Is It Revolutionary? A 6-Question Checklist To Assess Any Digital Health Announcement
The sheer amount of press releases, news articles, and corporate announcements on digital health technologies is overwhelming. You see dozens every day, and they all sound grandiose and important – obviously.
But how can you separate the wheat from the chaff? How to decide if the given report is about something important, about a technology or method that might become really significant? This is what we try to do with the team of The Medical Futurist by providing context, but the goal is that you can do it as well.
We collected a six-question checklist to help with this. The method is simple: if the answer ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Forecast Digital Health Research artificial intelligence future Medicine technology medical technology health technology med tech Source Type: blogs
Top 10 Research Topics To Pursue In Digital Health
The question we most frequently get at The Medical Futurist Institute is easily the one asking for guidance on potential research topics. In fact, we face it so often that we decided to write a summary of our thoughts to provide an overview and some insights to anyone who is willing to dive deep into digital health but is unsure about the best direction to take.
Whatever you choose, take a look at these four criteria first
Find a nicheAim for uncharted territoriesLook for ease of entrySeek answers to important questions
We compiled a list of ten research topics we believe are in line with the above principles and ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 1, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research E-Patients Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Portable Medical Diagnostics Telemedicine & Smartphones AI EMR v Source Type: blogs
3 Powerful Real-World A.I. Examples That Are Used by Patients in Healthcare
There is certainly no shortage of research on artificial intelligence, machine and deep learning algorithms these days. You will come across a number of announcements every week reporting on fascinating findings, new methods, and breakthrough results.
Despite the unquestionable buzz, it is challenging to pinpoint examples that actually found their way into everyday medical practice, that became part of “standard” healthcare.
In this article, we will introduce three areas we believe will be the forerunners of the A.I. revolution in medicine and will discuss four principles that help to determine whether you ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 30, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine AI doctors vocal biomarkers Future of healthcare medical algorithm skin checking app cough analysis Source Type: blogs
How Will A.I. Penetrate Healthcare? Through Your Skin, Voice And Cough!
There is certainly no shortage of research on artificial intelligence, machine and deep learning algorithms these days. You will come across a number of announcements every week reporting on fascinating findings, new methods, and breakthrough results.
Despite the unquestionable buzz, it is challenging to pinpoint examples that actually found their way into everyday medical practice, that became part of “standard” healthcare.
In this article, we will introduce three areas we believe will be the forerunners of the A.I. revolution in medicine and will discuss four principles that help to determine whether you ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 30, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine AI doctors vocal biomarkers Future of healthcare medical algorithm skin checking app cough analysis Source Type: blogs
DIY Blood Draw – Could Patients Collect Blood At Home?
Blood draws are essential, but this doesn’t make them anyone’s favourite pastime: they are time-consuming and involve needles. Is there a way to make it in a do-it-yourself (DIY) fashion? Can we collect blood samples at home?
While this method will be far from omnipotent for the unforeseeable future, it might have its merits. The pandemic highlighted how avoiding contact with a large number of random patients can be a wise idea. Besides, home-sampling of blood can provide a very efficient and convenient method for clinical trials, encouraging patient participation.
Let’s see the technology first. The init...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 18, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF E-Patients Future of Medicine blood test blood draw at-home tests at-home lab tests DIY blood draw blood sample at-home blood test at-home blood draw DIY blood test blood work Source Type: blogs
Hackers, Breaches And The Value Of Health Data: 2022 E-Book Update
As solutions like remote care are becoming the norm, 3D printing disrupts the normal supply chain and the number of life science studies on tools like artificial intelligence (A.I.) skyrocket, it’s become clear that we are not anticipating the digital health era; we are in the digital health era. This was to come sooner or later, but the pandemic accelerated the process by years.
However, along with the enhanced healthcare landscape that digital health brings along, there is the pressing issue of privacy. To put it bluntly, there is no digital health without sacrificing a part of our privacy. The advanced techno...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 11, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Covid-19 Digital Health Research E-Patients Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Genomics Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Personalized Medicine Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones amazon dev Source Type: blogs
The Future of 3D Printing Drugs In Pharmacies Is Closer Than You Think
3D printing drugs is not a fantasy anymore. Unbelievable shapes and any kind of drug can be fabricated with groundbreaking technology. The UK biotech company, FabRx believes it could even appear as a regular technique in hospitals and pharmacies for creating personalised drugs in specific doses within 5-10 years. In February 2022 the company announced they developed a technology allowing them to 3D print tablets in 7-17 seconds, a huge improvement from earlier.
Print out starfish-shaped drugs for your child at home
Somewhere in the 2030s: Annie was called by her daughter’s teacher that she had a high fever...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 9, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: 3D Printing Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Healthcare Innovation Personalized medicine GC1 pharmacies 3d printed drugs personalized drugs Source Type: blogs
Amazing Technologies Changing The Future Of Dermatology
Smart algorithms will soon diagnose skin cancer, dermatologists consult patients online, and 3D printers will print out synthetic skin to fight tissue shortages. There is a lot going on in dermatology, and medical professionals should prepare in time for the technological changes before they start swiping through the specialty. Let’s start by familiarising ourselves with the most amazing technologies changing the future of dermatology!
