A father flew to Germany for a personalized cancer vaccine — the gap AI medicine can't cross
dyett · x · 2026-09-05
Dyett highlights Ruxandra Teslo's piece and the story of his friend Pat Salisbury, who had to fly his daughter Ida to Germany so she could receive a personalized cancer vaccine.
- The author has spent months discussing treatment options with Pat and calls the situation heartbreaking.
- His core argument: American science creates enormous hope, but the health system nearly extinguishes it.
- He pushes back on the AI-community assumption that "AI is going to cure cancer" — even if the science progresses, without systemic change too many patients won't benefit from the "AI health dividend" when they need it.
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