[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":381},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-digital-health-makes-you-a-superhero":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":189,"relatedBooks":380},{"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":34,"project_category":48,"contact_email_category":49,"yst_prominent_words":50,"class_list":64,"better_featured_image":87,"acf":124,"yoast_meta":133,"_links":136},17139,"2018-02-08T14:00:07","2018-02-08T12:00:07",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=17139","2022-05-19T12:19:41","2022-05-19T10:19:41","digital-health-makes-you-a-superhero","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-makes-you-a-superhero",{"rendered":17},"Digital Health Makes You A Superhero!",{"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 2018. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW.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>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Superman, Spiderman, the Flash, the Avengers, Green Arrow, Catwoman. Idolized superheroes are able to fly, jump from one roof to another beating up the bad guys. Although they all have their unique characteristics and superpowers, one thing is common. They all use their abilities to the fullest. Digital health offers you the same. You can become a real superhero if you proactively harness the power of technology for your health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Technology has the potential to transform how we think about our health\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The current medical system in most countries works as a reactive setting. The patient goes to the doctor with existing symptoms, the physician diagnoses a condition, then prescribes drugs and\u002For recommends a treatment. According to the underlying dynamic, the medical professional articulates his decision based on his knowledge and the patient follows orders.\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=\"Digital Health Makes You A Superhero! - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FnZI6pSfXdsw?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>What happens when technology comes into play? What if the patient uses wearables and sensors to monitor vital signs and health parameters? Or what if he crowdsources medical information through patient communities or social media? With the rise of digital technologies, such as artificial narrow intelligence, robotics, virtual reality\u002Faugmented reality, telemedicine, 3D-printing, portable diagnostics, health sensors, wearables, etc. the entire structure of healthcare, as well as the roles of patients and doctors, will fundamentally shift from the current status quo. From reactive to preventive medicine. From a hierarchical patient-doctor relationship to a partnership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-ever-done-for-us\u002F\">digital health is capable of amazing results\u003C\u002Fa> (we could enumerate at least 60 things), it does not only mean the utilization of disruptive technologies, it’s rather a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health\u002F\">cultural transformation\u003C\u002Fa>. It’s a change in attitude, policy and the entire system. The above-described transformation will not just happen to us, we need to be proactive drivers of such a systemic change. Patients who ask questions, who prepare for their visits to the doctor’s office with their own vital signs and parameters could drive this change. Patients who are not waiting for others to save them, but act as superheroes. And make no mistake, anyone could be a superhero. Starting tomorrow.\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\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F180206_cikk_grafika-1920x1080.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17162\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F180206_cikk_grafika-1920x1080.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F180206_cikk_grafika-1920x1080-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F180206_cikk_grafika-1920x1080-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F180206_cikk_grafika-1920x1080-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F180206_cikk_grafika-1920x1080-444x250.png 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Technologies that make you a superhero\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Become a sleep champion with trackers!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The value of sleep is way too underestimated. You never see superheroes on the big screen having great sleeping skills. Let’s be honest. It’s somewhat understandable from the cinematographers’ point of view: there would be little excitement in looking at Batman’s undisturbed bedtime. Although sleep might not be as sexy as flying over Gotham City’s skyline, its lack could cause many problems. Sleep deprivation has even been used for a long time as a means of interrogation by many secret services, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fus-news\u002F2014\u002Fdec\u002F09\u002Fcia-torture-methods-waterboarding-sleep-deprivation\">including the CIA\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, there are millions of people around the globe who suffer from sleep disorders. Surveys conducted by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.huffingtonpost.com\u002Fjackie-stroka\u002Ftheres-a-reason-why-sleep-deprivation-is-classified-as-a-form-of-torture_b_8188090.html\">the US National Sleep Foundation revealed that\u003C\u002Fa> at least 40 million Americans suffer from over 70 different sleep disorders and 60 percent of adults report having sleep problems a few nights a week or more. So, again, why are sleeping skills not considered a superpower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Luckily, there are great sleep trackers and apps for reaching the state of perfect sleep. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhealth-sensor-mattress-live-earlysense-review\u002F\">Live by Earlysense\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.beddit.com\u002F\">Beddit\u003C\u002Fa> measures your sleep under your mattress, Fitbit One and Surge, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsleep-tracking-2-0-viatom-o2-sleep-monitor-review\u002F\">Viatom O2\u003C\u002Fa> and Withings Pulse works on your wrist. For me, the ultimate solution turned out to be the Pebble Time sensor paired with the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsleep.urbandroid.org\u002F\">Sleep As Android\u003C\u002Fa> app. You could also become a sleep champion. Just start quantifying your nights. Here is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fanalyze-sleep-quality\u002F\">my advice how to do that\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-17142\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Folympian-christian-taylor-sleeping.jpeg\" alt=\"Digital Health Superhero\" class=\"wp-image-17142\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Folympian-christian-taylor-sleeping.jpeg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Folympian-christian-taylor-sleeping-768x535.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Folympian-christian-taylor-sleeping-512x357.jpeg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Folympian-christian-taylor-sleeping-359x250.jpeg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Olympic Champion Christian Taylor wearing Philip Stein sleep bracelet.