As there are so many incredible things going on around
the world in healthcare and medicine, a shortlist of 3 of the greatest
developments and ideas would offer us a glimpse into medicine’s future.
Augmented
reality
Digital contact lenses patented by Google have the aim
of changing the course of diabetes management by measuring levels of blood
glucose from tears. As the prototype is undergoing strict testing, regulations
have prepared to rapidly permit the disruptive technology to enter the marketplace
and benefit patients. Also, Microsoft Hololens may change medical education, as
well as how we view the world by projecting digital data onto what we’re seeing.
A German clinic began to experiment with an app using augmented reality upon
iPads inside the operating room. During surgeries, surgeons may see through
anatomical structures like blood vessels inside the liver without having to
open organs; thereby they may perform more exact excisions.
Google
Brain
Ian Pearson’s book, You Tomorrow, discussed the probability
of one day having the ability to develop digital selves based upon neurological
data. It’ll mean we would upload our minds to a computer then live on inside a
digital form. As Google employed Ray Kurzweil to develop the ultimate AI
controlled brain, the opportunity shouldn’t be so far away. We may have been
searching for the secret of immortality in all the wrong areas.
Recreational
cyborgs
Advances in the future of medical technology won’t
just fix physical disadvantages like impaired eyesight, but will also develop
superhuman powers from having the hearing of a bat to the eyesight of an eagle.
While an individual wearing implanted pacemakers or defibrillators can also be
added to the cyborg group, I expect to witness more instances when individuals
request the implantation of a specific device without having any medical issues.
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