Tim Opler’s special report covers the adoption of innovation, why medical innovations are so slow to be adopted, and how this may change in the future.
Human Progress, Medicine and AI
Stifel
Tim Opler
Research
101 Pages
Key Takeaways
Slow Innovation Adoption: Medical breakthroughs often take 30+ years to move from discovery to routine clinical practice, highlighting that the biggest constraint in healthcare is not invention but adoption.
Maternal Mortality Progress: Global maternal mortality has fallen dramatically—from roughly 500+ deaths per 100,000 births in 1990 to ~200 today, reflecting advances in medical care, sanitation, and healthcare systems.
AI Accelerating Medicine: AI tools can analyze massive biomedical datasets and may significantly speed medical learning and drug development.