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) Become a germ fighter with genomics!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Superheros never get sick (neither do soap opera drama queens, but that may be another story), never get tired and never catch the flu during the winter season. Unfortunately, that’s also not emphasized enough in the Marvel universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Never mind that your heroes take health for granted. Modern medicine helps you become the best germ fighter in your neighborhood. As in the last couple of years, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcheap-genome-sequencing-now\u002F\">the price of genome sequencing has been dropping drastically\u003C\u002Fa>, direct to consumer genetic testing appeared on the market. I already have some experience with DNA tests in my life – with Navigenics, Pathway Genomics, My Gentle Labs and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.futuragenetics.com\u002Fen\u002F\">Futura Genetics\u003C\u002Fa>. But there are many more on the market: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.snpedia.com\u002Findex.php\u002FFamilyTreeDNA\">FamilyTreeDNA\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.snpedia.com\u002Findex.php\u002FAncestry.com\">Ancestry.com\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.snpedia.com\u002Findex.php\u002FComplete_Genomics\">Complete Genomics\u003C\u002Fa>, or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.snpedia.com\u002Findex.php\u002FWeGene\">WeGene\u003C\u002Fa>. I also analyzed and regularly re-analyze my own raw data with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpromethease.com\u002Fondemandlicense\">Promethease\u003C\u002Fa>. Through the DNA tests, you get to know your body’s genetic composition and prevent diseases that have strong genomic components but might be balanced by lifestyle factors. Such as Type 2 diabetes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmydna-review\u002F\">myDNA genetic test\u003C\u002Fa> promises to help you and your doctor personalize your treatment by selecting the most appropriate medications based on how your body metabolizes drugs and the doses that might work best for you. As a consequence, your physician could improve your health outcomes, reduce the risk of side effects and you could also save a significant amount of money by avoiding ineffective medications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fdna_fighting-diseases.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Health Superhero\" class=\"wp-image-17144\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fdna_fighting-diseases.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fdna_fighting-diseases-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fdna_fighting-diseases-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fdna_fighting-diseases-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) Optimize your strength and muscle power!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Who is more powerful? Superman or Thor? The Green Lantern or the Flash? There are never-ending debates about strength and muscle power in the superhero universe. Although you might never be in the same league with these warriors (well, they are fictional characters anyway), with the help of digital health, you might get closer to the hero of your dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Fitness wearables coupled with great apps are able to create the best training plan based on your personal needs and habits. Do you trust in personal trainers and are you a frequent visitor to the gym? \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fyour-wearable-indoor-trainer-gymwatch-review\u002F\">GymWatch\u003C\u002Fa> was made for you! Is running your favourite pastime? \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffitbit-ionic-review-bromance-pebble-smartwatch\u002F\">Fitbit\u003C\u002Fa> Ionic might be the tracker of your dreams. Or \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.misfit.com\">Misfit\u003C\u002Fa>. Or Jawbone. Do you feel the best when you are floating in water? There are \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-8-swimming-trackers\u002F\">plenty of great trackers for you\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And what if you don’t have the motivation, feel lazy and would rather stay at home binge watching Stranger Things on Netflix? In the future, you might have \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist\u002Fphotos\u002Fa.663812467046725.1073741828.663810103713628\u002F1552458464848783\u002F?type=3&theater\">your intelligent assistant\u003C\u002Fa> to persuade you to go out for a run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Ffitbit-surge-multitrack.jpg\" alt=\"Fitbit Surge Multitrack\" class=\"wp-image-15078\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Ffitbit-surge-multitrack.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Ffitbit-surge-multitrack-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Ffitbit-surge-multitrack-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Ffitbit-surge-multitrack-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) Regenerate tissues and muscles!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If it’s not enough for you to optimize your own muscle power, you also want rapid tissue regeneration powers and stamina close to what the Hulk has, novelties in biotechnology and regenerative medicine could bring some good news for you in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Researchers are working on various innovations for shortening the healing process and accelerating the natural responses of the human organism for more effective skin regeneration. For example, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.acell.com\u002F\">ACell’s\u003C\u002Fa> MatriStem, an extracellular matrix, which helps regrow tissues – it even induced the regrowth of an amputated fingertip in 2010. A very similar extracellular matrix helped treat a US Marine who had lost 70 percent of his thigh muscle in a mortar explosion in Afghanistan. Tissue and muscle regeneration could help anyone with serious injuries in the future to heal faster and shorten the time spent without sports and generally, an active lifestyle. We’ll have plenty of such innovations in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fcompositetissuebannerwebsite.png\" alt=\"Digital Health Superhero\" class=\"wp-image-17147\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fcompositetissuebannerwebsite.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fcompositetissuebannerwebsite-768x230.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fcompositetissuebannerwebsite-512x154.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fcompositetissuebannerwebsite-458x138.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) Be the king or queen of mindfulness!