[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":427},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-the-ins-and-outs-of-breathalyzer-breathomics-and-exhalomics-in-the-digital-health-age":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":167,"relatedBooks":332},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":6,"modified_gmt":7,"slug":10,"status":11,"type":12,"link":13,"title":14,"content":16,"excerpt":19,"author":21,"featured_media":22,"comment_status":23,"ping_status":23,"sticky":24,"template":25,"format":26,"meta":27,"categories":28,"tags":32,"project_category":36,"contact_email_category":38,"yst_prominent_words":39,"class_list":44,"better_featured_image":58,"acf":95,"yoast_meta":112,"_links":114},53089,"2025-07-07T10:32:09","2025-07-07T08:32:09",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=53089&_wpnonce=8fab68afa2&status=auto-draft&type=post","the-ins-and-outs-of-breathalyzer-breathomics-and-exhalomics-in-the-digital-health-age","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-ins-and-outs-of-breathalyzer-breathomics-and-exhalomics-in-the-digital-health-age",{"rendered":15},"Breathalyzers, Breathomics And Exhalomics In The Digital Health Age",{"rendered":17,"protected":18},"\n\u003Cp>Most of us might take the breathing process for granted; after all it is an autonomous process that we only really start noticing when something about it is off. However, respiratory diseases are among the major causes of fatalities worldwide. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC7611078\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHO estimates\u003C\u002Fa> that by 2030, such conditions will be responsible for one in five deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the signs of declining respiratory health or factors that influence it can be subtle, an array of digital health technologies and approaches have come to address such issues. Along with those innovations, new terminologies such as smart breathalyzers\u003Cstrong>, breathomics and exhalome \u003C\u002Fstrong>have entered the medical and consumer jargon. In this article, we will get better acquainted with those emerging terms and how the respiratory health landscape is shaping up in the digital health age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breath of fresh air: getting acquainted with new respiratory terminologies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Most of us, especially drivers, might be familiar with breathalyzers. These are the devices that have traditionally been used by police units to monitor drivers’ blood alcohol content (BAC). The user performs a breath test through a device, which then determines whether their BAC is within the legal limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The basic principle behind the functioning of breathalyzers also serves as the backbone for collecting samples for performing health-related analyses other than BAC. This is what the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC7611078\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">field of breathomics\u003C\u002Fa> focuses on. It studies volatile organic compounds found in exhaled breath, which could serve as diagnostic biomarkers. Some researchers are further investigating the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.exhalomics.ch\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">exhalome\u003C\u002Fa> or the entirety of exhaled molecules for clinical interpretation. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_272-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34683\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_272-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_272-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_272-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_272-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Having familiarised ourselves with those terminologies, let’s see what their applications in the era of digital health hold for patients and the field of respiratory medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Smart breathalyzers: inspirational tech for patients\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Traditionally, breathalyzers have been accessible mainly by professionals. However, digital health approaches have democratized access to the technology, enabling the general consumer to make use of and own a breathalyzer. The portable BACtrack Mobile is one such personal breathalyzer that can inform users of their actual BAC levels, and even call an Uber from the companion app.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Breathalyzer techniques have also been adopted by metabolism tracker \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcan-this-device-hack-your-metabolism-the-lumen-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Lumen\u003C\u002Fa>. Instead of alcohol content, it measures carbon dioxide and oxygen levels in the air. Based on those readings, the device’s companion app will determine the predominant fuel source of the body and provide dietary recommendations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002Fposztkep-1-768x428.png\" alt=\"asthma tech\" class=\"wp-image-24158\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002Fposztkep-1-768x428.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002Fposztkep-1-512x285.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002Fposztkep-1.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond BAC and metabolism tracking, the management of respiratory illnesses has also embraced digital health approaches. A prime example is asthma, which thousands of new patients are diagnosed with every year. However, asthmatic patients often experience difficulties adhering to proper inhaler techniques, which can lead to poor control of their condition. This can be addressed by smart inhalers such as Hallie and Propeller which can monitor and assist the patient’s medication use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another range of digital health tools that asthmatics can employ is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fasthma-pocket-tech-in-the-fighting-ring\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">smart peak flow monitors\u003C\u002Fa>. These measure peak flow, an indicator of how fast the user can exhale, and the ensuing score can be indicative of asthma. Some, such as the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faiocare.com\u002Fspirometry-test-at-home\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">AioCare\u003C\u002Fa>, can even let users perform spirometry tests to monitor lung functions. