In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. government is poised to adopt a nationwide system for Electronic Health Records that uses the latest advances in advanced artificial intelligence to immediately identify emerging diseases and vastly improve the delivery of care. But what if this historic breakthrough to save lives is also being used as a killing machine? And what if one of the first assassination targets is a presidential candidate?
These are questions that fuel Coded to Kill, the debut techno-medical thriller by Marschall Runge, M.D., whose ripped from the deadlines premise explores the great promise yet all-too-real perils of high-tech innovation. Drawing on his long career as a cardiologist, and his current position as CEO of Michigan Medicine and Dean of the Dean of University of Michigan’s Medical School, Runge tells a story of murder, mystery, politics, and even a little romance. This exclusive RealClearBooks excerpt features scenes from the opening pages of Coded to Kill.
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