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond muscle strength, one of the most powerful traits of superheroes could be their ability to play tricks on others minds. The most famous telepath, Professor X, founder and leader of the X-men, has tremendous mental abilities, not only sensing feelings and happenings from far away but actively influencing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While technology cannot make you influence others, it can help you change yourself and your own feelings. The awesome \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.headspace.com\u002Fheadspace-meditation-app\">Headspace application\u003C\u002Fa>, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.choosemuse.com\u002F\">Muse\u003C\u002Fa> or PIP all could support your quest to reach mindfulness and drive the stress of everyday life away. In the future, it might even be possible to get rid of anxiety and stress by VR therapy. Brennan Spiegel and his team at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fvirtual-reality-used-clinical-practice\u002F\">experimenting with the technology and they found a significant drop in pain scores in case of VR therapies\u003C\u002Fa>. Spiegel even believes the future will be VR pharmacies with specialists prescribing the appropriate VR treatment to patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fmindfulness.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Health Superhero\" class=\"wp-image-17148\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fmindfulness.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fmindfulness-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fmindfulness-512x213.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fmindfulness-458x191.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) Tame food to be your loyal ally!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The age-old saying goes as you are what you eat. Yet the problem is, you don’t know what you eat and don’t know what your body needs. How much easier was the situation of Popeye the sailor! He knew that he gains a lot of strength from eating spinach, so he kept eating it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That’s exactly what nutrigenomics offers you. After having your DNA sequenced (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fshall-we-sequence-genomes-at-homes-the-future-of-genomics\u002F\">perhaps already at home\u003C\u002Fa>!), a smart app could let you know which food you should eat and what you should avoid at all cost. As we are all genetically different, our diet should be personalized. For example, the California-based start-up, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhabit.com\u002F\">Habit\u003C\u002Fa>, plans to use genetic markers to identify the ideal meal for each of its customers and send that meal directly to their doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And in order to avoid unpleasant surprises in your food – such as gluten, peanut or other ingredients your body dislikes –, great devices are already at your service. For example, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnimasensor.com\u002F\">Nima developed a gluten-sensor\u003C\u002Fa> named \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftime.com\u002F4115398\u002Fbest-inventions-2015\u002Fitem\u002Fthe-sensor-that-sniffs-out-gluten\u002F\">one of Time Magazine’s 25 best inventions of 2015\u003C\u002Fa>. It is a portable, nicely designed gadget, able to tell you from a small food sample within two minutes whether the food on your plate contains gluten. Two years later, the firm introduced its \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnimasensor.com\u002Fpeanut\u002F\">peanut sensor\u003C\u002Fa>, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Ffood-sensor.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Health Superhero\" class=\"wp-image-17149\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Ffood-sensor.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Ffood-sensor-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Ffood-sensor-512x365.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Ffood-sensor-350x250.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Technologies that make you LOOK LIKE a superhero\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Exoskeletons \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Robotic structures called exoskeletons are magnificent metallic creatures, which will truly give the sense of invincibility to people. They are able to help a human being move around and lift huge weights. They can \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fventurebeat.com\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F23\u002Fthis-wearable-chair-from-japan-helps-surgeons-through-long-hours-of-surgery\u002F\">help medical professionals get through long hours of surgery\u003C\u002Fa>. Also, they can let paralyzed people walk again. For example, a gait-training exoskeleton suit \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-jaw-drapping-stories-of-digital-health-technology-saving-lives\u002F\">helped Matt Ficarra, paralyzed from the chest down, walk down the aisle\u003C\u002Fa> on his wedding day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the future, soldiers, surgeons, but even warehouse workers and nurses who move around patients will use exoskeletons on a daily basis in order to extend their muscle power, stamina, and weightlifting skills.\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=\"Trailer: Jackson Defies Gravity with ReWalk Robotics Exoskeleton\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FWW-_z0G5lDI?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\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) Portable diagnostic devices and chest patches\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When Dr. McCoy from Star Trek grabbed his tricorder and scanned a patient, the portable, handheld device immediately listed vital signs, other parameters, and a diagnosis. A medical tricorder would be the magic wand of physicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although it’s still a dream, through the appearance of digital stethoscopes, portable ECG devices, and multisensory devices, the medical world is getting step by step to that wonderful tricorder. For example, take \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.viatomtech.com\u002Fcheckme-pro\">Viatom Checkme\u003C\u002Fa>. This is the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffirst-medical-tricorder-viatom-checkme-pro-review\u002F\">closest device to that magic wand\u003C\u002Fa>. It is truly multifaceted: it functions as a health tracker (just like a wearable sensor), records your ECG (electrophysiology of your heart), measures your blood oxygen saturation, the number of steps you take a day, serves as a thermometer, a blood pressure tracker, sleep monitor and a reminder. It’s quite an all-in-one package.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the future, diagnostic devices could even become smaller and more flexible. Imagine chest patches and digital tattoos detecting diseases and measuring vital signs on the go. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002Fs\u002F601064\u002Fcontrolling-diabetes-with-a-skin-patch\u002F\">Researchers have already created an electronic skin patch\u003C\u002Fa> that senses excess glucose in sweat and automatically administers drugs by heating up microneedles that penetrate the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbigstock-future-technology-a-portable-17963588.jpg\" alt=\"Scan shows medical condition\" class=\"wp-image-13112\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbigstock-future-technology-a-portable-17963588.