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by hannasanarion 1 day ago
> The post was titled "Midjourney Medical", but it approached everything from a "wellness" perspective, i.e. how can individuals "optimize" their health by numerous scans/tests/analyses, it's a spa not a clinic, etc. etc.

Could this not be a regulatory thing? I am an idiot who knows nothing, but if I had a new device that I thought had medical potential, and I wanted to get some press, investment, maybe a little hype going before I was ready to seek regulatory approval, this is exactly what I would do, market it as a wellness device first, because if I say that my prototype is installed in a "clinic" i might start getting suspicious looks from the FDA that can make life harder when I do eventually apply for medical device approval.