Skin cancer is too common
According to statistics from the WHO, currently, some 1.5 million non-melanoma skin cancers and 325,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year. Data...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine Telemedicine & Smartphones 3d printing AI artificial intelligence digital Healthcare Innovation nanotechnology Personalized medicine robotics wearables GC1 dermatology Source Type: blogs
Looking Inside Your Body In 3D – The Curiscope Virtuali-tee Review
We first reviewed the Curiscope Virtuali-tee a few years ago and found it futuristic, forward-looking and fun. Whenever these three attributes characterise a technology, we know it’s a jackpot. The Virtuali-tee Human Body T-shirt created by Curiscope has all three qualifiers – and one more. It’s our secret weapon for blowing people’s minds with augmented reality.
Four years have passed since we first laid on hands on it, so it was time to take another look at it and see if our opinions have changed. Spoiler alert: no, we still like it.
What is it? The T-shirt and the accompanying app show colorful hum...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 28, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Augmented Reality Medical Education Anatomy digital future Health Healthcare Medicine STEM review MedEd Source Type: blogs
Digital Clothing, Biofashion And Smart Outfits – The Future Of Fashion
Fast fashion is not only unsustainable but also means an unbearable burden to the planet. The situation is ripe for change. Could lab-grown leather and other novel ways of synthetic garment production, biofashion or digital clothing show the way to an alternative future for the apparel industry? Is there a chance of improving our attitude towards clothing items by adding more value, new functionality?
From Burda to the unsustainable downward spiral of fast fashion
When our grandmothers in the 1950s wanted to dress according to the latest trend, they bought the Burda Magazine alongside some fabric and used the fam...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 21, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Biotechnology Health Sensors & Trackers design digital future Healthcare wearables fashion fast fashion digital clothing digital clothes artificial leather artificial material synthetic biofashion Source Type: blogs
mRNA Vaccines: From Tackling A Pandemic To Treating Cancer
The story of the multi-decade uphill battle Katalin Karikó and her fellow researchers fought to prove messenger RNA can viably be used in medicine is widely known today. In just as little as two years, the world has learned about mRNA technology and how fast it can react when the need arises holding almost unlimited promises in future applications. As always is the case with “instant hits” in science, the ride was actually very long and bumpy, but more on that later.
What is mRNA?
In very simple terms: messenger ribonucleic acids (or mRNAs in short) are the body’s natural way to transport messages from o...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 12, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Forecast Biotechnology Future of Medicine Nanotechnology cancer cancer research covid19 vaccine research HIV mRNA messenger RNA cancer vaccine malaria malaria vaccine HIV vaccine pancreatic cancer pancreatic cancer va Source Type: blogs
mRNA Vaccines: From Tackling Pandemic To Treating Cancer
The story of the multi-decade uphill battle Katalin Karikó and her fellow researchers fought to prove messenger RNA can viably be used in medicine is widely known today. In just as little as two years, the world has learned about mRNA technology and how fast it can react when the need arises holding almost unlimited promises in future applications. As always is the case with “instant hits” in science, the ride was actually very long and bumpy, but more on that later.
What is mRNA?
In very simple terms: messenger ribonucleic acids (or mRNAs in short) are the body’s natural way to transport messages from o...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 12, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Forecast Biotechnology Future of Medicine Nanotechnology cancer cancer research covid19 vaccine research HIV mRNA messenger RNA cancer vaccine malaria malaria vaccine HIV vaccine pancreatic cancer pancreatic cancer va Source Type: blogs
Lifestyle Medicine Could Be The Key To Digital Health Adoption
I’ve been wearing several generations and types of smartwatches for a couple of years and I only remove my watch when I shower. I use it to track my sleep and its smart alarm wakes me up at the optimal time every morning. With the pocketable Kardia, I regularly check my ECG at home to detect any anomalies. For an in-depth analysis of what my genetic makeup predisposes me to, I had my whole genome sequenced. And I bring relevant data to my general practitioner during my checkups so that we can decide on preventive measures. In short, I’m trying to live like the patient of the future, using lifestyle medicine to prev...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 29, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Lifestyle medicine E-Patients Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Medical Education Personalized Medicine sleep stress food scanner sleep apnea Apple Watch Dr. Vernes Baylor ACLM Source Type: blogs
The New Buzz: These Are The Top Examples Of Digital Therapeutics
Digital Therapeutics or DTx in short is one of the latest buzzwords in the digital health ecosystem. Unlike others (NFT, Metaverse just to name a few) however, we see DTx as a meaningful trend that has the capacity to bring short-term, substantial improvements in personalised healthcare.
What is Digital Therapeutics?
The definition by the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, the main professional hub is:
“Digital therapeutics (DTx) deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions that are driven by high-quality software programs to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. They are used inde...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 21, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers Telemedicine & Smartphones software chronic pain apps cancer care mental health DTx digital therapeutics eczema Atopic dermatitis sleep disorders Source Type: blogs
Will Digital Health Widen Or Close The Health Inequity Gap?
This study shows real-world positive results of peer-to-peer mentoring for diabetes patients.
Disruptive technologies have a tendency to widen gaps – before closing them
It is hard to predict the rate at which digital health becomes reality for everyone. But thinking back to what we know about former examples of how disruptive – not that anyone called them that then – technologies spread, we see a tendency that they tend to widen the gap at first but close them later.
From electricity to washing machines, from polio vaccines to mobile phones – there was a period for each when the bene...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 14, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Digital Health Research E-Patients Medical Education Telemedicine & Smartphones Source Type: blogs