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbigstock-future-technology-a-portable-17963588-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbigstock-future-technology-a-portable-17963588-512x362.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbigstock-future-technology-a-portable-17963588-354x250.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) Bioprinting\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although Frankenstein’s monster fabricated hastily from “exhausted” body parts has been living on paper and movie screens for centuries, the concept seems to be growing beyond pure imagination. Scientists are extensively experimenting with lab-grown tissues and organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A team at the Spanish Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in collaboration with the bioengineering firm \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.biodangroup.com\u002F\">BioDan Group\u003C\u002Fa> has \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2017\u002F01\u002F170123090630.htm\">presented a prototype for a 3D bioprinter\u003C\u002Fa> that can create an entirely functional human skin. James Yoo and scientists at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprint.com\u002F162193\u002Fwfirm-3d-printed-skin-burn-care\u002F\">Wake Forest School of Medicine\u003C\u002Fa> in the US have also developed a similar prototype that can create a synthetic skin. San Diego-based bioprinting firm \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Forganovo.com\u002F\">Organovo\u003C\u002Fa> teamed up with cosmetics giant L’Oréal in 2015 to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002F2015\u002F05\u002Finside-loreals-plan-3-d-print-human-skin\u002F\">supply 3D-printed skin\u003C\u002Fa>. An Italian expert team was even able to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002Fstory\u002Fscientists-save-a-kid-by-growing-a-whole-new-skin-for-him\u002F\">save a kid with a serious genetic condition by growing new skin for him\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Organovo is not only interested in dermatology, but in growing kidney, liver and other organs in a petri dish. They announced \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F3d-printing-in-medicine-and-healthcare\u002F\">successfully bio-printed liver tissues in 2014\u003C\u002Fa> and they seemed to be 4-6 years away from printing liver parts for transplantation. These bio-printed livers could also be used in the pharmaceutical industry to replace animal models for analyzing the toxicity of new drugs.\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=\"Bioprinting New Organs | Futurescape\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FCw1TCPio6Gk?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\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) Digital contact lenses for supervision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The all-seeing gaze is such a universal wish of the human race that it has been present with us for several millennia. Gods and goddesses in ancient religions possessed it, and of course, the Christian God has that capacity, too. Although we are very far from it, modern technology is taking huge steps towards supervision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although Google stopped developing its augmented reality glass, Google Glass, they did not give up on combining vision and technology. The search engine giant and Novartis signed an agreement in order to cooperate on the development of the digital contact lens patented in 2014. According to the plans, through the lens, you can get more information from the digital world plus it can measure blood glucose levels from tears as an added benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the future, we might have contact lenses to see in the dark, look at far-away objects in detail, zoom in, even make notes about it. So, you might not get away from the policeman when speeding with your self-driving Porsche.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fdigital-contact-lenses.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Health Superhero\" class=\"wp-image-17150\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fdigital-contact-lenses.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fdigital-contact-lenses-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fdigital-contact-lenses-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fdigital-contact-lenses-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) Brain microchip for super hearing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond possessing X-ray, heat or microscopic vision, Clark Kent alias Superman can also pride himself on super hearing. He could differentiate between various noises, and sense sounds beyond human hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Currently, scientists are experimenting with various brain implants that \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.businessinsider.com\u002F10-brain-implant-superpowers-2014-5\">might help restore hearing for the deaf and restore sight for some blind people\u003C\u002Fa>. Imagine that these brain chips go a huge leap further! What if with specialized cochlear implants people could listen to the noise around them selectively? That you could be able to listen to conversations from across the room while tuning out the noise. With the recent speed in brain microchip development, this might happen sooner than we think!\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\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fistock_000019931082large-1.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Health Superhero\" class=\"wp-image-17152\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fistock_000019931082large-1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fistock_000019931082large-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fistock_000019931082large-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fistock_000019931082large-1-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fistock_000019931082large-1-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) Earbuds making you multilingual as Babel fish\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation”, says Douglas Adams in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It goes completely against the common notion that if people spoke a common language, there would be peace in the world. But no matter what we think of communication among people, it’s sure that we are getting closer to a reality without language barriers by several Babelfish appearing on the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In October 2107, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2017\u002Foct\u002F05\u002Fgoogle-pixel-buds-babel-fish-translation-in-ear-ai-wireless-language\">Google launched a set of Bluetooth earbuds called the Pixel Buds\u003C\u002Fa> with one standout feature: instant translation between 40 different languages using a Pixel smartphone. Meanwhile, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.skype.com\u002Fen\u002Ffeatures\u002Fskype-translator\u002F\">Microsoft’s Skype Translator\u003C\u002Fa> can do real-time translation between eight languages over a voice or video call or between 50 languages for text chat, making conference calling between nations and languages possible. In the future, you might have a small earbud and switch from Chinese to Icelandic than back to English within 5 minutes of conversation without any problems. Let’s be hopeful we don’t have to learn the grammar of another language anymore!