[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":432},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-the-evolution-of-covid-19-rapid-tests-paves-the-way-for-at-home-lab-tests":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":203,"relatedBooks":337},{"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":36,"project_category":51,"contact_email_category":58,"yst_prominent_words":59,"class_list":72,"better_featured_image":104,"acf":138,"yoast_meta":147,"_links":150},30459,"2020-10-06T10:00:00","2020-10-06T08:00:00",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=30459&_wpnonce=120e353014&status=auto-draft&type=post","2021-01-21T09:53:11","2021-01-21T08:53:11","the-evolution-of-covid-19-rapid-tests-paves-the-way-for-at-home-lab-tests","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-evolution-of-covid-19-rapid-tests-paves-the-way-for-at-home-lab-tests",{"rendered":17},"The Evolution Of COVID-19 Rapid Tests Paves The Way For At-Home Lab Tests",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>In January of this year, oblivious of the fact that we were about to engage in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2020-jumanji-or-dystopia\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">a twisted round of real-life Jumanji\u003C\u002Fa>, we released our annual \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2020s-digital-health-trends-to-look-out-for\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">digital health trends e-book\u003C\u002Fa>. Among one of our 12 forecasts for 2020 was that \u003Cstrong>at-home blood tests would gain traction and become the new direct-to-consumer DNA testing in terms of adoption and availability.\u003C\u002Fstrong> While the pandemic threw everyone off guard and messed up regular forecasts, we might have been onto something with our predicted trend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the need to limit physical contact and trace COVID-positive individuals rapidly, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-02661-2\" target=\"_blank\">public health authorities worldwide\u003C\u002Fa> are finding rapid, point-of-care (POC) tests for the novel coronavirus increasingly attractive. Whether it’s for testing antibodies or antigens, regulatory authorities are issuing approvals for such kits so as to boost testing capacities without the need of neither specialised equipment nor a lab. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Approvals are limited to kits for use by healthcare workers for now; but several companies are working on at-home rapid tests, and could soon follow suit in gaining approvals. Indeed, this adoption will not remain confined to COVID-19 tests either; rather, it will also extend to at-home lab tests for a quick analysis for general checkups and other ailments, despite \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-ventures-that-flew-too-close-to-the-sun\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">previous setbacks\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>While the pandemic boosted the adoption of rapid tests, this adoption was not immediate. From accuracy issues to uncertainties about the virus itself, rapid coronavirus tests have evolved these last months to offer a more reliable testing method.\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In this article, we go through how these tests work, picture the timeline of their evolution and contemplate the potentials they hold for the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What is a rapid COVID test and how does it work?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Until now, the standard for COVID-19 testing has \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aljazeera.com\u002Ffeatures\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F18\u002Frapid-coronavirus-testing-a-game-changer\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">revolved around two main methods\u003C\u002Fa>: molecular testing and antibody testing. The former involves the iconic nasal or throat swab sampling to check for the presence of the virus itself. This molecular testing technique is known as reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). It detects viral genetic material from the sample. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Antibody testing involves checking for the presence of antibodies that one’s immune system develops in response to the virus. For this purpose, blood samples from a finger prick undergo analysis with a serology test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, both PCR and traditional serology tests require trained personnel and specific equipment to perform. Additionally, depending on the proximity of the testing lab, they \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fworld-54331921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can take hours or days\u003C\u002Fa> to provide a result. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, rapid COVID tests, as the name suggests, offer a quick diagnostic method to determine if someone is infected with SARS-CoV-2; as quickly as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fhealth\u002Fcoronavirus\u002Ffda-approved-rapid-us-5-coronavirus-test-doesn-t-need-specialty-equipment-1.5081018\" target=\"_blank\">15 minutes\u003C\u002Fa>. Some come in kits that detect viral material faster through specialised, portable detection devices like the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.abbott.com\u002FIDNOW.html?CID=OUS_OK\" target=\"_blank\">Abbot ID NOW\u003C\u002Fa>. Others function by applying a sample of bodily fluid onto a special paper strip which is able to detect antigens, or viral proteins, on the spot. Such rapid tests are much easier, faster and cheaper to perform than the standard tests; without the need for sending back to a central lab for testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002FCOVID-binax-rapid-test-kit-768x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30461\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002FCOVID-binax-rapid-test-kit-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002FCOVID-binax-rapid-test-kit-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002FCOVID-binax-rapid-test-kit.