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Technological Advancements in Medicine

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Technological Advancements in Medicine

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  1. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN MEDICINE

  2. ROBOTIC SURGERY SIMULATOR (RoSS)

  3. RoSS trains aspiring surgeons to handle robot assisted surgeries in a simulated environment. Doctors can develop the necessary motor and cognitive skills without exposing patients to unnecessary risks. Robotic surgery is expected to take over conventional methods as they’ve been shown to produce minimal scarring and quicker recovery times. Credit1: RoSS

  4. Expansion of TELEHEALTH coverage

  5. Telehealth is already a growing sector but is expected to expand even further as it continues to show benefits. Online primary care consultations provides convenience and cut costs for both patients and providers. Integration of telehealth with crucial hospital units like ICUs have been shown to reduce mortality rates2.

  6. REMOTE Patient Monitoring

  7. Wearable technology has not only caught the eye of the fashion industry but has uses in medical diagnostics as well. Doctors can track real time ECG readings from portable monitors to detect abnormal heart rhythms. Diabetics may also soon spared the finger-prick tests to check blood sugar levels as non-invasive wearables are being developed.

  8. Personalised CANCER THERAPY

  9. Conventional cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiotherapy are notoriously ineffective at sparing healthy tissues. Cancer immunotherapy promises to deliver more targeted actions and less side effects. It employs the patient’s own immune system to attack cancer cells.

  10. CRISPR Gene Editing

  11. CRISPR is the buzz word in the world of genetics. Although still in its early days, it’s been hailed as a game changer. CRISPR is a technique that eases and speeds up the process of modifying DNA. As exciting as it is controversial, this discovery opens the gate to treating genetic diseases and draws debate on where to draw the line for gene editing. Credit: Phys.org3

  12. BIG DATA

  13. Public health stand to gain as big data give more ammunition to disease mapping4. Real-time reporting of data can inform responses to infectious outbreaks. Predictive analytics also boost the doctor’s ability to manage patients for example by producing more accurate risk stratification models of lifestyle disease like diabetes.

  14. Medical 3D PRINTING

  15. With 3D printers becoming cheaper and able to print using more materials, printing prosthetic hands5is blossoming and giving hopes to thousands. And why stop there? It will hardly be surprising if you will be able to print your own drugs, one day. Navigating regulations may prove to be tougher.

  16. BLOCKCHAIN

  17. No doubt, 2017 was the year of cryptocurrencies. But with the hype being over, the underlying blockchain technology still promises to play an important part in medicine. Blockchain is expected to be used in management of medical data, data security and even drug development6.

  18. References • RoSS • KNect365 • Phys.org • Bigdata-Madesimple • The Medical Futurist • Forbes

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