[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":185},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-digital-health-ever-done-for-us":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":183,"relatedBooks":184},{"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":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":33,"project_category":49,"contact_email_category":50,"yst_prominent_words":51,"class_list":65,"better_featured_image":89,"acf":126,"yoast_meta":127,"_links":130},15518,"2017-04-25T16:41:56","2017-04-25T14:41:56",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=15518","2022-05-10T19:16:08","2022-05-10T17:16:08","digital-health-ever-done-for-us","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-ever-done-for-us",{"rendered":17},"What Has Digital Health Ever Done For Us? Well, At Least 60 Things!",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2017. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW.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>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I have 60 responses to the pressing question on every skeptic, healthcare-oriented person’s mind: what has digital health ever done for us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I’m sure you remember the scene from one of the most brilliant Monty Python movies ever made: Life of Brian. The insurgent commando plans the abduction of Pilate’s wife in return for all the horrors they had to endure from the Roman Empire. And then they ask the rhetorical question: what have they ever done for them. Apart from sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Have The Romans... - Monty Python's Life of Brian\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FQc7HmhrgTuQ?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\u003Cp>Similarly, I get a lot of questions after my keynotes and online either from patients or physicians about what digital health has ever done for us. They ask this as if digital health was non-existent or not useful. As if medicine should be practiced and healthcare should be delivered like it has been for hundreds of years. While we need to preserve real values such as the human touch and the creativity of physicians, the future will be and must be technological and digital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The era of technological advances we live in brought new opportunities for improving care; and digital health is the essence of the transition. So instead of a long philosophical essay about why digital health is the only way to go, I give you 60 responses to the pressing question: what digital health has ever done for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Look at medical robots! How they\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.xenex.com\u002F\">Disinfect a hospital room in minutes\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftechnology-36528253\">Greet patients in a hospital\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.davincisurgery.com\u002F\">Allow one-day surgeries\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.intouchhealth.com\u002F\">Support telemedicine\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.aethon.com\u002Ftug\u002Ftughealthcare\u002F\">Carry 400 kilograms of medication\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gizmag.com\u002Fscallop-microbots-swim-body-max-planck\u002F34589\u002F\">Deliver drugs through the blood stream\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medgadget.com\u002F2013\u002F07\u002Frobotic-phloebotomist.html\">Take a blood sample\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.parorobots.com\u002F\">Reduce stress for elderly patients\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Let paralyzed people walk again\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedical-drones\u002F\">Deliver blood samples and equipment\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F09\u002Frobear-new-care-support-robot-bear-nurse-that-can-lift-patients-gently-transfer-them-between-1.jpg\" alt=\"robot nurse\" class=\"wp-image-14026\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F09\u002Frobear-new-care-support-robot-bear-nurse-that-can-lift-patients-gently-transfer-them-between-1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F09\u002Frobear-new-care-support-robot-bear-nurse-that-can-lift-patients-gently-transfer-them-between-1-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F09\u002Frobear-new-care-support-robot-bear-nurse-that-can-lift-patients-gently-transfer-them-between-1-512x446.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F09\u002Frobear-new-care-support-robot-bear-nurse-that-can-lift-patients-gently-transfer-them-between-1-287x250.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Look at \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fartificial-intelligence-will-redesign-healthcare\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>! How it\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Mines medical records\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Designs treatment plans\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fresearcher.watson.ibm.com\u002Fresearcher\u002Fview_group.php?id=4384\">Analyzes radiology images\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.babylonhealth.com\u002Fdownload-the-app\u002F\">Provides medical consultation\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Assists in medication management\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fprecision-medicine-best-hope-fight-cancer\u002F\">Allows precision medicine\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.atomwise.com\u002F\">Finds potential new drugs\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fturbine.ai\u002F\">Seeks out new drug combinations\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zorgprismapubliek.nl\u002F\">Analyzes healthcare spending\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-of-clinical-trials\u002F\">Improves clinical trials\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fonkonetwork-drastically-reduces-pre-treatment-waiting-time-oncology-patients\u002F\">Reduces waiting times\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-digital-health-1.jpg\" alt=\"artificial intelligence in digital health\" class=\"wp-image-15524\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-digital-health-1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-digital-health-1-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-digital-health-1-512x192.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-digital-health-1-458x172.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Look at social media and smartphones! How they\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Help crowdsource medical diagnoses\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.sermo.com\u002F\">Assist physicians in connecting to each other\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.smartpatients.com\u002F\">Encourage patients find other patients\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.webicina.com\u002F\">Provide reliable resources\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-diabetes-management-8-reasons-why-we-face-extraordinary-times\u002F\">Keep patients motivated\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F170302-doctor-diagnosis-mn-2002_077c79ae7f593639baa5e0976ace150f.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg\" alt=\"Smartphone healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-15531\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F170302-doctor-diagnosis-mn-2002_077c79ae7f593639baa5e0976ace150f.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F170302-doctor-diagnosis-mn-2002_077c79ae7f593639baa5e0976ace150f.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F170302-doctor-diagnosis-mn-2002_077c79ae7f593639baa5e0976ace150f.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000-512x342.