coachemma on Nostr: 🔬 Hey #DocChain Thank you for your great interest in MedSchlr. Here is a more ...

🔬 Hey #DocChain

Thank you for your great interest in MedSchlr. Here is a more updated draft description on what’s being built considering all the engagement and valuable feedback provided so far.🙏

MedSchlr: A Decentralized Health and Medical Information Publishing Repository Powered by Alexandria from GitCitadel (nprofile…xkmf)

Estimated Genesis: Block 890, 915

Created by health professionals and researchers, health advocates, Bitcoiners, and GitCitadel (nprofile…xkmf)

Abstract

The Problem:

Currently, finding reliable health and medical information online is challenging. Search engines often show biased results influenced by third parties, and many health and medical related databases are controlled by entities with their own interests. While there have been attempts to create open access health and medical information repositories, they still rely on traditional internet platforms that can control what information people see.

The Technology:

MedSchlr is built on two key technologies:

1) Alexandria - This is a specialized editor and generator for creating and sharing long-form content using the Nostr protocol.
Source: https://alexandria.gitcitadel.eu

Using an instance of Alexandria to build MedSchlr, allows for the creation of an interactive health and medical information repository.

2) Nostr (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays) - This is an open protocol that enables truly decentralized communication. Unlike traditional platforms, nostr allows users to share information without relying on any central authority. It works through a network of relay servers that help transmit messages, making it resistant to censorship and control. Key Pairs and Authentication - Users have public-private key pairs that allow them to sign their notes cryptographically. This ensures that all shared information can be verified as coming from legitimate sources, while allowing users to maintain control over their identity and content.
source: https://nostr.com

By leveraging Alexandria and nostr, we can directly minimize the problems of centralized control and biased information in healthcare. Nostr's decentralized protocol ensures that no single entity can control or censor health and medical information, while Alexandria's specialized platform enables the creation of more open and interactive content. This combination creates a resilient system where health and medical knowledge can be shared freely and transparently.

Solution: MedSchlr

Using Alexandria and nostr, we're building an app where:

A) Open source historical and current published health-related and medical information (articles, books, blogs etc.) is available with interactive features for reader engagement and commenting

B) Users can publish, find, and read credible health and medical writings such as habla.news/u/kamoweasel@primal.net and https://www.runningapollo.com/whitepaper

C) Educational health and medical content and videos, blogs, etc. are easily accessible

D) User profile types (badges) to distinguish note publisher credentials to add a layer of social trust

E) Healthcare professionals/researchers can raise funding for health and medical research as well as initiatives through zaps

Our goal is to create a decentralized, censorship-resistant app that broadens access to health and medical knowledge. By combining open protocols with peer review/social trust mechanisms, we aim to build a resource where healthcare professionals and users can collaborate, share quality information, and advance health and medical understanding minimizing interference from centralized authorities or commercial interests.

App Development Timeline

MedSchlr is currently participating in the Nosfabrica challenge to kickstart initial development. Development is occurring incrementally thus starting with a MVP and then evolving from there. If you haven't indicated interest already and are interested in contributing to this project, please note your interest by May 1st, 2025.

Future Vision

Looking ahead, we envision Medschlr evolving to revolutionize how health and medical knowledge is published, shared, reviewed and interpreted with. Future iterations could transform the traditional peer review process by:

- Reducing bureaucratic barriers while maintaining rigorous scientific standards

- Creating more transparent review processes

- Minimizing institutional bias

- Enabling faster dissemination of important and health and medical findings

-Engaging various users types

This reimagined approach to publishing could help accelerate the advancement of health and medical knowledge while maintaining the highest standards of scientific integrity.