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The potential of expanding access to tests is putting rapid tests in a favorable light. In late August, the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fhealth\u002Fcoronavirus\u002Ffda-approved-rapid-us-5-coronavirus-test-doesn-t-need-specialty-equipment-1.5081018\" target=\"_blank\">FDA granted one such fast antigen testing kit\u003C\u002Fa> from Abbott Laboratories emergency-use approval. Their BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 nasal swab test costs only $5 and gives a result within 15 minutes. The U.S. government \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-02661-2\" target=\"_blank\">purchased 150 million\u003C\u002Fa> of these to put testing on the fast track. In September, the FDA \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fnews-events\u002Fpress-announcements\u002Fcoronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-first-point-care-antibody-test-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">issued an emergency use authorisation\u003C\u002Fa> for the first antibody POC test for COVID-19. This Assure COVID-19 IgG\u002FIgM Rapid Test Device works by using fingerstick blood samples. For now, these approved POC tests are limited for use by healthcare professionals. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Are they reliable?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The main issue that comes up when rapid tests come into play is that of reliability. Antibodies take about two weeks after a SARS-CoV-2 infection to become detectable. Testing before that time will miss detection and serology tests \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fnews-events\u002Fpress-announcements\u002Fcoronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-first-point-care-antibody-test-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">don’t detect an active infection\u003C\u002Fa>. Antigen tests for their part detect the viral proteins mostly at the peak of an infection; when virus levels in the body are also peaking. This can indicate when someone has the most potential to infect others. But as of now, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-02661-2\" target=\"_blank\">there’s no clear viral load threshold\u003C\u002Fa> demarcating when someone is no longer contagious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, when administered properly, high-sensitivity PCR tests have \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-02661-2\" target=\"_blank\">a nearly 100% accuracy\u003C\u002Fa> in detecting infected people; even if minute amounts of the virus are present. The ability of Abbott’s quick antigen assay to correctly detect those infected \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-02661-2\" target=\"_blank\">drops to 75%\u003C\u002Fa> if the test is performed a week after symptoms show. Experts worry that rapid tests \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-02661-2\" target=\"_blank\">will miss infectious persons\u003C\u002Fa> and lead to spikes in cases; after all, it only takes one infected person to initiate an outbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002Fcovid-testing-procedure-768x512.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30463\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002Fcovid-testing-procedure-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002Fcovid-testing-procedure.jpeg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aljazeera.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, rapid tests can be a game changer; in particular when there are a lot of cases and little access to equipped testing facilities. At the beginning of April, India tested only some 150 000 people; one of the lowest testing rates per capita worldwide. Fast-forward a few months to August and the country ran \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-02661-2\" target=\"_blank\">over a million coronavirus tests in a single day\u003C\u002Fa>. This boost in testing capacity was possible since Indian authorities adopted antigen assays. And since they help identify individuals most likely to spread the infection, appropriate measures to isolate them can be taken in a timely fashion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To further ensure that no positive cases evade detection from rapid tests, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fhealth\u002Fcoronavirus\u002Ffda-approved-rapid-us-5-coronavirus-test-doesn-t-need-specialty-equipment-1.5081018\" target=\"_blank\">the FDA suggests that\u003C\u002Fa> negative results “\u003Cem>may need to be confirmed with a lab test in some cases, such as when patients have coronavirus-like symptoms\u003C\u002Fem>.” This can add a layer of certainty to rapid tests in cases of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The rapid evolution of rapid COVID tests\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The quick diagnostic prowess of rapid tests interested public health authorities even at the beginning of the pandemic. But before getting widespread approval, authorities came across issues as those tests were starting to roll out early on. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Back in April, India cancelled some half a million coronavirus rapid testing kits from China. These could detect antibodies in blood samples and deliver a result within 30 minutes. But after reports of these kits showed \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fworld-asia-india-52451455\" target=\"_blank\">an accuracy rate of only 5%\u003C\u002Fa>, authorities axed orders for those rapid tests. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The next month, in May, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.npr.org\u002Fsections\u002Fcoronavirus-live-updates\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F14\u002F856531970\u002Ffda-cautions-about-accuracy-of-widely-used-abbott-coronavirus-test?t=1600670303436\" target=\"_blank\">the FDA advised caution\u003C\u002Fa> about the Abbott ID Now rapid test.  This was because it could miss up to 48% of infections. In the same month, the U.S.-based regulatory authority indicated a list of COVID-19 antibody tests, including a rapid kit by BioMedomics, that \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medtechdive.com\u002Fnews\u002Ffda-revokes-emergency-authorization-chembio-coronavirus-antibody-test\u002F579982\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">should be removed from the market\u003C\u002Fa>. These tests were sold under former, looser COVID-19 diagnostics policy – which could bypass FDA review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002Fabbott-ID-Now-covid-rapid-test-768x344.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30465\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002Fabbott-ID-Now-covid-rapid-test-768x344.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002Fabbott-ID-Now-covid-rapid-test.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: abbott.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Hope around rapid tests renewed in later months as health authorities employed them on a larger scale. For instance, Thailand’s main international airport \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.arabnews.com\u002Fnode\u002F1699326\u002Fworld\" target=\"_blank\">started to use such kits in July\u003C\u002Fa> as the country opened up to groups of foreigners. Rapid tests saw real success from August, when more tests gained approval from the FDA as mentioned above. Then in late September, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fnews-room\u002Fdetail\u002F28-09-2020-global-partnership-to-make-available-120-million-affordable-quality-covid-19-rapid-tests-for-low--and-middle-income-countries\" target=\"_blank\">the WHO announced\u003C\u002Fa> that a $5 rapid antigen test from Abbott and SD Biosensor will become available to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fworld-54331921\" target=\"_blank\">133 low- and middle-income countries\u003C\u002Fa> for faster detection of the virus. This marked the first Emergency Use Listing approval from the WHO for a COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic testing (RDT).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“\u003Cem>This will enable the expansion of testing, particularly in hard-to-reach areas that do not have laboratory facilities or enough trained health workers to carry out tests,\u003C\u002Fem>” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fworld-54331921\" target=\"_blank\">said\u003C\u002Fa> the WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The health authority also mentioned that “\u003Cem>several rapid, point-of-care antigen tests are being assessed by WHO for Emergency Use Listing\u003C\u002Fem>”.\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>Approval of the first RDT within 8 months of the virus’ identification was a first. In comparison, the first RDT for HIV \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fnews-room\u002Fdetail\u002F28-09-2020-global-partnership-to-make-available-120-million-affordable-quality-covid-19-rapid-tests-for-low--and-middle-income-countries\" target=\"_blank\">took almost 5 years to develop\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>As easy as a pregnancy test?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This rapid rate of approvals from regulatory authorities also attest to a faster rate of innovation in the face of a global challenge; pushing companies to develop more accurate tests. And this rapid evolution could usher the boom in at-home lab tests in the near future. Already companies \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-02661-2\" target=\"_blank\">have developed\u003C\u002Fa> at-home COVID-19 paper-strip antigen tests. But emergency use approvals from drug regulators haven’t been issued for these tests yet. However, it’s just a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“\u003Cem>We don’t have a lot of real-life experience with these tests, and a lot of the validations have only been done in the laboratory,\u003C\u002Fem>” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-02661-2\" target=\"_blank\">says Edsel Salvaña\u003C\u002Fa>, an infectious-diseases expert advising Philippine officials on rapid testing. As even approved POC tests give more results, the same companies behind them could repurpose their kits for at-home use to check for COVID-19 or other illnesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F177_tmf-01-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"At-home lab tests\" class=\"wp-image-28631\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F177_tmf-01-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F177_tmf-01-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F177_tmf-01-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F177_tmf-01-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, a rapid, bedside test from DnaNudge, an Imperial College London start-up, showed 94% sensitivity and 100% specificity; signifying a high accuracy level with low false negatives and no false positives. The test is in development to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.webmd.com\u002Flung\u002Fnews\u002F20200918\u002Fanother-rapid-covid-19-test-shows-promise#2\" target=\"_blank\">enable simultaneous detection\u003C\u002Fa> of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus. In the near future, these tests could become as easy and accessible as pregnancy tests; cheap, simple enough to use at home, accurate and not requiring any technical knowledge. “\u003Cem>You just spit into a tube, put a piece of paper in it and you get the result within minutes,\u003C\u002Fem>” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-02661-2\" target=\"_blank\">explains Martin Burke\u003C\u002Fa>, a chemist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who is co-developing rapid tests. “\u003Cem>Testing should become a part of life: in the morning you take your cereals, your vitamins, and you quickly check your status,\u003C\u002Fem>” he says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The future lab is at home but regulated\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Of course, with easily accessible at-home tests, new issues arise. People could ask someone else to take their test; or they won’t report positive cases of infection so that they can continue to work. And if those tests give a false negative result, that person would have a false sense of security; and could even not take public health measures as seriously. