[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":324},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-we-went-to-a-nato-military-medical-exercise-heres-what-we-learned":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":172,"relatedBooks":323},{"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":32,"project_category":45,"contact_email_category":46,"yst_prominent_words":47,"class_list":49,"better_featured_image":69,"acf":107,"yoast_meta":116,"_links":119},23724,"2019-04-25T16:31:44","2019-04-25T14:31:44",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=23724&_wpnonce=942f124b64&status=auto-draft&type=post","2023-02-17T09:17:16","2023-02-17T08:17:16","we-went-to-a-nato-military-medical-exercise-heres-what-we-learned","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwe-went-to-a-nato-military-medical-exercise-heres-what-we-learned",{"rendered":17},"We Went To A NATO Military Medical Exercise. Here’s What We Learned",{"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 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW.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> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Afghanistan, when we went out for a mission, the thought always calmed me down that no matter what happens the medical team has our back, says Lieutenant Colonel Dirk Mathes, currently Desk Officer at NATO’s Headquarters to The Medical Futurist in the middle of a field somewhere close to Craiova, Romania. We’re sipping coffee from white plastic cups, while some military vehicles fire at imaginary enemies in the distance. A live firing exercise is underway on the first day of the NATO Vigorous Warrior Multinational Joint Medical Exercise. How did we end up there? Sometimes our Editor-in-Chief was asking herself the same question. Here’s her account of a military field trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Dashing warriors in vigorous weather\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Uniforms, soldiers, tanks, helicopters, weapons, and commands uttered in staccato. The scene was as far away from me as a termite from driving a Tesla. Thus, I hesitated for weeks whether to accept the NATO invitation to visit Craiova, Sibiu, and Cincu between 9-12 April. At first, the invite landed in Dr. Meskó’s inbox, but he couldn’t participate due to his schedule being full and that’s how I came into the picture. On the plus side, the press release promised \u003Cstrong>the largest medical exercise in the history of the Alliance with 38 participating nations, as well as civilians from 10 different organizations, including air, land and naval components, chemical, biological, nuclear centers, a virtual reality center, a biolab, and many other “gourmandises”.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Finally, my curiosity triumphed (it usually does), so I packed my most military-ish looking boots, least civilian jacket, and the next thing I knew was asking First Lieutenant Dogaro, Staff Officer in the 26 Infantry Battalion, next to a combat vehicle somewhere in a sunny field near Craiova what we have just experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Day One. Lieutenant Dogaro told me how the Romanian and the Polish military contingent conducted attack and defense operations, how the troops simulated an ambush with numerous casualties which required the intervention of the medical crew and how difficult it is to secure the zone where the injured soldiers are waiting to be evacuated while being under attack. Heavy smoke was wreathing over the trees as I jumped into one of the combat vehicles under the gaze of soldiers and hiding behind the lens of my iPhone to ride off to Sibiu to finish the day. Never before had I been taken to my fish and chips dinner in a tank, but that was just the beginning.\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=\"NATO military medical exercise - Craiova, Romania, April 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F-yv52T4peJ4?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>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Live firing exercise at the NATO military medical exercise near Craiova, Romania in April 2019. \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>High-intensity conflict situations, building collapses, or epidemiological outbreak\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Day Two. After a bus trip to Cincu and fully prepared to get heavy rain, in a short morning briefing Captain Máté Tóth, International Relations Officer at the NATO Center of Excellence for Military Medicine, introduced the military medical exercise. \u003Cstrong>He sketched how the setting simulates a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nato.int\u002Fcps\u002Fen\u002Fnatohq\u002Ftopics_110496.htm\">NATO Article 5 scenario\u003C\u002Fa> – an attack against a member state is an attack against all allies – with around 200 casualties entering the system each day going from triage to treatment. The cases vary from incidents like small arms fire, rocket attack, to building collapse, an epidemiological outbreak or intoxication, while patients are played by both soldiers and enterprising civilians. The field hospitals accommodate fully equipped ER, OR, and ICU units, the staff even set up a veterinary unit to treat stray dogs and deal with public health issues\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Colonel Dr. Laszlo Fazekas, Director of the NATO Center of Excellence for Military Medicine, leader of the military medical exercise, after jokingly hinting at my weather-inappropriate non-military clothing as a “nice try”, told me that in the war in Afghanistan, NATO forces could ensure the care of the injured in 97 percent of the cases in low-intensity conflict situations. In such settings, after controlling bleeding and doing inevitable damage control on the battlefield, NATO forces can ensure that the injured gets to a hospital by plane within one hour. On the other hand, the present exercise simulated what happens in high-intensity conflict situations if the patient cannot be brought to a medical facility via plane. The question was how NATO could increase survival rate under such circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FIMG_0824-512x384.jpg\" alt=\"military medical\" class=\"wp-image-23727\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Painting\nwounds and satisfying case managers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The entire simulation seemed to work like a clockwork, where everyone knows their role and plays by the rules. \u003Cstrong>Civilians or soldiers simulating an injury grunted in pain, while medical staff offered words of empathy in the midst of exams or treatment.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The\nkey to the realism of large-scale medical exercises lies in the introduction of\ncase managers, explained Dr. Melinda Gál, Chief Emergency Medical Officer at\nTargu Mures, Romania, who coordinated civilian case managers during Vigorous\nWarrior\u003C\u002Fstrong>. This concept is\nbrand new: Dr. Gál told me that it has only been a year since they first\napplied it, but the number of case managers working on NATO medical exercises\nhas risen to 80 people. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>They include nurses or physicians, for example, anesthesiologists, surgeons or emergency specialists, who tell the roleplayers what injuries they have, how they should behave, and what vital signs they exhibit. Then the roleplayer “gets” the injury: wounds are painted on shoulders, blood is displayed on chests – moulage is everywhere. Then, the case manager follows each patient: as the military medical staff treats the roleplayer, so do their parameters and their condition change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FIMG_0667-2-512x503.jpg\" alt=\"military medical\" class=\"wp-image-23728\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Painting wounds on roleplayers in the moulage center at the NATO military medical exercise near Cincu, Romania in April 2019.