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  • October 2025

ReFlections: Volume 66, October 2025

By
  • Dr. Adela Osman
  • Dr. Karneen Tam
  • Dr. SiNing Zhao
  • Dr. Steve Woh
  • Dr. Sheetal Salgaonkar
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In Brief

Explore in-depth articles on important medical topics and stay up to date on a range of hot-button issues impacting life and health insurers, from the reclassification of several oncology codes to the use of AI with drug manufacturing.

Welcome to the October 2025 issue of ReFlections. Feature articles in this issue explore the impact of oncology code reclassification on underwriting and examine emerging technologies reshaping healthcare delivery.

Other highlights include:

  • AI-driven advancements for skin cancer diagnostics and pharmaceutical production
  • Summaries of recent studies on applying a common blood test to predict Alzheimer’s rate of progression, pairing AI with a CT scan to detect heart risk, and using a nasal spray to aid in depression treatment
  • Underwriting considerations for a hemophilia case
  • New guidelines for alcohol consumption risk assessment
  • Available claims training and support

 

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Meet the Authors & Experts

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Dr. Adela Osman
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Medical
Karneen Tam
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Dr. Karneen Tam
Medical Director, RGA Asia Pacific
Si Ning Zhao
Author
Dr. SiNing Zhao

Regional Head of Business ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP, Underwriting, Claims and Medical, APAC

Dr. Steve Woh
Author
Dr. Steve Woh
Vice President, Global Medical Director
Dr. Sheetal Salgaonkar
Author
Dr. Sheetal Salgaonkar
Vice President and Global Medical Director, Global Medical