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Such issues aren’t applicable for only COVID-19, but also for other at-home lab tests that will keep sprouting in the future. As such, regulators should pay closer attention to the potentials of rapid at-home lab tests as they are undoubtedly going to be increasingly put to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Indeed, amidst the pandemic, COVID-related point-of-care tests experienced a uniquely quick evolution, which truly paves the way for at-home lab tests. It is a sector ripe for disruption that has yet to be penetrated by advanced technologies. And with the enhanced access to care that these technologies offer, additional concerns over their use will emerge that have to be tackled by policymakers in a timely manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>The pandemic brought light to a trend we discussed before. To reduce the exposure to risks such as an infection, at home lab tests are coming. \u003C\u002Fp>\n",16,30495,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32,33,34,35],6479,521,490,499,800,[37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50],427,6211,1427,4709,6213,1438,4729,6215,4925,3085,6205,6207,236,6209,[52,53,54,55,56,57],947,948,950,951,952,953,[],[60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71],4703,2655,4747,2903,4749,3025,5863,3181,5921,3281,4165,4691,[73,14,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103],"post-30459","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","category-future-medicine","category-future-of-pharma","category-healthcare-design","category-healthcare-policy","tag-testing","tag-nasal-swab-test","tag-test","tag-at-home-tests","tag-pcr","tag-outbreak","tag-who","tag-abbot","tag-point-of-care","tag-covid19","tag-poc","tag-antibodies","tag-fda-2","tag-virus","project_category-company","project_category-developers","project_category-medical-professionals","project_category-patients","project_category-policy-makers","project_category-researchers",{"id":24,"alt_text":105,"caption":106,"description":107,"media_type":108,"media_details":109,"post":5,"source_url":137},"The post delivers at-home lab tests","The Evolution Of COVID-19 Rapid Tests Paves The Way For At-Home Lab Tests – The pandemic brought light to a trend we discussed before. To reduce the exposure to risks such as an infection, at home lab tests are coming. It is a sector ripe for disruption that has yet to be penetrated by advanced technologies. And with the enhanced access to care that these technologies offer, additional concerns over their use will emerge that have to be tackled by policymakers in a timely manner.","Even before the pandemic, we talked about at-home lab tests as the new trend. And early into the pandemic, we talked about the immunity passport. It's time to combine both.","image",{"width":110,"height":111,"file":112,"sizes":113,"image_meta":135},1920,1080,"2020\u002F10\u002F208_tmf-01-1.png",{"medium":114,"large":120,"thumbnail":125,"medium_large":129,"1536x1536":130},{"file":115,"width":116,"height":117,"mime-type":118,"source_url":119},"208_tmf-01-1-370x208.png","370","208","image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F208_tmf-01-1-370x208.png",{"file":121,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"source_url":124},"208_tmf-01-1-768x432.png","768","432","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F208_tmf-01-1-768x432.png",{"file":126,"width":127,"height":127,"mime-type":118,"source_url":128},"208_tmf-01-1-150x150.png","150","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F208_tmf-01-1-150x150.png",{"file":121,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"source_url":124},{"file":131,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":118,"source_url":134},"208_tmf-01-1-1536x864.png","1536","864","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F208_tmf-01-1-1536x864.png",{"aperture":136,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":136,"copyright":27,"focal_length":136,"iso":136,"shutter_speed":136,"title":27,"orientation":136},"0","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F208_tmf-01-1.png",{"cta_type":139,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":140,"related_posts_footer":143,"related_posts":20},"subscribe",[141,142],27927,30419,[144,145,146],28625,17540,12984,{"yoast_wpseo_title":148,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":149,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"The Evolution Of COVID-19 Rapid Tests Paves The Way For At-Home Lab Tests - The Medical Futurist","With coronavirus, point-of-care tests experienced a uniquely quick evolution, but there were issues. Now these rapid tests have a