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the future, patients can expect peak flow monitors, spirometer, breathalyzer and metabolism trackers to be integrated in one device; or at least have several of these features in one device. This could allow for more personal monitoring of one’s respiratory health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Breathomics and exhalome:\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>a whiff of innovation for respiratory health diagnoses\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On the clinical side, new developments in the field of respiratory life sciences have started to gain traction. In particular, the field of breathomics has gained the attention of academics. Researchers consider the analysis of volatile compounds in exhaled breath \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC7611078\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a promising source\u003C\u002Fa> for the clinical interpretation of respiratory illnesses. This is in part due to the non-invasive nature, low patient burden and direct sampling from the lungs that breathomics enable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While still a budding field, it has been the focus of certain research groups such as the University Medicine Zürich’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.exhalomics.ch\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zürich Exhalomics project\u003C\u002Fa>. The latter is investigating breath analysis in order to make the exhalome interpretable and usable in everyday clinical practice. Other researchers have identified \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ferj.ersjournals.com\u002Fcontent\u002F52\u002Fsuppl_62\u002FPA3411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exhalome biomarkers\u003C\u002Fa> that could assist in the detection of airway infection. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Through such developments, breathomics analyses could become a routine assessment in the future during medical visits as a quick and non-invasive way to assess the respiratory health of patients. However, respiratory medicine research has traditionally remained underfunded and can hamper such a future. But following the COVID-19 pandemic, a renewed interest in this field might be upcoming to realize its untapped potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":20,"protected":18},"\u003Cp>Digital health tech revolutionizes respiratory care, from personal breathalyzers to breathomics, offering non-invasive diagnostics and 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field of breathomics, which studies volatile compounds in exhaled breath, offers a non-invasive method for diagnosing respiratory illnesses, with potential for such analysis to become a standard assessment during medical visits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":101},"\u003Cp>Respiratory diseases are predicted to be the cause of one in five deaths by 2030, leading to a surge in digital health technologies such as smart breathalyzers, breathomics, and exhalome to address these health issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":103},"\u003Cp>Digital health innovations, such as personal breathalyzers like the BACtrack Mobile and metabolism trackers like Lumen, have democratized access to respiratory health monitoring, while smart inhalers and peak flow monitors aid in managing respiratory conditions like asthma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[105,106,107],52203,47427,30419,[109,110,111],52933,52833,31683,{"yoast_wpseo_title":15,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":113,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":13},"Digital health tech revolutionizes 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You Let A Robot Take Your Blood Sample?",{"rendered":178,"protected":18},"\n\u003Cp>A few years ago we wrote about Veebot when we collected \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedical-robots\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">the most exciting tasks robots could do\u003C\u002Fa> in hospitals. Veebot created a robot that could draw blood – in difficult cases faster and even more effectively than a human. Tests showed that it can correctly identify the most accessible vein with an 83% accuracy. This is about as good as an experienced human phlebotomist. Moreover, with this technology, the blood-drawing process takes only about a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Veebot’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002Fs30FPobi9iA\" target=\"_blank\">video\u003C\u002Fa> was hugely popular because they wanted to robotise a process known to and disliked by everyone. It turned out that everyone wanted the result this robot could achieve – but without the robot itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some years went by and the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=IpdTeGPruFA\" target=\"_blank\">concept \u003C\u002Fa>turned into \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvitestro.com\u002Fvitestro-starts-trial-in-autonomous-blood-drawing-with-enrollment-of-first-patients-in-a-d-o-p-t\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">reality\u003C\u002Fa>. Vitestro announced in 2022 that their blood-drawing robot, officially called an ‘Autonomous blood drawing device, combining artificial intelligence, ultrasound imaging, and robotics’, has performed 1500 blood draws on 1000+ patients. \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=\"Vitestro - MedTech Innovator 1 Minute Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FLytIgYqVjZU?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>The company now started a large-scale clinical trial, with enrollment of the first 350 patients. This trial will involve a total of 10,000 patients and is expected to last for two years. Vitestro obtained CE marking in 2024, after which the technology is expected to be ready for use for patient care in hospitals and laboratories.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Are you afraid of a blood draw?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Blood draws are one of the most common clinical procedures, and, as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhere-does-blood-testing-stand-today\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">we wrote earlier\u003C\u002Fa>, it’s unlikely to change anytime soon. (Remember Theranos?) There is simply no other means to draw a sufficient amount of blood from the patients otherwise. And despite the fact that it’s a common procedure, it’s fairly difficult for nurses and medical professionals to get enough routine. I clearly remember when I first had to take blood as a doctor: the patient, a kind, old lady was as scared as I was; I was trying to comfort her as much as myself. It would be good to spare such an experience for medics and patients alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But this will come as no surprise: people don’t like needles or giving blood. Many people have straightforward fears related to these. So much so that we have multiple names for these fears like haemophobia, trypanophobia, BII and so on. Healthcare professionals themselves often struggle with the procedure, finding the veins in patients can be particularly difficult; for example when the patient is obese, dehydrated, has certain severe chronic conditions – or simply has small or inelastic veins. In these challenging cases, healthcare professionals only have an average success rate of 73% in finding the veins with the needle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although there are devices to support blood draws (like \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fnot-in-vein-the-aimvein-pro2-0-vein-finder-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">vein scanners\u003C\u002Fa> that can help detect veins), these are expensive and can’t help in every case. But robots can. