Our Favourite Digital Health Articles Of 2020
Yes, it’s THAT time of the year and it’s always good to look back at the year – even to this one. For it’s easy […]
Dr. Bertalan Mesko, PhD
22 December 2020
Yes, it’s THAT time of the year and it’s always good to look back at the year – even to this one. For it’s easy to say 2020 was disastrous, but there were many aspects that bring hope for the future (we dedicated an entire article to these here). We also hope that you personally could also find highlights and elevating moments in your life in 2020.
Besides personal developments The Medical Futurist community realised, COVID-19 has provided us with massive challenges on the team level as well. Our way of working has changed, my speeches were cancelled, we were quarantined – but we came out strong. So did digital health solutions, from a massive rise in investments and at-home lab tests to telemedicine platforms.
I hope you have become stronger as well. For if 2020 was good for something, is that it provided us with a perspective on what is and what isn’t important in our lives. We were challenged and we had nowhere to go – we had no one, but ourselves and our closest relatives. We learned how to support each other in hard times, and we had to learn how to cope with mental and physical challenges alike. Hopefully you who are reading this now, came out stronger yourself.
So before we all say ‘get it on 2021!’, let’s look back at the year in articles and see what I believe are the 10 most important articles of the year 2020.
7 Things You Can and Can’t Expect From A.I. In Healthcare
We brought A.I. under the microscope to evaluate and expound how it will change healthcare. As A.I. will become increasingly important in all aspects of healthcare, it’s time for us to get prepared!
Digital Health Makes Healthcare Globalised
DNA tested in Australia, ECG records from the U.S., fitness data from France, microbiome test result from the UK – globalised healthcare means that the patient receives excellent care, wherever s/he is. Read how!
The 7 Must-Haves For The Doctor Of the 21st Century
The doctor of the 21st century can carry a department’s worth of diagnostic tools in his briefcase. In this article we collected what these items might be, and it came with surprises.
What I Learnt About A.I. By Playing 1000 Hours Of Chess In A Year
My chess journey started in 2018 in a bid to better understand the language of artificial intelligence. I actually did so! Watch out! This article might make you consider taking up chess yourself.
Lifestyle Medicine Could Be The Key For Digital Health Adoption
Lifestyle medicine is the future! It’s addressing diet, exercise, sleep, social connectivity and stress in a more holistic approach to get to the root causes of the disease. And it’s also a way to patient empowerment.
How COVID Catalyzed Healthcare Trends
Coronavirus has changed our relationship to healthcare. We all know today that good healthcare systems are crucial – but we know much more than that.
Rapid COVID Tests Pave The Way For At-Home Lab Tests
To reduce the exposure to risks such as an infection, at-home lab tests are on the rise. It is a sector ripe for disruption – but how does it work? Are these tests safe? Reliable? Find out yourself.
3 Things Medical Events Could Learn From Video Game Streamers
This article discovers the 3 most important learnings from gamers we can all master quite quickly: how to create engaging content, encompass audiences and intersperse platforms.
What Can We Expect From 2021: The COVID Perspective
It is extremely hard to forecast what’ll happen in 2021. It depends on so many factors of human activities. But science CAN give us some responses, so I’ve summed them up and created 3 scenarios for 2021.
The winners and losers of digital health in 2020
Companies sometimes come and go, but which areas of digital health have gained momentum in 2020? And which have lost in catching up? Knowing the answers will help better understand what 2021 might bring.
This sums it up – good-bye 2020! You won’t be missed, but we’ll remember the things you’ve taught us.
