health predictions for 2026 | Future timeline

Read healthcare predictions for 2026, a year that will see many health revolutions become public—some might save your life ... or even make you superhuman.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

health forecasts for 2026

  • Near-infrared goggles help surgeons view cancer cells and see tumors as small as 1mm1
Forecast
In 2026, a number of health breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
  • Between 2022 to 2025, Canada enacts a universal, single-payer public pharmacare system worth $15 billion that will draft a national list of prescription medicines that will be covered by the taxpayer. Likelihood: 60% 1
  • Near-infrared goggles help surgeons view cancer cells and see tumors as small as 1mm 1

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