comebac.",{"self":151,"collection":157,"about":160,"author":163,"replies":166,"version-history":169,"predecessor-version":173,"wp:featuredmedia":177,"wp:attachment":180,"wp:term":183,"curies":199},[152],{"href":153,"targetHints":154},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F30459",{"allow":155},[156],"GET",[158],{"href":159},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[161],{"href":162},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[164],{"embeddable":26,"href":165},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F16",[167],{"embeddable":26,"href":168},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=30459",[170],{"count":171,"href":172},11,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F30459\u002Frevisions",[174],{"id":175,"href":176},30693,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F30459\u002Frevisions\u002F30693",[178],{"embeddable":26,"href":179},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F30495",[181],{"href":182},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=30459",[184,187,190,193,196],{"taxonomy":185,"embeddable":26,"href":186},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=30459",{"taxonomy":188,"embeddable":26,"href":189},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=30459",{"taxonomy":191,"embeddable":26,"href":192},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=30459",{"taxonomy":194,"embeddable":26,"href":195},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=30459",{"taxonomy":197,"embeddable":26,"href":198},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=30459",[200],{"name":201,"href":202,"templated":26},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[204],{"id":146,"date":205,"date_gmt":206,"guid":207,"modified":209,"modified_gmt":210,"slug":211,"status":13,"type":14,"link":212,"title":213,"content":215,"excerpt":217,"author":219,"featured_media":220,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":20,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":221,"categories":222,"tags":228,"project_category":230,"contact_email_category":231,"yst_prominent_words":232,"class_list":248,"better_featured_image":256,"acf":291,"yoast_meta":292,"_links":294},"2016-04-12T15:50:39","2016-04-12T13:50:39",{"rendered":208},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=12984","2021-12-06T00:34:13","2021-12-05T23:34:13","10-promising-technologies-assisting-the-future-of-medicine-2","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F10-promising-technologies-assisting-the-future-of-medicine-2",{"rendered":214},"10 Promising Technologies Assisting the Future of Medicine",{"rendered":216,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\"> \u003Ctbody> \u003Ctr> \u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"> \u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp> \u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr> \u003C\u002Ftbody> \u003C\u002Ftable> \u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"first-text\">Ray Kurzweil says technology is improving at an exponential rate. Peter Thiel says technological innovations couldn’t live up to the expectations. There are plenty of philosophies and schools of thought, but regarding the future of medicine, only two things are certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Technology will not solve the problems that healthcare faces globally today. And the human touch alone is not enough any more, therefore a new balance is needed between using disruptive innovations but still keeping the human interaction between patients and caregivers. Here are 10 technologies and trends that could enable this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Health Sensors – Portable Diagnostics\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Smartphones being \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgigaom.com\u002F2014\u002F09\u002F23\u002Fhow-biosensors-could-put-a-smartphone-at-the-center-of-21st-century-medical-care\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">used as biosensors\u003C\u002Fa> and wearable devices enabling patients to measure almost any health parameter at home would mean that information and health variables would finally not only be available in the ivory tower of medicine, but at home. This way, patients would have a chance for a better health management. Lifestyle could also be gamified with these devices to make it more healthy. There are \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.hapi.com\u002Fproduct\u002Fhapifork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">smartforks\u003C\u002Fa> currently available that teach us how to eat properly; we can soon measure the number of calories in our food with \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftellspec.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tellspec\u003C\u002Fa>; can measure \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.withings.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oxygen saturation\u003C\u002Fa>; \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.zensorium.com\u002Ftinke\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pulse variability\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.alivecor.com\u002Fhome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ECG\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.choosemuse.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EEG\u003C\u002Fa> and even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt-e1460463116602.jpg\" alt=\"health sensor alivecor records EKG\" class=\"wp-image-12985\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt-e1460463116602.jpg 500w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt-e1460463116602-386x250.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"js_ad-mobile-dynamic\"> \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Artificial Intelligence in Decision-Making\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even the most acclaimed professors can only keep a few studies in mind, but there are actually 25 million papers in the database of \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpubmed\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pubmed.com\u003C\u002Fa>. It is humanly impossible now to keep up with these. But help is coming.