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F170302-doctor-diagnosis-mn-2002_077c79ae7f593639baa5e0976ace150f.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Look at health sensors! How they\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-food-the-food-of-the-future\u002F\">Tell us the contents of food\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Measure vital signs\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-i-optimized-my-sleep-with-technology\u002F\">Improve sleep quality\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffitbit-helped-change-lifestyle-great-fitbit-surge-review\u002F\">Help exercise more\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffirst-medical-tricorder-viatom-checkme-pro-review\u002F\">Diagnose diseases on the go\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-healthcare-should-learn-from-stanley-kubricks-2001-a-space-odyssey\u002F\">Empower patients\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fliving-with-an-artificial-pancreas\u002F\">Create an artificial pancreas\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fhealth-sensors-in-digital-health.jpeg\" alt=\"Health sensors in digital health\" class=\"wp-image-15525\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fhealth-sensors-in-digital-health.jpeg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fhealth-sensors-in-digital-health-768x494.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fhealth-sensors-in-digital-health-512x330.jpeg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fhealth-sensors-in-digital-health-388x250.jpeg 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Look at \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-ways-medical-vr-is-changing-healthcare\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>virtual reality\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>! How it\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psious.com\u002F\">Treats phobias\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.virtuallybetter.com\u002F\">Handles depression and anxiety\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Addresses PTSD\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffirsthand.com\u002F\">Helps reduce pain\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.immersivetouch.com\u002F\">Supports the preparations for an operation\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.virtamed.com\u002Fen\u002F\">Enhances medical training\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gesturetekhealth.com\u002F\">Improves rehabilitation\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvr-pain-relief.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual Reality Pain Relief\" class=\"wp-image-15507\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvr-pain-relief.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvr-pain-relief-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvr-pain-relief-512x309.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvr-pain-relief-414x250.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Look at \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Faugmented-reality-in-healthcare-will-be-revolutionary\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>augmented reality\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>! How it\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fvein-scanners-examples-for-disruption\u002F\">Finds veins\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Shows where defibrillators can be found\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2014\u002F02\u002F04\u002Fbreastfeeding-mothers-getting-help-from-google-glass\u002F\">Helps mothers with breastfeeding\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Provides information about drugs\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medsightstech.com\u002F\">Assists surgeons\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Facilitates medical training\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Faugmented-reality-in-digital-health.jpg\" alt=\"Augmented reality in digital health\" class=\"wp-image-15526\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Faugmented-reality-in-digital-health.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Faugmented-reality-in-digital-health-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Faugmented-reality-in-digital-health-512x238.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Faugmented-reality-in-digital-health-458x213.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Look at 3D printing! How it\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2016\u002F05\u002F160504121802.htm\">Creates personalized bone replacement\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Prints out drugs\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fplaster-casts-on-a-broken-limb-in-2016-please-print-out-mine\u002F\">Builds customized casts\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprintingindustry.com\u002Fnews\u002Fmedical-clinic-bolivian-rainforest-might-use-3d-printing-23735\u002F\">Makes finger splints layer by layer\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.notimpossible.com\u002F\">Produces personalized prosthetics\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Forganovo.com\u002F\">Forms functional human tissues\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002F3d-printing-prosthetics.jpeg\" alt=\"3D Printing Prosthetics\" class=\"wp-image-15423\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002F3d-printing-prosthetics.jpeg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002F3d-printing-prosthetics-370x208.jpeg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002F3d-printing-prosthetics-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002F3d-printing-prosthetics-512x288.jpeg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002F3d-printing-prosthetics-444x250.jpeg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Look at nanotechnological devices! How they\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Deliver drugs to cancerous tissues\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gizmag.com\u002Fscallop-microbots-swim-body-max-planck\u002F34589\u002F\">Swim through blood\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fspectrum.ieee.org\u002Fvideo\u002Frobotics\u002Fmedical-robots\u002Fvideo-miniature-robots-perform-surgery\">Perform microsurgery\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F03\u002Fnanotechnology.jpg\" alt=\"Nanotechnology - Future of Healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-15290\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F03\u002Fnanotechnology.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F03\u002Fnanotechnology-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F03\u002Fnanotechnology-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F03\u002Fnanotechnology-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F03\u002Fnanotechnology-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Look at genomics! How it\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmydna-review\u002F\">Helps detect sensitivity to drugs\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fanalyse-your-dna-in-your-living-room\u002F\">Determines risks for diseases\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-could-crisprcas9-do-tomorrow\u002F\">Edits genomes\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Identifies microbiome\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNutrigenomics\">Suggests what to eat\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Digital health and the related technologies are amazing! They don’t take away anything from us but extend our capabilities in health, healthcare and medicine. But only if we embrace them and know how to get the most out of them.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And how can we get the most out of technologies? If we get gradually better and better in skills that make us human. 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