The Top 10 Digital Health Stories Of 2022
Edging towards the end of the year, it is time for a summary of how digital health progressed in 2022. It is easy to get lost in the noise – I myself shared well over a thousand articles, studies and news items between January and the end of November 2022. Thus, just like in 2021, 2020 (and so on), I picked the 10 topics I believe will have the most significance in the future of healthcare. 1. The Rise Of Digital Therapeutics (DTx) Unlike a number of unsubstantial hypes (NFTs, Metaverse to name a few), we see DTx as a meaningful trend that has the capacity to bring major short-term improvements in personalised ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 29, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF digital health pharma drones digital health trends vocal biomarkers WHO DTx digital therapeutics Metaverse virtual ward summary AI healthcare worker Source Type: blogs

Gene Pathway Analysis In Action – 3 × 4 DNA Test Review
In the past couple of years, I have taken at least 10 genetic tests, including this latest DNA test from 3×4 Genetics. This may seem excessive, but I have my reasons. I graduated from medical school as a genetic specialist and completed my PhD as a clinical genomics researcher, and although I turned to medical futurism, my original field never ceases to fascinate me. I’m very curious about how these tests advance and hope I might be able to provide insights for patients worldwide about what they can expect to learn from such tests and what those tests can really deliver. Thus, I didn’t hesitate for a second to ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 24, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Genomics Personalized Medicine dna testing genetic test Genetic testing review dna test review 3x4 Genetics pathway analysis Source Type: blogs

Where Does Diabetes Technology Stand In 2022?
Diabetes management went through a radical transformation in the last years due to technology: the diabetes patient community found a strong voice online, continuous glucose monitors are taking the place of finger pricks, digital patches and insulin pumps make the dosage of insulin more predictable, and connected devices promise the era of artificial pancreas real soon. We looked around where diabetes technology stands today and what could we expect in the next 5-10 years. The diabetes community and digital health tech companies pushing for change Diabetes continues to affect the lives of millions around the globe. A...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 22, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine community diabetes digital digital health patient technology artificial pancreas blood diabetes management insulin diabetic health management blood sugar Source Type: blogs

Danger Alert: AI Is Writing Content, But It ’s Lying – Let Us Show You How
There is a growing number of AI text generators around the web, offering more or less the same.  You give a brief of your planned content and maybe some keywordsSet the parameters, like the language, the tone of the text and the creativity levelHit enterVoila, you get your blog post/article/marketing copy/whatever Isn’t it amazing? Writing a good text takes effort, so outsourcing it to AI could save us a ton of time in researching and crafting content.  Before you quickly lay off all your writers, let me show through a few examples of why trusting A.I. with content is dangerous as of now. TLDR spoiler: it is l...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI AI text generator synthetic media AI in heaalthcare Source Type: blogs

Danger Alert: A.I. Is Writing Content, But It ’s Lying – Let Us Show You How
There is a growing number of A.I. text generators around the web, offering more or less the same.  You give a brief of your planned content and maybe some keywordsSet the parameters, like the language, the tone of the text and the creativity levelHit enterVoila, you get your blog post/article/marketing copy/whatever Isn’t it amazing? Writing a good text takes effort, so outsourcing it to A.I. could save us a ton of time in researching and crafting content.  Before you quickly lay off all your writers, let me show through a few examples of why trusting A.I. with content is dangerous as of now. TLDR spoiler: it ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI AI text generator synthetic media AI in heaalthcare Source Type: blogs

11 × 1 Minutes To Catch Up With The Most Important Digital Health Concepts
Every now and then I do a “One Minute Challenge” video, with the goal of explaining digital health-related concepts in just one minute. Here are these collected bits, a few of them just over a minute, something like a crash course on the basics.  Let’s see the topics I covered so far.  1. What is digital health?  This first video starts with the basics, what is digital health at all? What belongs here and what doesn’t? How will it change the role of medical professionals and patients? So many things can be packed in slightly more than 60 seconds.  2. Who is an e-patient? ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 10, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF AI augmented reality digital health e-patient virtual reality deep learning machine learning telemedicine digital biomarkers vocal biomarkers point-of-care virtual ward one minute challenge Source Type: blogs

Global Digital Health 100 – The Medical Futurist ’ s Top Choices in 2022
We first published the list of the Top 100 Digital Health Companies in 2017, highlighting the mindblowing growth the sector registered in the previous year. “Global digital health investments totalled more than 8 billion USD in 2016” – we wrote. Looking at the latest data, we better keep our seatbelts fastened: this figure was USD 57.2 billion in 2021, with a year-on-year growth of 79%. Digital health is booming, with dozens, hundreds of startups and scale-ups entering the realm each year. While their spectacular promises are loud, failure is silent – unless it happens to one of the tech giants ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 7, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF bioprinting digital health Healthcare wearables top 100 telemedicine digital health companies remote care digital therapeutics Source Type: blogs

