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title: "Think different: from reactive sick care to proactive healthcare"
description: Thanks to data and conscious choices, we can avoid chronic diseases and gain healthy years. Relive the keynote by Prof. Dr. Carlos Van Mieghem.
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# [Think different: from reactive sick care to proactive healthcare](https://www.nexuzhealth.com/en/blog/from-reactive-sick-care-to-proactive-healthcare)

 Written by [Nexuzhealth](https://www.nexuzhealth.com/en/blog/author/nexuzhealth) | 23.9.2025

#### Medicine has achieved extraordinary progress over the past century. Vaccines, antibiotics, therapies and procedures have transformed our lives and significantly extended our life expectancy. “In the Western world, we now live on average forty years longer than in 1900. That is an undeniable triumph of medical science. And yet it is time we start thinking differently about healthcare,” said Professor Carlos Van Mieghem, cardiologist and specialist in Lifestyle Medicine, during the Nexuzhealth Summit, where he shared his personal vision on the healthcare of today and tomorrow.

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