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Why is it irritating if robots are touching us?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Because there is this issue with robots. We humans seem to be \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedirect.com\u002Fscience\u002Farticle\u002Fabs\u002Fpii\u002FS0747563222001625\" target=\"_blank\">sort of afraid of them\u003C\u002Fa>. The more human-like they become, the more we tend to resent them. And this is even the case if they can do a better job than humans – we don’t want them to do so. This is a burden we must overcome as another cultural shift on our route toward digital healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A few years ago news came out of a robotic blood draw solution with striking examples \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.worldscientific.com\u002Fdoi\u002Fabs\u002F10.1142\u002FS2339547819500067\" target=\"_blank\">in their clinical trial\u003C\u002Fa> about their success rate. The automated blood-drawing robot of Rutgers University’s research team could in some cases outperform human professionals doing the same task. Their \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnet.com\u002Fnews\u002Fthis-robot-is-excellent-at-drawing-human-blood\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">research showed\u003C\u002Fa> that the robot (that also includes a blood analyser) could free up time for nurses and doctors to spend more time treating patients instead of jabbing them with needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Automatisation as the ultimate solution\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The robot won’t just assume they know where the vein runs – it actually \u003Cem>see\u003C\u002Fem>s it. Its hands never shake, it is never overworked, it won’t get tired – and it frees up valuable nurse time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nurses would still need to be present to provide empathy and support to the patient. But the burden of the obligatory ‘doing well’ is not on their shoulders. Process automation would also provide a level of safety for the patient. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fandroid-robots-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21207\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fandroid-robots-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fandroid-robots-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fandroid-robots-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fandroid-robots.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Robots in hospitals\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The pandemic had been good for robots. They were deployed in many fields. Over the past years, we could hear about \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Femag.medicalexpo.com\u002Fdisinfection-robots-against-covid-19\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">disinfectant robots\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs42256-020-00238-2\" target=\"_blank\">surgical robots\u003C\u002Fa>, robots \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F11\u002Ftech\u002Frobots-india-covid-spc-intl\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">supporting telehealth\u003C\u002Fa>, and so on. The list is endless. From humanoids to ‘tablet-on-a-stick’-kind of devices, the aim is to support humans by taking the weight off of their shoulders.\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\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F172_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"as COVID led to the use of many advanced technologies we have already been preaching (and doing research about), maybe some could remain in use even after the pandemic\" class=\"wp-image-28457\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F172_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F172_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F172_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F172_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The fact that they could take part in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-tech-here-to-stay-after-covid-19\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">stopping the spread\u003C\u002Fa> of COVID-19 in hospitals and help prevent hospital-acquired infections gave these devices a much-needed extra boost. They thereby could finally move out of the “\u003Cem>sometimes cute but often useless\u003C\u002Fem>”-category and found a suitable field where they can really be helpful for the people actually working in hospitals. Like in the case of blood samples taken by robots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s not at all a far-fetched idea, although we honestly think this concept is still in its infancy (\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fvein-scanners-examples-for-disruption\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">read here why\u003C\u002Fa> we think this way, update on the tech \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fnot-in-vein-the-aimvein-pro2-0-vein-finder-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003C\u002Fa>). However, such sci-fiesque technologies present a fertile ground for a forward-looking discussion that’ll help to understand the task of technologies that seem strange at first sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>We trust MRI scans. Why don’t we trust robots?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As patients, we interact with advanced medical technologies without a second thought. We lie still for MRI scans, undergo CT tests, and subject ourselves to X-rays. We readily trust these machines, despite not always understanding the details of how they work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At The Medical Futurist, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Four-vision\" target=\"_blank\">our goal\u003C\u002Fa> is to support healthcare organisations, governments and medical professionals in adopting digital health technologies. 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