What Do Digital Biomarkers Mean?
The spread of wearable digital technologies in healthcare generating big data entailed the appearance of a new type of medical information. They produce actionable insights into the biological state of individuals, just like “general” biomarkers, but are collected through digital tools. Here’s our summary of what digital biomarkers mean and how they will be used in the near future. The appearance of user-generated big data in healthcare In the last couple of years, Fitbit, Jawbone, Apple Health, Withings, Garmin, Sleep as Android, WIWE, MocaCare, Skeeper – in other words, fitness trackers, step count...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 3, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Digital Health Research Health Sensors & Trackers Innovation prediction prevention digital biomarkers population health preventive health Source Type: blogs

Generative Adversarial Networks: How Can AI Learn So Much While Its IQ Remains Zero?
A short while ago we wrote about why it is a good idea to get friendly with AI before it arrives in your everyday work environment. We introduced the text-to-art algorithm Midjourney – as an easy and entertaining partner for this venture. But how do these algorithms work? How can they translate our words (Superman and Wonderwoman in Starbucks) into (more or less) fitting images? And how is it possible that while these models get better and better, their IQ remains 0? Superman and Wonderwoman in Starbucks – by Midjourney Welcome to the wonderful world of Generative Adversarial Networks or GANs for short...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 2, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI algorithm deep learning GAN Generative Adversarial Networks Source Type: blogs

These 8 Countries Could Put Together The World ’ s Most Advanced Healthcare System
If we are looking for the one thing common in the healthcare systems in various countries, is that no one has ever been truly satisfied with their own. The level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction of course varies widely between countries and is closely related to the economic performance and possibilities available for the given country in the past centuries/decades. But as we will see, with having focus and working for the right goals, it is possible to fully transform a country and its healthcare in just a few decades. Can we, dreaming freely, come up with the perfect system? There are so many good examples all over the...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Future of Medicine Science Fiction e-patient Healthcare healthcare design digital technology health IT healthcare system longevity digital health technologies Future of healthcare patient inclusion Source Type: blogs

10+1 Commandments For Companies Developing Wearable Health Trackers
Throughout the last couple of years, I have tested and used about 150 devices and gadgets that measure health parameters or vital signs. From the very first Fitbit to A.I.-driven portable ultrasounds, the evolution is real, and I am delighted to have had the opportunity to watch it first-hand. I also use a dozen health trackers to live healthily on a daily basis. Even before the wearable revolution started to unfold – just as I described in The Guide to the Future of Medicine -, I used data in an Excel spreadsheet to know more about my health and boost my motivation. Nowadays, it is unimaginable for me to go out...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers future Medicine smartwatch technology wearable gc2 Kardia fitness tracker Apple Watch digital health device withings scanwatch Source Type: blogs

A 24-Hour Skin Patch That Monitors Blood Pressure: The BioBeat Review
This study shows similar and high agreements between BP measurements obtained using a PPG-based non-invasive cuffless BP device and a cuff-based BP device across sex, BMI, and skin color groups.”  “…the considerably higher sensitivity of wearable sensors can revolutionize clinical trials by enabling earlier identification of abnormal reactions with fewer subjects.” – says the other published on Nature.com.   Pros and Cons and my final verdict First of all, I liked this device, it was indeed comfortable, I think it has a place in healthcare, and it is filling an important niche. Blo...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers Portable Medical Diagnostics review blood pressure blood pressure monitor Biobeat Source Type: blogs

What Could You Do With Cheap Genome Sequencing Now?
Genome sequencing does definitely not equal fortune telling: it cannot predict how long you will live or what your body mass index will look like. However, it can tell you a lot about your sensitivity to drugs, your family history or whether you are a carrier of monogenic conditions. After the Human Genome Project was completed 20 years ago (for a whopping $2.7 billion), the dream was to be able to sequence a person’s genome for 1000 USD. After this became feasible, the next dream was to make it even cheaper: now it costs around 200 USD after Illumina’s innovation came to life. What is the next dream? To...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 18, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Genomics Personalized Medicine DNA dna testing Genetic testing genetics Genome Healthcare Innovation gc3 genome sequencing Source Type: blogs

The 8 Most Reassuring Examples of Using A.I. In Healthcare
Artificial intelligence, probably the most powerful technology trend today, will transform healthcare. In some areas, it has already arrived, extending the diagnostic capabilities of radiologists or dermatologists, supporting triage decisions in emergency units,  looking for promising new drug candidates or allowing locked-in patients to communicate with others.  But this is just the beginning. A cultural and technological revolution is just around the corner. What will it bring? How will it reshape the art of medicine? This is the topic of our most popular e-book, A Guide To Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare. The...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 14, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Source Type: blogs

Here Is How You Get Friendly With A.I. Before It Gets To The Office
If you ask a random person whether they use artificial intelligence in their everyday lives, the answer will likely be a firm negative. However, this answer is incorrect: most of us use it a good number of times every day. A.I. is everywhere around us, it just doesn’t look like the mental picture we have, which usually resembles T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgement Day or the Borg Queen from the Star Trek series. Ugly, evil, and almost omnipotent. All images in this article were generated by Midjourney, a text-to-art algorithm. This was its take on “The Borg Queen and T-1000 from Terminator 2 in one picture” Mos...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 11, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI algorithm text-to-art Midjourney Source Type: blogs