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fthe-babel-fish.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Health Superhero\" class=\"wp-image-17153\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fthe-babel-fish.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fthe-babel-fish-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fthe-babel-fish-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002Fthe-babel-fish-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although it seems so, this is not science fiction. It is more and more stepping into reality. Whether it is about muscle power, vision, hearing, eating or sleeping, amazing technologies come to your aid. So, it depends only on you in the end, whether you’ll become a superhero. The means are available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Superman, Spiderman, the Flash, the Avengers, Green Arrow, Catwoman. Idolized superheroes are able to fly, jump from one roof to another beating up the bad guys. Although they all have their unique characteristics and superpowers, one thing is common. They all use their abilities to the fullest. Digital health offers you the same. You can become a real superhero if you proactively harness the power of technology for your health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,17158,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32,33],506,521,496,[35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47],144,808,206,809,207,810,246,811,275,812,289,313,425,[],[],[51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63],1617,1681,1719,1721,1723,1883,2165,1571,2465,1583,4791,1587,1593,[65,14,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86],"post-17139","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyborgization","category-future-medicine","category-health-sensors-trackers","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-superhero","tag-digital","tag-comics","tag-digital-health","tag-marvel","tag-future","tag-marvel-universe","tag-healthcare","tag-superpower","tag-innovation","tag-medicine","tag-technology-2",{"id":24,"alt_text":27,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":88,"media_details":89,"post":5,"source_url":123},"image",{"width":90,"height":91,"file":92,"sizes":93,"image_meta":120},870,489,"2018\u002F02\u002F806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers.jpg",{"medium":94,"large":100,"thumbnail":105,"medium_large":109,"large_old_512x288":110,"medium_old_444x250":115},{"file":95,"width":96,"height":97,"mime-type":98,"source_url":99},"806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers-370x208.jpg",370,208,"image\u002Fjpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers-370x208.jpg",{"file":101,"width":102,"height":103,"mime-type":98,"source_url":104},"806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers-768x432.jpg",768,432,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers-768x432.jpg",{"file":106,"width":107,"height":107,"mime-type":98,"source_url":108},"806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers-150x150.jpg",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers-150x150.jpg",{"file":101,"width":102,"height":103,"mime-type":98,"source_url":104},{"file":111,"width":112,"height":113,"mime-type":98,"source_url":114},"806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers-512x288.jpg",512,288,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers-512x288.jpg",{"file":116,"width":117,"height":118,"mime-type":98,"source_url":119},"806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers-444x250.jpg",444,250,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers-444x250.jpg",{"aperture":121,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":121,"copyright":27,"focal_length":121,"iso":121,"shutter_speed":121,"title":27,"orientation":121,"keywords":122},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F806050-arc-reactor-bullseye-comics-digital-art-dna-hero-marvel-comics-mjolnir-shields-superheroes-symbols-the-avengers.jpg",{"related_posts":125,"related_posts_footer":129,"cta_type":27,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":20},[126,127,128],17293,16405,17164,[130,131,132],21271,21234,13151,{"yoast_wpseo_title":134,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":135,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"Digital Health Makes You A Superhero! - The Medical Futurist","You can become a digital health superhero if you proactively harness the power of technology for your health. The Medical Futurist shows you how!",{"self":137,"collection":143,"about":146,"author":149,"replies":152,"version-history":155,"predecessor-version":159,"wp:featuredmedia":163,"wp:attachment":166,"wp:term":169,"curies":185},[138],{"href":139,"targetHints":140},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F17139",{"allow":141},[142],"GET",[144],{"href":145},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[147],{"href":148},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[150],{"embeddable":26,"href":151},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[153],{"embeddable":26,"href":154},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=17139",[156],{"count":157,"href":158},34,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F17139\u002Frevisions",[160],{"id":161,"href":162},46143,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F17139\u002Frevisions\u002F46143",[164],{"embeddable":26,"href":165},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F17158",[167],{"href":168},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=17139",[170,173,176,179,182],{"taxonomy":171,"embeddable":26,"href":172},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=17139",{"taxonomy":174,"embeddable":26,"href":175},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=17139",{"taxonomy":177,"embeddable":26,"href":178},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=17139",{"taxonomy":180,"embeddable":26,"href":181},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=17139",{"taxonomy":183,"embeddable":26,"href":184},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=17139",[186],{"name":187,"href":188,"templated":26},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[190],{"id":132,"date":191,"date_gmt":192,"guid":193,"modified":195,"modified_gmt":196,"slug":197,"status":13,"type":14,"link":198,"title":199,"content":201,"excerpt":203,"author":23,"featured_media":205,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":206,"categories":207,"tags":216,"project_category":242,"contact_email_category":248,"yst_prominent_words":249,"class_list":259,"better_featured_image":299,"acf":329,"yoast_meta":335,"_links":338},"2023-01-31T10:00:00","2023-01-31T09:00:00",{"rendered":194},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=13151","2023-01-29T07:36:09","2023-01-29T06:36:09","bioethical-issues","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fbioethical-issues",{"rendered":200},"TOP 10 Dangers Of Digital Health",{"rendered":202,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to the advent of digital health, the future of medicine is truly exciting. With technological advancements that democratise access to care, better treatments are accessible to people than ever before. Breakthrough research and medical developments have eradicated deadly diseases and turned others into manageable conditions. But the very developments that propel healthcare to the 21st century bring their own share of hazards to the field.