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>How\nto hold your ground? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While I was a curious outsider walking around medical personnel doing blood work, lab tests, medical imaging, damage control, transferring patients to the OR, and being trained in laparoscopic simulations, I could feel the stakes were high. Captain Máté Tóth told me that through such simulations, they are testing medical procedures that had never been deployed in combat situations. They are aiming for mimicking reality in the most possible way while preserving the health of their personnel. At the present military medical exercise, they experimented, for example, with the scenario of how different surgical teams from different countries react if they are placed in entirely new technological settings. In their experience, one of the biggest challenges for medical staff in the field is not transporting technology but having an expert who can actually operate a given medical device – as they are different in almost every hospital, not to speak about the variety of instruments in various countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Captain Máté Tóth explained \u003Cstrong>how important it is for a highly skilled medical team to hold their ground in an entirely unknown OR or other completely foreign situations. But he also mentioned that medical equipment also has to be shaped to persist no matter what. Ultrasounds, X-rays, other medical devices have to be robust: they are constantly moved, placed in tents where dust, water, or other materials constantly impact them or are sterilized several times a day with strong chemicals\u003C\u002Fstrong>. These are the factors military medical equipment developers have to keep in mind when designing a new solution for the army. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FIMG_0708-2-512x508.jpg\" alt=\"military medical\" class=\"wp-image-23729\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What\ncould the future of military medicine hold?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I was running around asking everyone I could get a\nhold of to answer this question until I found myself in the virtual reality\ncenter, where I found the response how military medical exercise in the future\nmight look. Paramedics were sitting in front of screens simulating building\ncollapses, mass casualties, and environmental disasters, such as earthquakes,\ngas leakage, or radiation. The task was to coordinate their moves to see how\nthey communicate with various units, soldiers, firefighters, first responders\nin difficult situations and how they make decisions. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Diana Vikas, an emergency resident from Targu Mures told me they introduced VR simulations in 2013, and she \u003Cstrong>expects these to partly replace military exercises in the future as you don’t need roleplayers, vehicles or other equipment, while you can still easily create situations with multiple victims in various settings. However, you cannot simulate the treatment of patients in VR, so military medical exercises will likely stay for a long time. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\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=\"Virtual Reality Center at NATO Medical Military Exercise\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FNpCoL5eTrVw?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>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Virtual reality center at the NATO military medical exercise near Cincu, Romania in April 2019.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The\nfuture of military medical technology\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Colonel Dr. Laszlo Fazekas noted that everything here is about time. How to keep the injured alive until the medical crew arrives on a scene. From experts to soldiers, first responders to technology, everything is dedicated to this one objective – and future digital technologies should undertake the exact same task. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Captain Máté Tóth mentioned how he believes the next big thing on both the civilian and military scene will be the constant presence of sensors and wearables. It would be of tremendous help for commanders to get real-time feedback about the state of their soldiers – how tired they are, whether they have any medical issues or mental health troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Military medicine already applies remote monitoring, telemedicine, and big data-based analytics in epidemiological predictions, but these will likely be even more crucial in the future.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Captain Máté Tóth mentioned how the Munich-based department for the prevention of transmissible diseases of the NATO Center of Excellence already uses data from the military systems coupled with background information to try to predict potential outbreaks. Regarding telemedicine, he mentioned the example of the hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. The medical team records a radiological image there and sends it back to a German military hospital, where another team of specialists evaluates the case. It is a convenient solution as they can utilize the experience of the best experts even in the field of battle.\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=\"NATO drone footage about military medical exercise\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FKvdvX0KPkOs?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>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NATO drone footage about the location of the military medical exercise near Cincu, Romania in April 2019.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Regarding the question of technology taking over tasks in military medicine or conducting exercises, Captain Máté Tóth said that until humans fight wars, we are likely to have people who heal them, and we will have to do exercises to practice. He explained how strong the bond between soldiers and the medical crew is, how trust overrides everything else. “\u003Cem>The soldier knows that there will be someone who comes for them in the moment of need, there will be someone who provides care for them, and that has an enormous impact on morale\u003C\u002Fem>”, he added.\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>. 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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>In Afghanistan, when we went out for a mission, the thought always calmed me down that no matter what happens the medical team has our back, says Lieutenant Colonel Dirk Mathes, currently Desk Officer at NATO’s Headquarters to The Medical Futurist in the middle of a field somewhere close to Craiova, Romania. We’re sipping coffee from white plastic cups, while some military vehicles fire at imaginary enemies in the distance. A live firing exercise is underway on the first day of the NATO Vigorous Warrior Multinational Joint Medical Exercise. How did we end up there? Sometimes our Editor-in-Chief was asking herself the same question. 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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",{"rendered":187,"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. 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