Scripps doctor pens book on the digital revolution in health care

SAN DIEGO - The inventions of cell phones, personal computers, and the Internet ushered in the digital revolution and altered people’s existence in ways that were unimaginable just a few decades ago. But the most precious part of one’s existence – one’s health - has so far been largely unaffected and insulated from these innovations.

In the new book, “The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care” (Basic Books, available in hardcover Feb. 1, US $27.99), Eric Topol, M.D. introduces the digital future of medicine and explores how digitizati...