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the elimination of privacy through hacked medical devices to bioterrorism, there are signs of alarming trends that few take seriously. Nevertheless, we must generate discussion around these issues and help prepare every stakeholder to address them. To this end, we collected 10 of the most important hazards that technology brings about in the digital health age.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>1. Regulating adaptive AI algorithms\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Flocked-and-adaptive-algorithms-in-healthcare-differences-importance-and-regulatory-hurdles\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adaptive artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (AI) is one that can adapt itself on the go based on new information it receives. In a clinical environment, it would, for example, be able to recommend blood tests more frequently in a population that has a high prevalence of diabetes. And if it sees that people in this population also have a tendency to develop cardiac issues, it will also recommend a cardiovascular evaluation.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-768x432.png\" alt=\"AI bias algorithm artificial intelligence people patients race population\" class=\"wp-image-41809\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, such algorithms rely on existing medical data which is \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fa-i-bias-in-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fraught with inherent biases\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. By evolving on such data, adaptive AI will only reinforce those harmful biases such as discriminating based on one’s ethnicity and\u002For gender. To mitigate those risks, regulatory authorities must adopt new regulatory approaches to ensure that equitable adaptive AI algorithms are employed in healthcare facilities.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2. Hacking medical devices remotely\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New medical implants and devices are increasingly getting wireless connectivity features whether it’s to monitor metrics or run diagnostics. However, this also means that they are prone to hacks and these could prove fatal to patients.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in 2011, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theregister.com\u002F2011\u002F10\u002F27\u002Ffatal_insulin_pump_attack\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a researcher\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showed that it was possible to hack Medtronic insulin pumps to deliver fatal doses to diabetic patients. Others can \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.washingtonpost.com\u002Fnews\u002Fthe-switch\u002Fwp\u002F2013\u002F10\u002F21\u002Fyes-terrorists-could-have-hacked-dick-cheneys-heart\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hijack pacemakers\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over Bluetooth, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002F2014\u002F04\u002Fhospital-equipment-vulnerable\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">compromise X-ray data\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, remotely \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002F2014\u002F06\u002Fhospital-networks-leaking-data\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reconfigure CT scans\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to alter radiation exposure, and the list \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002F2015\u002F11\u002Fmedical-devices-that-are-vulnerable-to-life-threatening-hacks\u002F#slide-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goes on\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As more and more patients and healthcare institutions adopt such solutions, are regulators ensuring that private companies provide secure technologies? What can we do to protect wearable devices that are connected to our physiological system from remote hacks? Patients should demand safer options, while companies developing such technologies should make sure they are safe and users should be as vigilant as possible when using them.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>3. Privacy breaches by and on direct-to-consumer devices and services\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The relationship between digital health adoption and privacy is a delicate one. In short, there is no digital health without compromising a part of our privacy. In order to provide individual and personalised results, tools such as health sensors and AI need access to our personal health data. But how secure are such data once the companies behind those tools have access to them? For instance, the popular direct-to-consumer DNA testing company 23andMe and pharma giant GSK \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gsk.com\u002Fen-gb\u002Fmedia\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fgsk-and-23andme-sign-agreement-to-leverage-genetic-insights-for-the-development-of-novel-medicines\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signed a $300 million deal\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for drug development. This deal leveraged 23andMe’s substantial genetic resources, and it was made possible through its customers being oblivious that such a deal was in the pipeline. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy and security issues pertaining to the digital health era are complex and multifactorial. These aren’t likely to get any simpler as more and more advanced technologies get integrated into the field. As such, every stakeholder in the healthcare landscape must contemplate the need for changes in the digital health era. To help you navigate these questions, we published \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fyour-privacy-in-the-digital-health-era-the-medical-futurists-guide\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an e-book dedicated to the topic\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fyour-privacy-in-the-digital-health-era-the-medical-futurists-guide\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002F0811_privacy_2022_header-copy-small-768x432.png\" alt=\"Hackers, breaches and the value of health data TMF privacy ebook\" class=\"wp-image-47062\"\u002F\u003C\u002Fa srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002F0811_privacy_2022_header-copy-small-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002F0811_privacy_2022_header-copy-small-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002F0811_privacy_2022_header-copy-small-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002F0811_privacy_2022_header-copy-small-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002F0811_privacy_2022_header-copy-small.