Answer to Question #202211 in Biology for Abebe Nigatu

Question

In what other areas of medicine would you expect technology to make inroads next? Where do you think it would be most beneficial, and how would it change the way doctors and nurses work today? Provide several examples.

Answer 1

In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic forced healthcare into the future, and, as a result, several promising medical technologies were tested on a massive scale. The anticipated transformations in medicine, that will become routine are:

1) Advanced telemedicine

2) New methods of drug development

3) Data-driven healthcare

4) Nanomedicine

5) 5G enabled devices

6) Tricorders

7) Healthcare's digital assistants

8) Smarter pacemakers

9) A lab with a chip

10) Wearables with a purpose

All this will help to prevent illnesses and endure human life. Therefore, there will be a greater need for elderly care personnel.