The Future of Digital Therapeutics: Prescribing Apps, Sensors and A.I.
Digital health, digital pills, digital therapeutics… With the ‘digital’ suffix being increasingly used in the digital health industry, the meaning behind some terms might not be so evident at a glance. For instance, one might think that ‘digital therapeutics’ and ‘digital pills’ are interchangeable terms; but they are in fact totally different digital health tools.
While we discussed digital pills in depth last year, we have yet to talk about digital therapeutics. And this is exactly what we have set out to do with this article; as the latter might very well be a viable option in your future treatment.
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Source: The Medical Futurist - September 14, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Medical Education Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones cybersecurity apps applications treatment health management Source Type: blogs
Health Tech And Smart Habitats For People With Special Needs
No matter whether it’s about the problems of ageing, vision, hearing, disabilities or other permanent conditions, modern urban environments or residential places often disregard people with special needs. Luckily, technology and smart design might offer solutions on how to make cities more accessible, more inclusive and entirely suited for everyone in the future.
Smart cities helping people with disabilities
According to the United Nations, by 2050 70% of the global population will live in cities, of which at least 15% will be people with disabilities. Moreover, 360 million people worldwide have moderate to pro...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Innovation technology health technology smart city smart design inclusive accessible people with special needs disability Source Type: blogs
Is There A Place For Facebook In Healthcare?
Data privacy scandals, help in rigging elections, spreading fake news on COVID and vaccines: Facebook has been through a lot and users are not happy with the social media giant’s performance. However, Mark Zuckerberg’s company does not only have a political and social impact, but it’s also getting quite relevant in healthcare.
We looked around what Facebook currently does in healthcare and evaluated whether those are viable ways to follow in the future.
Facebook: from trust issues to healthcare
The social media machine built on “sophisticated, computer-driven engines for extracting users’ person...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 7, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Bioethics Security & Privacy AI facebook future Health Healthcare Innovation social media technology VR fake news smart healthcare Mark Zuckerberg Source Type: blogs
Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare: 10 Medical Fields A.I. Will Change Completely
Artificial intelligence in healthcare has an unimaginable potential. Within the next couple of years, it will revolutionize every area of our life, including medicine. I am fully convinced that it will redesign healthcare completely – and for the better. Let’s take a look at the promising solutions it offers.
I am certain that healthcare will be the lead industrial area of such a revolution and one of the major catalysts for change is going to be artificial intelligence. Check the updated version of A Guide To Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare to understanding, anticipating and controlling artificial in...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 2, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Future of Medicine AI Healthcare Hospital ibm watson Innovation GC1 big data google deepmind Source Type: blogs
Artificial Intelligence Will Redesign Healthcare
Artificial intelligence in healthcare has an unimaginable potential. Within the next couple of years, it will revolutionize every area of our life, including medicine. I am fully convinced that it will redesign healthcare completely – and for the better. Let’s take a look at the promising solutions it offers.
I am certain that healthcare will be the lead industrial area of such a revolution and one of the major catalysts for change is going to be artificial intelligence. Check the updated version of A Guide To Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare to understanding, anticipating and controlling artificial intell...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 2, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Future of Medicine AI Healthcare Hospital ibm watson Innovation GC1 big data google deepmind Source Type: blogs
The Top 12 Health Chatbots In 2021
Over the past years, smart algorithm-powered, text- or voice-based interfaces have multiplied, and they are also taking their place in healthcare. The Medical Futurist believes Molly, Ginger, Replika and the others will ease the burden on doctors in primary care and help patients learn to take care of their health responsibly.
Would you like to try one? Check out the following video about healthcare chatbots:
The age of talking algorithms is here
In 2018, Google stunned the world with the latest feature of the Google Assistant, Duplex, which was able to make an appointment in a hair salon in eerily hum...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 31, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Future of Medicine Healthcare Design AI chatbot digital health Innovation List medical Personalized medicine technology chatbots health chatbot Source Type: blogs
The 10 Trends Shaping the Future of Pharma
The drug sends a message to a caregiver after the patient swallowed it. The doctor prescribes virtual reality treatments for migraines. Do you think it is science fiction? You are mistaken.
The pharma industry has taken a big swung into digital transformation. All participants invest in digital health topics. But as with all trending issues, and there is a lot of fuss that is hard to see through. As the medical community increasingly acknowledges the importance of digital health, the cultural shift we so often talk about is still a way to go. To change that, the first step is always getting to know what’s coming.
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Source: The Medical Futurist - August 26, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine Future of Pharma 3d printing artificial intelligence augmented reality digital health Innovation nanotechnology Personalized medicine pharmacology virtual reality VR gc4 pharmacies pharmacogenetics Source Type: blogs
The 9 Trends Shaping the Future of Pharma
The drug sends a message to a caregiver after the patient swallowed it. The doctor prescribes virtual reality treatments for migraines. Do you think it is science fiction? You are mistaken. Just let me familiarize you with the top 10 trends shaping the future of pharma.
And if you want to have a more in-depth analysis of the topic, read our related ebook, Technologies Shaping the Future of Pharma!
