What if the future of healthcare is already here, just unevenly distributed? Physician-scientist and innovator Daniel Kraft joins Julian to unpack what’s actually happening right now in health, medicine, and longevity and what’s coming faster than most people realize. From AI-powered wearables and digital twins to personalized cancer vaccines and the rise of “health agents,” Daniel explains why he calls himself a now-ist, not a futurist: the tools to radically improve health already exist, but mindset, incentives, and systems are lagging behind. They explore the shift from reactive sick care to proactive, personalized health, the promises and dangers of biohacking culture, and why evidence-based medicine still matters in a world flooded with hype. The conversation also tackles big questions around health equity, misinformation, vaccines, and how emerging technologies like AI, genomics, and augmented reality could transform care, if we learn how to integrate them responsibly and humanely. What You’ll Learn: Why the future of medicine is about proactive, continuous care, not yearly checkups How wearables, genomics, and digital twins could enable truly personalized health The difference between evidence-based innovation and overhyped biohacking What AI can (and shouldn’t) replace in healthcare and the doctor-patient relationship How cancer screening, immunotherapy, and personalized vaccines are evolving Why incentives, not technology, are often the biggest barrier to better healthcare How to think critically about longevity trends, supplements, and emerging therapies ⏱ Timestamps00:00 Intro 00:26 The Art of the Possible in Health 01:22 Why Daniel Calls Himself a “Now-ist” 03:09 Curiosity, Gadgets, and Connecting the Dots 04:18 What Are Omics and Why They Matter 07:18 Wearables and the Shift to Proactive Health 09:17 Why Doctors Don’t Prescribe Wearables (Yet) 11:35 We Don’t Practice Healthcare, We Practice Sick Care 13:39 The Danger of Over-Quantifying Your Health 16:23 What the Future of Healthcare Actually Looks Like 19:50 Why Human Connection Still Matters in Medicine 22:18 How AI Will Change the Role of Doctors 24:52 Hospital-to-Home and Care Anywhere 29:41 Incentives: Following the Money in Healthcare 31:45 Why Healthcare Is Ripe for Disruption 33:40 The Rise of Health Agents and Personal AI 34:30 What Is a Digital Twin? 36:37 What a Cancer-Free World Could Look Like 38:29 Cancer Vaccines, Genetics, and Early Detection 40:20 Can We Really Cure Cancer? 42:34 COVID Vaccines, Misinformation, and Science 46:16 The Problem With Health Disinformation 47:54 Why Correlation Is Not Causation 50:27 Separating Science From Snake Oil 52:50 How to Evaluate Health Claims Critically 54:36 What Evidence-Based Medicine Really Means 55:59 Simple Habits That Actually Improve Healthspan 57:12 Longevity Hype vs. What’s Proven 58:46 Gene Therapy and CRISPR’s Real Potential 01:03:01 Stem Cell Therapy: What to Know Before You Try It 01:08:59 AI, Protein Folding, and Drug Discovery 01:10:15 AR, VR, and the Metaverse in Healthcare 01:12:52 What Daniel’s Next TED Talk Will Be About 01:14:41 Who Daniel Thinks About When He Does His Work 01:16:38 Longevity Escape Velocity: Will We Reach It? 01:19:03 What AGI Means for the Future of Health 01:20:46 Daniel’s Final Advice for Living Healthier Connect with Julian 📸 Instagram: @thebeyondtomorrowpodcast 🌐 Website: www.beyondtomorrowpodcast.com 📩 Email: bookings@beyondtomorrowpodcast.com 🎧 Subscribe on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube for more stories from the edge of what is possible. Follow Daniel: Website: http://DanielKraftMD.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dkraft X: https://x.com/daniel_kraft Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielkraftmd NextMed Health: https://www.nextmed.health/ http://Digital.Health http://ContinuumHealth.vc