How modern technologies are changing medicine

Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Role of Innovative Medical Technologies

Research of modern technologies is also constantly growing in the field of medical technology, and new discoveries are being made almost daily around the world. Some of these have an impact on our daily lives, changing the way we receive healthcare.

Let’s take a look at some of the latest developments and see what impact they are having on our medical care.

1. Robotic Surgery

It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel from the 1980s—a robot operating on people, accurately, precisely, with a steady hand, without tiring, fully focused and controlled. What sounded like a dream of the future a few decades ago has become reality since the invention of the Da Vinci surgical system in 1999. Robotic surgery is one of the greatest innovations in medicine in recent years. The robots are equipped with cameras and have mechanical arms.

The biggest advantages include:

• Minimally Invasive Procedures: Due to the extremely precise and small incisions, there is less scarring, and recovery times are shorter.
• Maximum Precision: Robots can work more accurately and precisely than the best surgeon can with their own hands.
• Reduced Risk of Complications: As all operations are carried out accurately and precisely, the risk of complications during surgery is reduced.

These are controlled by the surgeons via a console. Initially, the system was mainly used for heart and urinary operations. In 2008, 77 percent of all prostate operations in the USA were performed using Da Vinci systems.
Robot-assisted surgery is expected to be used much more widely in the coming years, representing a significant healthcare advancement

2. Telemedicine

Telemedicine has fundamentally changed healthcare. This became particularly clear during the global coronavirus crisis. When the pandemic meant that almost the entire world was confined to their homes to avoid infection, telemedicine experienced a veritable boom.

Accustomed to online meetings with companies, the idea arose of also consulting patients remotely via video calls, telephone conversations, or online conferences and at least getting an initial picture.

The main advantages of telemedicine include

• Accessibility: Even patients who live far away or are not very mobile can consult a specialist online.
• Time Saving: Both doctor and patient save time; there is no need to travel to the doctor’s surgery, and there are no long queues.
• Continuity of Care: With little time investment, comprehensive follow-up care and monitoring of chronic illnesses are possible from the comfort of your own home.

3. 3D printing

3D printing is another innovation and one of the most modern technologies, that is having a huge impact on modern medicine.

Isn’t it practical to be able to have a prosthesis printed quickly and easily? When you don’t have to wait weeks for a spare part for a machine to be ordered from the factory but can simply have the part printed out quickly? What was unimaginable a few years ago has long since become reality.

Customized implants, prostheses, and even biologically printed tissue can be produced using 3D printing.

Personalized precision medicine is rapidly gaining ground. Advanced technologies and new tools make it possible to carry out treatments that are precisely tailored to the individual’s needs.

4. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning

AI and machine learning are playing an increasingly important role in medical diagnostics and treatment planning and are regarded as another modern technologies. Huge amounts of data can be analysed to derive patterns, make diagnoses, and draw up treatment plans.

While it would take humans many days to analyse all sources on a particular topic, AI can do this in just a few seconds. Medical images and data can be precisely analysed by good AI software, helping with the early detection of diseases such as cancer.

As AI is capable of learning, it is possible to use algorithms to predict which patients will respond to which treatment and how.

This enables more personalized and effective medical care, eliminating the need for trial and error as you know how the person will react.

5. Wearable Health Devices

More and more people want to live more consciously and healthily. Wearable health devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, or even the very simple pedometer on a mobile phone, make it possible to monitor your own health.

Also these devices are a part of modern technologies. Vital parameters can be monitored, and the heart rate can be seen in real-time.

They enable continuous monitoring and provide information on activity levels and sleep behaviour. The user can recognize potential health problems from the outset and take action before they become a more serious problem.

This encourages people to stay active and lead healthier lives.

6. Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in Healthcare

Augmented reality (AR) technology creates a better image by adding virtual elements to the real image. These can be images or sounds, or even texts.
This is done, for example, with smartphones, tablets or specially designed AR glasses. It is often used, but not realized as one of the modern technologies.

Virtual reality (VR) technology creates a completely new environment. You need to use a specially designed VR headset for this. This immerses you in a virtual world that is reflected in 3D.
You have the feeling of really being in this world, one of the most impressing modern technologies.

Both technologies can be used to improve medical training and patient care. Medical training simulators are used to recreate real-life events, similar to a flight simulator. This can greatly improve the training of doctors, especially surgeons.

AR can help patients to better understand and explain medical procedures. The 3D models make everything clearer and easier to understand for the patient.

VR is used in pain treatment. The patient is transported into a virtual world and is less aware of the pain due to the distraction.

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