About Artyom
Artyom Leydiker has been interested in technology for as long as he can remember. Now more than ever, technology has become a domineering force — both in our individual everyday lives and in global shifts toward change and progress in business, entertainment, education, and much more. Artyom created this blog to share some of the news and trends in technology that inspire him, including but not limited to virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and the rise of blockchain. Check out his blog page for all content, or get started with a few posts below!
Wearable Tech is The Future. Here Is Why
Wearable technology is going through a bit of a boom right now. From health monitors to smart watches, it seems like almost everyone has access to it in one form or another. Unlike many new technologies, many experts agree that wearable tech is here to stay. Most new gadgets are here today and gone tomorrow but the potential for this specific class of wearable items is easily in a league of its own. That is why the following list of reasons why wearable technology is here to stay has been compiled. The new revelations, in no particular order, are as follows:
- Constant Technology Improvements
- Constant Health Monitoring
- Falling Costs
Constant Technology Improvements
As the technology within wearable devices improves, it will get not only more accurate, but also smaller. Although a modern day health monitor that fits snug around a wrist may not seem to be large, it is far larger than what scientists believe will be possible in the future. It is expected that wearable devices as they are now known may someday be intertwined within our clothing so that it is constantly monitoring every aspect about the individual. This will come in time as the physical technology shrinks and more capacity can be placed in smaller elements of design.
Constant Health Monitoring
All too often, the reason that individuals don’t get the help they need in time is not because the help is not available, but because the disease or condition was not caught early enough to treat. Luckily, wearable devices of the future will be able to relay your current health statistics to a database real time that can send you an alert if anything begins to move into dangerous territory. This will undoubtedly save thousands of lives every year thanks to the higher survival rate of those who detect a disease or condition early.
Falling Costs
As with any new technology, the initial costs when it hits the market are quite high. Luckily, the costs of wearable devices have been falling quite rapidly and as more people adopt this tech, production can expand and the price will be able to fall even more. All great technologies that have stood the test of time ultimately had to greatly reduce their prices over time so that the maximum number of consumers could utilize it.
How AI is Changing Healthcare
Artificial intelligence is affecting all aspects of the workforce. Healthcare is one area that the advancements in AI will have a significant impact on. Some routine procedures in healthcare are already completed using AI technologies. This article will talk about some processes and procedures that may be run on AI technology and what AI holds for the future of healthcare.
Medical Records
Identifying medical records for patients is a starting point for what Artificial Intelligence can do in the healthcare sector. The ability to store and summon medical records is an extremely useful tool that will save time, money, and provide doctors with a better analysis of how to approach treating a patient. Companies such as Google have already begun using this kind of technology to help doctors and patients in a few hospitals. The technology Google is using is still in its trial stage, and they continue to rework it for better results. They predict that their Deepmind health project will be able to recommend treatment plans to doctors and patients in the future.
Diagnosis
AI is helping medical professionals diagnose conditions easier and quicker than before. AI, equipped with patient medical history knowledge, is now able to diagnose a problem based off of that knowledge. IBM is another company that is a leader in innovative AI technologies for the healthcare industry. The company has designed AI that can quickly scan images for disease stricken parts of the body and formulate a diagnosis from them. AI can accurately read CT scans, X-rays and other images without human intervention.
Online Consultations
Ai can fix the problem of waiting for an appointment with your doctor. There are apps designed to ask you questions to gather information about a medical condition you may have. If you are not feeling well, you can message the app, and it will ask you a few questions about your symptoms. From there, the app can recommend a course of action for your symptoms. These apps can also serve as reminders for patients to take their medication and follow up on past inquiries to see how they are feeling. Apps like Babylon can reduce wait times and time used to diagnose patients by seeing a doctor face-to-face.
Drug Creation
The analysis that AI offers for the vast amount of information it has stored can provide alternatives to new creations of drugs to treat existing diseases. This process of creating new drugs helps save time using other methods of research for medical professionals.
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