\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibm.com\u002Fsmarterplanet\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fibmwatson\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IBM’s supercomputer named Watson\u003C\u002Fa> has been \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww-03.ibm.com\u002Fpress\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fpressrelease\u002F44754.wss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tested at several clinics\u003C\u002Fa> in the decision making process. While the doctor talks with the patient, Watson checks the medical records and the global literature, then makes suggestions. Every time, the doctor makes the final call with all the required information being available. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F05\u002Falphago-artificial-intelligence-in-medicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AlphaGo might be the next step forward\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe.jpg\" alt=\"IBM Watson's mainframe\" class=\"wp-image-12966\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe-512x375.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe-341x250.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cfigcaption>IBM’s Watson is one of the first artificial intelligence algorithms used to aid clinical decisions\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) The End of Human Experiments\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even in the 2010 years, we are still testing new drugs and molecules on patients. Some of them get the actual drug, others get placebo to see the difference. Several research groups are working on the creation of the first virtual physiological model of the human body. This way, thousands of new molecules could be tested on billions of patients models looking for side effects or toxic outcomes with a supercomputer. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhummod.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hummod\u003C\u002Fa> is the most famous example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u.jpg\" alt=\"the hummod project mimicks human physiology\" class=\"wp-image-12986\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) Augmented Reality\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan class=\"redactor-selection-marker\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002FZGJR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafael Grossmann, MD\u003C\u002Fa> used Google Glass to stream operations to his medical students to teach them in an entirely new way. Moreover, now when the patient comes in and they discuss symptoms, he can still look into the patient’s eye, instead of immediately looking at the monitor while inputting data. He presented the evolution of mobile health in this 7 seconds long video. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fevenamed.com\u002F~even5672\u002F~even5672\u002Fproducts\u002Fglasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evena glasses\u003C\u002Fa> let nurses see the actual veins while taking blood. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.microsoft.com\u002Fmicrosoft-hololens\u002Fen-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hololens\u003C\u002Fa> comes out this year. The opportunities are almost endless.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Evolution of m-Health, up to GoogleGlass\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FPsq-T2O0LDs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5) Social Media and Its Effects\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is not a real and unique technology, but the whole social media era played a huge role in the initiation of the so-called \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fe-patients.net\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Empowered Patient\u003C\u002Fa> or the Participatory Healthcare movement. Now, patients get access to all the information that were only available for medical professionals before. Moreover, they can get connected to other patients dealing with similar problems. See \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.smartpatients.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smartpatients\u003C\u002Fa> as the example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj.jpg\" alt=\"social media brings patients and physicians together\" class=\"wp-image-12987\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6) DIY Biotechnology\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the new generation of citizen scientists and innovators such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJack_Andraka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Andraka\u003C\u002Fa>, who came up with a new pancreas cancer test at the age of 15, the way research is performed is about to dramatically change. Open access peer-reviewed papers and public databases assist them, as well as open laboratories such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fdiybio.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIYbio\u003C\u002Fa> where they can perform their experiments. There was a successful \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.indiegogo.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fdiy-crispr-kits-learn-modern-science-by-doing#\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crowdfunding campaign\u003C\u002Fa> for a Do-It-Yourself kit related to the use of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCRISPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CRISPR\u003C\u002Fa> genome editing method. Complicated laboratory experiments are becoming available at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z.jpg\" alt=\"The DIYBio project helps young scientists perform experiments\" class=\"wp-image-12988\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z.jpg 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z-188x250.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"js_ad-mobile-dynamic\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7) Direct-to-consumer Genomics\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the advances genomic companies have made, now anyone can get access to their own genome sequences. While the cost of this was about 3 billion dollars more than ten years ago, now it is getting close to $1-2,000, and eventually, sequencing will be cheaper than the shipping cost of the sample. Although we cannot make many medical decisions based on the pure data, the analysis of our DNA will soon give us the power of make better decisions about our future. This way, the era of personalized medicine when we only get drugs that are designed to our own genomic background will finally arrive. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002Fs\u002F600950\u002Ffor-999-veritas-genetics-will-put-your-genome-on-a-smartphone-app\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veritas Genetics claimed\u003C\u002Fa> to be able to sequence a human genome for less than $1,000 which has been considered a big milestone in making genomics available for the masses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg.jpg\" alt=\"Patients can order genomic tests from home\" class=\"wp-image-12989\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg-512x410.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg-313x250.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8) Surgical and Android Robots\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are about a thousand \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.davincisurgery.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">daVinci surgical robots\u003C\u002Fa> around the world. Medical schools such as the on in Washington started to teach skills to future surgeons which are needed to control the robot instead of manually performing the operation. They are getting more complicated and more intuitive at the same time. Soon, they will be so precise, an intermediary robot will be needed not to translate the lousy vibrations of the human hand into the robot’s laser-precise movements. It might make it possible in regions with doctor shortages to perform simpler tasks by physicians who control the robot from continents away. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.intouchhealth.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InTouch Health\u003C\u002Fa> develops acute care telemedical robots to let the physician be where it is needed at least half virtually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx.jpg\" alt=\"The daVinci surgical robot is the most sophisticated one on the market\" class=\"wp-image-12990\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx.jpg 654w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx-385x512.jpg 385w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx-188x250.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9) Augmenting Human Features\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If we can repair lost limbs or diseased tissue, only one step is needed to actually augment human capabilities and features. State-of-the-art prosthetic devices such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.touchbionics.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Touch Bionics\u003C\u002Fa>‘ i-Limb Ultra is getting closer to mimicking the human hand. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.eksobionics.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ekso Bionics\u003C\u002Fa> has been teaching over 3,000 patients how to learn to walk again with exoskeletons while being paralyzed from the waist down. In a \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dailytech.com\u002FKorean+Shipbuilder+Uses+Iron+Man+Exosuit+to+Help+Build+Worlds+Largest+Freighter\u002Farticle36339.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ship factory in South Korea\u003C\u002Fa>, some workers now work with exoskeletons on a daily basis. What if we can jump higher, run faster, or be smarter just because we can afford to use technologies in and on our bodies? Such issues will have to be discussed on a public level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj.jpg\" alt=\"Ekso Bionics helps disabled patients walk again with an exoskeleton\" class=\"wp-image-12991\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj.jpg 652w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj-187x250.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10) Nanorobots Living in our Bloodstream\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the far future, robots on the nanoscale could live in our bloodstream and prevent any diseases by alerting the patient when a condition is about to develop. They could interact with our organs, measure every health parameter and intervene when needed. From the other side, imagine how many changes it would give to bioterrorism and how our privacy could be hurt. We will have to find the right \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2015\u002F02\u002F26\u002Fethical-issues-of-the-future-of-medicine-the-top-10\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">balance between\u003C\u002Fa> these before the technology becomes available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd.jpg\" alt=\"Nanorobots could swim in our blood measure parameters\" class=\"wp-image-12992\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I see enormous technological changes heading our way. If they hit us unprepared, which we are now, they will wash away the medical system we know and leave it a purely technology–based service without personal interaction. Such a complicated system should not be washed away. Rather, it should be consciously and purposefully redesigned piece by piece. If we are unprepared for the future, then we lose this opportunity. I think we are still in time and it is still possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The advances of technology do not have to mean the end of the human touch. Instead, the beginning of a new era when both are crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Read more in \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Famzn.to\u002F1w0O3sx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guide to the Future of Medicine\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":218,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. 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