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>4. Ransomware attacks on hospitals\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When talking about cyber threats in healthcare, the most common ones are \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcyberthreats-to-hospitals-2021\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ransomware\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These involve hackers who infect IT systems with malware or digital viruses to encrypt crucial files. These paralyse whole infrastructures as that information is inaccessible until a ransom is paid, usually through cryptocurrency.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the high-profile ones happened back in 2017 with the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-nhs-ransomware-attack-data-privacy-in-digital-health-part-one\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WannaCry attacks\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on 61 NHS institutions. It led to the cancellation of operations and clinical appointments, loss of internet connection in hospitals and diverted patients from emergency departments even one week after the incident. This trend was perpetuated in subsequent years. Cybersecurity incidents involving patient data hit all-time highs \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedcitynews.com\u002F2022\u002F12\u002Fwhat-we-learned-from-cybersecurity-attacks-in-healthcare-in-2022\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">year after year\u003C\u002Fa>, and experts predict that 2023 likely won’t be any better. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyber threats in healthcare cannot be overlooked. The average patient should demand more security over their data, and the medical staff and management should take these demands seriously and familiarise themselves with cybercrime methods in order to better counter them.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>5. Technologies supporting self-diagnosis\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physicians are worried because patients google their symptoms and treatments as they might wrongly associate the information they find \u003C\u002Fspan>with more serious conditions than what their caregiver diagnoses them with. Researchers as well are sounding the alarm about patients turning to hospitals due to smartwatch notifications about abnormal ECG readings, many of which are not clinically actionable. But soon, more and more patients will have access to more metrics at home whether they come from blood tests or genetic analyses; some of which come\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from unregulated companies offering inaccurate services.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01.png\" alt=\"Can your smartwatch send you to the hospital?\" class=\"wp-image-30731\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This, together with advanced chatbots offering medical advice can pave the way for even more serious cases of misinterpretation or self-medication. Will we be able to persuade patients not to further overload hospitals in this way? To avert this, proper guidance from medical professionals can equip patients to better interpret readings from their smart sensors, and authorities can regulate those services so that patients can get to know which companies to trust. This will, in turn, help avoid unnecessary hospital visits.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>6. Bioterrorism through digital health technologies\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the convenience and enhanced medical solutions brought about by the interconnected world of digital health technologies, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdisruptive-technologies-bioterrorism\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bioterrorism\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also propels to new levels. We discussed how medical devices can be hacked remotely and that ransomware attacks \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F12\u002F1012015\u002Fransomware-did-not-kill-a-german-hospital-patient\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hold the risk of being fatal\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for some patients. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now with \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reuters.com\u002Ftechnology\u002Fwhat-does-elon-musks-brain-chip-company-neuralink-do-2022-12-05\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Neuralink\u003C\u002Fa>, Elon Musk wants to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fjohnkoetsier\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F28\u002Felon-musk-wants-to-put-a-fitbit-in-your-skull-to-summon-your-tesla\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">embed a “Fitbit in your skull”,\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while startup \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nanotics.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NaNotics\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is developing nanorobots that \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.worldhealth.net\u002Fnews\u002Fnanotech-suggests-have-found-way-combat-age-related-diseases\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“mop up” molecules\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that trigger diseases and ageing from the circulation. With \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechfundingnews.com\u002Fa-brain-implant-no-thicker-than-a-human-hair-neuralinks-competitor-raises-41m-funding\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">such advanced technologies on the horizon\u003C\u002Fa>, are we equipped to prevent bioterrorists from hacking into these devices to directly gain control over our health?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>7. AI not tested in a real-life clinical setting\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We regularly hear news headlines of an AI’s incredible prowess in the healthcare setting. But in many cases, these results are obtained from laboratories using selected datasets or ideal settings which aren’t totally reflective of actual clinical environments. Google learnt it the hard way.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F065_compassionate_care_v2.png\" alt=\"A.I. in medicine\" class=\"wp-image-23751\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F065_compassionate_care_v2.png 3200w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F065_compassionate_care_v2-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F065_compassionate_care_v2-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F065_compassionate_care_v2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F065_compassionate_care_v2-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F065_compassionate_care_v2-512x288.