There are always new frontiers in health care: diseases whose treatment and cures still elude us; biological and medical mysteries that we’re yet to crack; public health issues that could be better and more equitably solved; industry processes that could be simpler and more efficient; and patients and consumers who could be better informed, empowered, and served in terms of their own health and well-being. The good news is that there’s plenty of innovation percolating across this vast landscape, and 2024 was a year of breakthroughs like any other. Fortune health writers and editors sized up their potential impact, novelty, and accessibility to compile this list where we recognize some of the most staggering, game-changing, life-improving developments of the year—all innovations that will influence our health in ways big and small for years to come.
