The 10 Future Health Technologies Predicted to Change the World

 

AdTechID --- The health technology of the future sounds like it is far from the shadow of today's life. In fact, various innovations in this field are being worked on gradually.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic spread, health technology to minimize physical contact between people has been forced to develop rapidly. The proliferation of telemedicine startups and applications is proof of this development.

In the next 10 years,  The 10 Future Health Technologies Predicted to Change the World, there will be more and more technologies that change the medical world. The presence of this technology will help patients heal quickly and help doctors help patients appropriately.

What are the experts' predictions of this future health technology? What are these innovations? Adtechid will review it in this article. Read it all the way through, yes!

1. Artificiall Intelligence (AI)

AI is an artificial intelligence program whose way of working mimics human intelligence. In medicine, AI can help doctors diagnose a disease, provide more accurate test results, and support research on new drugs.

Ever used a health app? When you complain about your health problems in this app, there is a chat bot feature that automatically replies to your complaints. This is one example of the application of AI in the field of medicine.

In addition, AI has also been applied in the field of cardiovascular medicine with the development of Echocardiography, CT Scan, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

2. Virtual Reality (VR)

Not only used for playing games, VR is also useful for future health practices.

VR is used as a simulation tool for surgeons before performing surgery. This will help with operation accuracy and reduce the risk of death from malpractice.

One of the companies that developed VR as a surgical simulation tool is Osso VR with its Collaborative Training Tool for US$50,000 to US$400,000 per unit.

3. Augmented Reality (AR)

Through AR, abstract concepts that are difficult to explain in the real world can be well projected. In the context of health, AR can help patients explain their pain symptoms better so that the doctor's diagnosis will also be more accurate.

In addition, nurses can find the blood vessels appropriately before injecting drugs into patients, for example through the AccuVein' service. Surgeons can also be helped when performing operations with technology, for example through a product called Sync AR.

4. Health Monitoring App

Health monitoring applications such as Halodok, Alodokter, or KlikDokter are examples of future health technologies that have developed rapidly in recent years, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

When regional restrictions were imposed, sick people had difficulty going to clinics or hospitals due to full capacity, limited medical personnel, and the virulently spreading Covid-19 virus.

With the application, patients can consult a doctor and get a prescription for medicine. The medicine can be paid directly through a bank account or e-wallet and will be delivered to the house. More practical and not time consuming.

5. Health Monitoring Gadgets

These health monitoring devices are usually wearable devices that are installed very close to a person's body. Its function is to detect heart rate, blood pressure, glucose levels, and other health indicators.

When there is one of the indicators that is considered abnormal, we can directly consult a doctor. Gadgets like this help prevent disease to the highest stage.

6. Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)

A genome is all the genetic information that a cell or microorganism has. This genome contains an assortment of genes responsible for the metabolism, inheritance of traits, and growth of living beings.

In the medical world, these genes can be used to trace the origin of diseases, administer medicines on target, and even accurately detect new diseases. Well, with the help of this WGS technology, complex genome mapping can be done more easily.

For example, in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic spread. A number of Australian scientists, through a report by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the University of New South Wales (UNSW), are said to have successfully sequenced the genome of the Covid-19 virus.

As a result, the pandemic was successfully controlled because scientists had already found an antidote. Scientists are also easier to detect new variants of Covid-19 and quickly develop a cure.

7. Drug Development Revolution Through In Silico

In Silico is a future health technology that functions to modify drugs, proteins, and others. With this technology, drug development and discovery will be even more cost-effective.

This is because in silico technology can predict the structure of drugs through mathematical equations, visualization in three-dimensional form, and can evaluate the interaction between compounds and targets before synthesizing these structures into drugs.

In silico is especially useful if a disease mutates and gives birth to another version of itself that is stronger. So, scientists and doctors will be helped in developing drugs that can paralyze the virus without a long time.

8. 3D Printing

The 3D printing method was originally introduced for construction purposes, such as printing miniature buildings. As it turns out, this future medical technology can also be used to practice implantation, prosthetics, making anatomical models, as well as medical devices such as forceps, clamps, hemostats and retractors.

9. Nanobots

A nanobot is a robot assembled with a size close to the nanometer scale (10 ranks -9 meters). This robot was developed to detect cancer cells by inserting them into the immune system.

Through outside control, the nanobot will instruct the problematic blood cells to destroy themselves and prevent them from spreading to other blood cells. That way, cells that are still healthy can be maintained.

10. Personalized Medical Care

With the presence of AI, VR, AR, to robotic technology, of course, the medical treatment of each individual is increasingly specific and personalized. During this time, when a person is sick, doctors always advise treatments and treatments similar to other patients.

In fact, the structure of the human body is different and very unique. There may be some people who can consume certain types of drugs, some who can't.

With the combination of current and future technology, a person's treatment and treatment will be more accurate according to the condition of his body.

The 10 Future Health Technologies Predicted to Change the World in the next ten years may be more sophisticated than adtechid mentioned, but at least, the ten innovations above can give you an idea of how fast technology is developing in the world of health.

In the future, the use of health monitoring applications and gadgets will be increasingly rampant. Especially since the Covid-19 pandemic, people are more aware of the importance of maintaining health.

Hopefully in the future health innovations will continue to develop so that all humans can be healthy and away from disease, yes! Hopefully, this information will add to your insights!