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3200px) 100vw, 3200px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical researchers from the company touted the ability of its AI tool to screen patients for diabetic retinopathy (DR) from images \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2020\u002F04\u002F27\u002Fgoogle-medical-researchers-humbled-when-ai-screening-tool-falls-short-in-real-life-testing\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with 90% accuracy\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. DR is a major cause of vision loss worldwide, and detecting the condition earlier can prevent complications. But Google’s AI \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2020\u002F04\u002F27\u002Fgoogle-medical-researchers-humbled-when-ai-screening-tool-falls-short-in-real-life-testing\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> didn’t fare so well in practice\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as it did on paper. When used by nurses in a hospital in Thailand, they \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2020\u002F04\u002F27\u002Fgoogle-medical-researchers-humbled-when-ai-screening-tool-falls-short-in-real-life-testing\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">encountered several issues\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Sometimes they had internet connection troubles; at other times the quality of the scan didn’t meet a certain threshold, so the AI simply didn’t give a result. And on some occasions, nurses even had to spend extra time editing some of the images the algorithm didn’t want to analyse.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>8. Synthetic health data is not entirely accurate in simulating reality\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-clinical-trials-artificial-patients-synthetic-data-and-real-time-analysis\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Synthetic data\u003C\u002Fa> is the use of AI to create datasets that mimic the real world. We use it for several reasons: 1. we don’t have enough real-world data or 2. don’t want to use real-world (sensitive) data. It is useful for feeding any algorithm that needs massive amounts of data to learn and either develop new prediction capabilities or recognise patterns. Synthetic data is widely used in a number of industries and segments, not just in medicine, but also in self-driving vehicles, security, robotics, fraud protection, insurance models, the military, and so on. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, any dataset we create will be imperfect to some extent. It will contain biases we are not aware of. It will not include important variables we either overlooked or are not aware of their importance. Even, in the best of cases, it will be like a snapshot of a given moment in a given situation. If we let machine learning and deep learning algorithms develop on these synthetic, imperfect datasets, chances are they will come to conclusions that are more or less false in the real world. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-768x432.png\" alt=\"in silico trials, synthetic data, artificial patient, TMF\" class=\"wp-image-24545\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Synthetic data is cheap and easy to come by, much easier and cheaper than collecting huge amounts of messy real-world data. What happens if decisions affecting large groups of people or whole societies will be made based on it? It is especially worrying as the world already faces challenges regarding “truth”. Introducing alternative truths based on ‘data’ to back decisions affecting societies – like healthcare funding, insurance models and so on – can have devastating consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>9. Face recognition cameras in hospitals\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fyour-guide-to-facial-recognition-technology-in-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facial recognition technology\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a method that combines image analysis and deep neural networks to interpret patterns from facial characteristics. It can reveal a range of medical conditions. Its functional algorithm relies on existing databases and dives into comparing those features in order to output a result. Its application in healthcare shows promise from detecting rare genetic conditions to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-in-aesthetics\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extracting facial blood flow information\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the U.S., controversial company Clearview AI, which made a facial recognition database from social media pictures of unsuspecting individuals, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002Fstory\u002Fvalue-ethics-using-phone-data-monitor-covid-19\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pitched its platform\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the government to track those infected with SARS-CoV-2. However, employing the technology from a company with dubious intentions poses new privacy risks. What will they do with the images collected? Will they be shared with law enforcement officials for surveillance, which can \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsitn.hms.harvard.edu\u002Fflash\u002F2020\u002Fracial-discrimination-in-face-recognition-technology\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">further fuel racial discrimination\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>10. Health insurance: Dr Big Brother\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the availability and adoption of fitness trackers, direct-to-consumer genetic tests and health sensors, health insurance companies are able to assess applicants for insurance coverage based on their individual needs. For example, if one’s genetic test reveals a higher probability of acquiring ovarian cancer, the insurance company could subsequently subsidise relevant tests and offer them more regularly to that person. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, such availability of personal data is also a double-edged sword. It \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-health-insurance-preparing-for-dr-big-brother\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">could lead to a dystopian, Orwellian scenario\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Insurance companies could demand access to individuals’ wearables data in order to offer insurance; charge higher premiums if customers aren’t maintaining a healthy lifestyle; and even discriminate against applicants based on their genetic risk. The U.S. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.genome.gov\u002Fabout-genomics\u002Fpolicy-issues\u002FGenetic-Discrimination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was set up to address such biases, but what if new insurance policies amend it due to pressure from lobbies?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F041_crowdfounding_V2.png\" alt=\"future of health insurance\" class=\"wp-image-22082\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F041_crowdfounding_V2.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F041_crowdfounding_V2-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F041_crowdfounding_V2-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F041_crowdfounding_V2-512x288.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are of course more such hazards emerging from the digital health world which we will encounter more frequently in the near future. So let’s start discussing these issues at home, at the workplace and on public forums. 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