Quantum Wellness: The Better Use for AI in Healthcare | Dr. Sageline LaBaze | TEDxABQ

Dr. Sageline LaBaze, known as Dr. Sahgee, asks what changes when AI can flag illness months before a diagnosis is made. Drawing on her clinical experience and the healthcare challenges specific to New Mexico, she looks at where AI in medicine is heading and why preventive care matters for everyone. The talk is presented by TEDxABQ, an independently organized TEDx event. The speaker is a first-generation Haitian American physician and Preventive Medicine and Public Health resident at the University of New Mexico, and founder of Solterix Inc. and Solterica AI.

• Can AI detect illness months before a diagnosis?
• Preventive medicine and removing barriers before they become diagnoses
• Healthcare challenges in New Mexico
• Where AI in medicine is headed next

Dr. Sahgee reframes the future of medicine, asking what happens when AI catches illness months before diagnosis. Dr. Sageline LaBaze, known as Dr. Sahgee, is a first-generation Haitian American physician, a Preventive Medicine and Public Health resident at the University of New Mexico, and an MPH candidate at Johns Hopkins. Founder of Solterix Inc. and Solterica AI, she merges artificial intelligence with preventive health to dismantle systemic barriers before they become diagnoses. Her talk poses a striking question: what if your doctor knew you were getting sick months before you did? Drawing on her clinical experience and New Mexico's unique healthcare challenges, Dr. Sahgee explores where AI in medicine is headed next — and why it matters for all of us. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx