[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":166},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-10-promising-technologies-assisting-the-future-of-medicine-2":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":164,"relatedBooks":165},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":20,"template":26,"format":27,"meta":28,"categories":29,"tags":36,"project_category":38,"contact_email_category":39,"yst_prominent_words":40,"class_list":56,"better_featured_image":70,"acf":107,"yoast_meta":108,"_links":110},12984,"2016-04-12T15:50:39","2016-04-12T13:50:39",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=12984","2021-12-06T00:34:13","2021-12-05T23:34:13","10-promising-technologies-assisting-the-future-of-medicine-2","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F10-promising-technologies-assisting-the-future-of-medicine-2",{"rendered":17},"10 Promising Technologies Assisting the Future of Medicine",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\"> \u003Ctbody> \u003Ctr> \u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"> \u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp> \u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr> \u003C\u002Ftbody> \u003C\u002Ftable> \u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"first-text\">Ray Kurzweil says technology is improving at an exponential rate. Peter Thiel says technological innovations couldn’t live up to the expectations. There are plenty of philosophies and schools of thought, but regarding the future of medicine, only two things are certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Technology will not solve the problems that healthcare faces globally today. And the human touch alone is not enough any more, therefore a new balance is needed between using disruptive innovations but still keeping the human interaction between patients and caregivers. Here are 10 technologies and trends that could enable this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Health Sensors – Portable Diagnostics\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Smartphones being \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgigaom.com\u002F2014\u002F09\u002F23\u002Fhow-biosensors-could-put-a-smartphone-at-the-center-of-21st-century-medical-care\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">used as biosensors\u003C\u002Fa> and wearable devices enabling patients to measure almost any health parameter at home would mean that information and health variables would finally not only be available in the ivory tower of medicine, but at home. This way, patients would have a chance for a better health management. Lifestyle could also be gamified with these devices to make it more healthy. There are \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.hapi.com\u002Fproduct\u002Fhapifork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">smartforks\u003C\u002Fa> currently available that teach us how to eat properly; we can soon measure the number of calories in our food with \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftellspec.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tellspec\u003C\u002Fa>; can measure \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.withings.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oxygen saturation\u003C\u002Fa>; \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.zensorium.com\u002Ftinke\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pulse variability\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.alivecor.com\u002Fhome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ECG\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.choosemuse.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EEG\u003C\u002Fa> and even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt-e1460463116602.jpg\" alt=\"health sensor alivecor records EKG\" class=\"wp-image-12985\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt-e1460463116602.jpg 500w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt-e1460463116602-386x250.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"js_ad-mobile-dynamic\"> \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Artificial Intelligence in Decision-Making\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even the most acclaimed professors can only keep a few studies in mind, but there are actually 25 million papers in the database of \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpubmed\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pubmed.com\u003C\u002Fa>. It is humanly impossible now to keep up with these. But help is coming.\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibm.com\u002Fsmarterplanet\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fibmwatson\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IBM’s supercomputer named Watson\u003C\u002Fa> has been \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww-03.ibm.com\u002Fpress\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fpressrelease\u002F44754.wss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tested at several clinics\u003C\u002Fa> in the decision making process. While the doctor talks with the patient, Watson checks the medical records and the global literature, then makes suggestions. Every time, the doctor makes the final call with all the required information being available. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F05\u002Falphago-artificial-intelligence-in-medicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AlphaGo might be the next step forward\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe.jpg\" alt=\"IBM Watson's mainframe\" class=\"wp-image-12966\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe-512x375.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe-341x250.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cfigcaption>IBM’s Watson is one of the first artificial intelligence algorithms used to aid clinical decisions\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) The End of Human Experiments\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even in the 2010 years, we are still testing new drugs and molecules on patients. Some of them get the actual drug, others get placebo to see the difference. Several research groups are working on the creation of the first virtual physiological model of the human body. This way, thousands of new molecules could be tested on billions of patients models looking for side effects or toxic outcomes with a supercomputer. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhummod.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hummod\u003C\u002Fa> is the most famous example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u.jpg\" alt=\"the hummod project mimicks human physiology\" class=\"wp-image-12986\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) Augmented Reality\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan class=\"redactor-selection-marker\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002FZGJR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafael Grossmann, MD\u003C\u002Fa> used Google Glass to stream operations to his medical students to teach them in an entirely new way. Moreover, now when the patient comes in and they discuss symptoms, he can still look into the patient’s eye, instead of immediately looking at the monitor while inputting data. He presented the evolution of mobile health in this 7 seconds long video. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fevenamed.com\u002F~even5672\u002F~even5672\u002Fproducts\u002Fglasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evena glasses\u003C\u002Fa> let nurses see the actual veins while taking blood. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.microsoft.com\u002Fmicrosoft-hololens\u002Fen-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hololens\u003C\u002Fa> comes out this year. The opportunities are almost endless.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Evolution of m-Health, up to GoogleGlass\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FPsq-T2O0LDs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5) Social Media and Its Effects\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is not a real and unique technology, but the whole social media era played a huge role in the initiation of the so-called \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fe-patients.net\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Empowered Patient\u003C\u002Fa> or the Participatory Healthcare movement. Now, patients get access to all the information that were only available for medical professionals before. Moreover, they can get connected to other patients dealing with similar problems. See \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.smartpatients.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smartpatients\u003C\u002Fa> as the example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj.jpg\" alt=\"social media brings patients and physicians together\" class=\"wp-image-12987\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6) DIY Biotechnology\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the new generation of citizen scientists and innovators such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJack_Andraka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Andraka\u003C\u002Fa>, who came up with a new pancreas cancer test at the age of 15, the way research is performed is about to dramatically change. Open access peer-reviewed papers and public databases assist them, as well as open laboratories such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fdiybio.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIYbio\u003C\u002Fa> where they can perform their experiments. There was a successful \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.indiegogo.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fdiy-crispr-kits-learn-modern-science-by-doing#\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crowdfunding campaign\u003C\u002Fa> for a Do-It-Yourself kit related to the use of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCRISPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CRISPR\u003C\u002Fa> genome editing method. Complicated laboratory experiments are becoming available at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z.jpg\" alt=\"The DIYBio project helps young scientists perform experiments\" class=\"wp-image-12988\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z.jpg 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z-188x250.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"js_ad-mobile-dynamic\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7) Direct-to-consumer Genomics\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the advances genomic companies have made, now anyone can get access to their own genome sequences. While the cost of this was about 3 billion dollars more than ten years ago, now it is getting close to $1-2,000, and eventually, sequencing will be cheaper than the shipping cost of the sample. Although we cannot make many medical decisions based on the pure data, the analysis of our DNA will soon give us the power of make better decisions about our future. This way, the era of personalized medicine when we only get drugs that are designed to our own genomic background will finally arrive. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002Fs\u002F600950\u002Ffor-999-veritas-genetics-will-put-your-genome-on-a-smartphone-app\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veritas Genetics claimed\u003C\u002Fa> to be able to sequence a human genome for less than $1,000 which has been considered a big milestone in making genomics available for the masses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg.jpg\" alt=\"Patients can order genomic tests from home\" class=\"wp-image-12989\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg-512x410.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg-313x250.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8) Surgical and Android Robots\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are about a thousand \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.davincisurgery.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">daVinci surgical robots\u003C\u002Fa> around the world. Medical schools such as the on in Washington started to teach skills to future surgeons which are needed to control the robot instead of manually performing the operation. They are getting more complicated and more intuitive at the same time. Soon, they will be so precise, an intermediary robot will be needed not to translate the lousy vibrations of the human hand into the robot’s laser-precise movements. It might make it possible in regions with doctor shortages to perform simpler tasks by physicians who control the robot from continents away. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.intouchhealth.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InTouch Health\u003C\u002Fa> develops acute care telemedical robots to let the physician be where it is needed at least half virtually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx.jpg\" alt=\"The daVinci surgical robot is the most sophisticated one on the market\" class=\"wp-image-12990\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx.jpg 654w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx-385x512.jpg 385w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx-188x250.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9) Augmenting Human Features\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If we can repair lost limbs or diseased tissue, only one step is needed to actually augment human capabilities and features. State-of-the-art prosthetic devices such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.touchbionics.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Touch Bionics\u003C\u002Fa>‘ i-Limb Ultra is getting closer to mimicking the human hand. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.eksobionics.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ekso Bionics\u003C\u002Fa> has been teaching over 3,000 patients how to learn to walk again with exoskeletons while being paralyzed from the waist down. In a \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dailytech.com\u002FKorean+Shipbuilder+Uses+Iron+Man+Exosuit+to+Help+Build+Worlds+Largest+Freighter\u002Farticle36339.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ship factory in South Korea\u003C\u002Fa>, some workers now work with exoskeletons on a daily basis. What if we can jump higher, run faster, or be smarter just because we can afford to use technologies in and on our bodies? Such issues will have to be discussed on a public level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj.jpg\" alt=\"Ekso Bionics helps disabled patients walk again with an exoskeleton\" class=\"wp-image-12991\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj.jpg 652w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj-187x250.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10) Nanorobots Living in our Bloodstream\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the far future, robots on the nanoscale could live in our bloodstream and prevent any diseases by alerting the patient when a condition is about to develop. They could interact with our organs, measure every health parameter and intervene when needed. From the other side, imagine how many changes it would give to bioterrorism and how our privacy could be hurt. We will have to find the right \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2015\u002F02\u002F26\u002Fethical-issues-of-the-future-of-medicine-the-top-10\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">balance between\u003C\u002Fa> these before the technology becomes available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd.jpg\" alt=\"Nanorobots could swim in our blood measure parameters\" class=\"wp-image-12992\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I see enormous technological changes heading our way. If they hit us unprepared, which we are now, they will wash away the medical system we know and leave it a purely technology–based service without personal interaction. Such a complicated system should not be washed away. Rather, it should be consciously and purposefully redesigned piece by piece. If we are unprepared for the future, then we lose this opportunity. I think we are still in time and it is still possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The advances of technology do not have to mean the end of the human touch. Instead, the beginning of a new era when both are crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Read more in \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Famzn.to\u002F1w0O3sx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guide to the Future of Medicine\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. 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