Technologies Shaping the Future of Pharma
We designed this e-book to serve as a collection of relevant examples, best practic...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 26, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine Future of Pharma 3d printing artificial intelligence augmented reality digital health Innovation nanotechnology Personalized medicine pharmacology virtual reality VR gc4 pharmacies pharmacogenetics Source Type: blogs
Big Tech In Medicine: How Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, IBM & NVIDIA Disrupt Healthcare
We’ve spent a good part of our summer writing about Big Tech and how these companies, Amazon, Google/Alphabet, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and NVIDIA have approached medicine and its trillion-dollar market possibilities. These six companies have the most projects in healthcare, and their presence is not negligible at all: they all have the power and the incentive to transform and help digitise this market.
Moreover, all of these companies have something peculiar and very unique to give. Amazon’s distribution network can change the way we think of pharmacies in the future. Microsoft can bring steadiness, reason and predict...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 24, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Judit Kuszkó Tags: TMF Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Genomics Health Insurance Health Sensors & Trackers Portable Medical Diagnostics Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphon Source Type: blogs
NVIDIA In Healthcare: From Gaming To Medicine
This article is a part of our series Tech Giants In Healthcare:
Amazon’s Dive Into Healthcare: A 2021 UpdateIs Apple Going Into Healthcare?Google’s Masterplan for HealthcareIBM’s Moonshot Ambition in MedicineMicrosoft’s 16-Billion Dollar Bet On Health
Take a deeper dive into what these companies aim for in medicine with our e-book, Tech Giants In Healthcare.
Tech Giants in Healthcare
This comprehensive guide, Tech Giants in Healthcare, clarifies how and why big tech companies step into healthcare, and brea...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 17, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Healthcare Design AI amazon apple google IBM microsoft telemedicine A.I. NVIDIA privacy tech giants Kimberly Powell Clara Source Type: blogs
IBM ’ s Moonshot Ambition In Healthcare
This article is a part of our series Tech Giants In Healthcare. Previous titles included
Amazon’s Dive Into Healthcare: A 2021 UpdateIs Apple Going Into Healthcare?Google’s Masterplan for HealthcareMicrosoft Makes a 16-billion Dollar Bet On Healthcare
Take a deeper dive into what these companies aim for in medicine with our e-book, Tech Giants In Healthcare.
Back in 2015, IBM’s previous CEO, Virginia Rometty famously said that IBM’s “moon shot will be the impact we have on healthcare.” Under the Watson Health banner, the tech company has been leveraging its expertise in cognitive computing to a...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Personalized Medicine Portable Medical Diagnostics IBM ibm watson xprize A.I. quantum compu Source Type: blogs
Microsoft Makes a 16-billion Dollar Bet On Healthcare
For long, Microsoft and Apple have fiercely battled it out in the home computer space. And while they are still competitors in that field, their competition has extended to the healthcare field. However, their approach (and success) significantly differ.
Like while Apple was turning its Apple Watch into a point-of-care device, Microsoft seemed more focused on the enterprise side of things rather than the consumer side. Throughout 2020, the company strengthened its healthcare-related partnerships with healthcare organisations and research institutes.
Its recent moves indicate as much. Gregg Pessin, an analyst with...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 2, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Security & Privacy AI microsoft A.I. tech giants cloud cloud computing Satya Nadella Tom McGuinness appl Source Type: blogs
Future Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases
New digital health tech targeted to fight autoimmune diseases or their symptoms are diverse and creative. These often completely different illnesses, like type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis, indicate an immune system dysfunction. Immune cells and mechanisms target the body’s own cells and structures, deconstructing it bit by bit and inducing inflammation.
An estimated 24-50 million people in the US alone are living with autoimmune conditions. It affects their day-to-day life, but scientists suggest people living with chronic conditions could also be more suscepti...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 29, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: szandra Tags: Biotechnology Future of Medicine Portable Medical Diagnostics Telemedicine & Smartphones chatbot diabetes digital health sleep optimization chronic pain chronic illness skin coronavirus autoimmune disease Source Type: blogs
Google ’ s Masterplan for Healthcare
With 7% of Google searches – or 70,000 per minute – being health-related, it was only a matter of time before the search giant aimed to be a healthcare giant. Google hasn’t been particularly shy at expressing these ambitions either. It purchased Fitbit for $2.1 billion and had a dedicated healthcare offshoot from its A.I. branch, Deepmind.
In this new article series exploring the latest moves by tech giants into healthcare, we will look at recent developments coming from Google. Previous entries looked at the moves of Google’s competitors Amazon and Apple, and provided insights into the trends that those companies ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 27, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Genomics Health Sensors & Trackers Portable Medical Diagnostics Security & Privacy AI genetics google Healthcare Innovation technolog Source Type: blogs
Alcohol, Smoking, Drugs: How Technology Can Help
The global statistics on substance use are disquieting. Globally, about 3 million people die every year from alcohol abuse. Tobacco kills up to half of its users – over 8 million people annually. And the UN’s 2021 World Drug Report estimated that around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020, while over 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders.
Disruptive technologies could act only as additional tools for managing preventive or reactive treatment for both victims and physicians next to therapy. Alcohol content-measuring wristbands, smart lighters, nicotine tracking wearables, stop smoking apps, virt...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: E-Patients Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Health Sensors & Trackers Portable Medical Diagnostics Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones Virtual Reality alcohol digital health Innovation smoking technology VR health Source Type: blogs
