So big and important, they are going to keep it in place and are working thru planning on how to make it be seen as a highly effective and safe alternative to a visit to the doctor's office.
In other words...... for simple stuff, don't come in!
The most immediate benefits are being seen in telemedicine, expanding access to care for millions. Patients have access to healthcare when and where they need it. This medium took a great leap forward during the Covid-19 pandemic and there is no looking back. Many healthcare organizations are now focusing on how best to integrate telehealth services with existing physical ones.
What else is coming? Take a read (from the same article above):
Implantable devices like pacemakers and defibrillators can now be remotely monitored and controlled. Digital tattoos have now been developed for invisible tracking of vital signs every minute of day and night. Bioresorbable electronics can be placed in the body and dissolve when they are no longer needed.
Advances in future medical technology will not just restore function but used to augment the limits of human ability. Earbuds powered with artificial intelligence are now available to translate any spoken language, making one instantly multi-lingual.
Robotic surgery is being routinely performed in minimally invasive procedures that offer precision, control and flexibility. With rapid advances in communication technology remote surgery with the patient and operator present in different continents will soon become a reality.
3-D printing of human tissue will soon make organ transplants obsolete. Scientists have been able to create blood vessels, synthetic ovaries and even a pancreas. These artificial organs can grow within the patient's body and obviate the need for lifelong medication to prevent rejection of transplanted organs.
The increasing burden of global food insecurity and its health implications are being circumvented by rapid advances in the development of synthetic food products. Laboratory grown and cultured meat now match the nutritional value, taste and texture of meat derived from animal sources.
Medical supplies and vaccines are now being routinely delivered by drones to far-flung-areas and inaccessible areas. Zipline, a Silicon Valley start-up has pioneered this approach in Rwanda and Ghana.
Wow, ain't that stuff incredible! Perhaps the biggest scientific breakthrough yet to come...... manufacturing blood so the reliance on blood donors will significantly drop.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
p.s. sharing this because I found it amusing.
