures? In the days of Technological Communication, open up everyone's Medical Records for Statistical Analysis upon death. Every incident of the major ailments eventually logged. I would not think to have this done before death, exploitation by Insurance Companies, Employers and Governments would be rife. Yep - Big Brother IS watching!
Dave.
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Things like this are already being done (I work in clinical research
). Lab data is being accessed to pair people with clinical trials (I have mixed feelings about this) - but I can see this really being an asset for orphan (rare) diseases. The biggest challenge is recruitment for any given study.
Additionally, there are people whose sole job is to clinical data mine after a study has been finished and submitted to the FDA. From this we can design better studies, minimize risks, or find a new sample size and/or population for the next clinical trial.