Many of the new technologies in medicine focus on helping medical professionals with data integration and predictive analysis. They also provide them with insight into a patient’s condition, and enable them to identify better treatment options. Inhalers with a connection can save lives by reminding patients to take their medication. AccuVein for instance assists nurses and doctors locate veins during injections by showing where blood flow is located on the skin’s surface. Other smart devices assist to make surgery more secure, such as virtual reality systems that allows surgeons to practice procedures before they start on the patient.
Another 2022 innovation that improves the patient’s outcomes is telemedicine. Telemedicine lets doctors diagnose and treat patients remotely using a video link. This can reduce the number of hospital visits that patients have to make. It also reduces the length of time patients wait for treatment and improve access to treatment.
Wearables are another health innovation that monitors a patient’s blood oxygen levels as well as stress levels and heart rate. This technology can alert doctors when a patient’s health is declining. They can then take preventative measures and avoid needing more intensive treatment in the future. Meanwhile, gene-editing technologies like CRISPR have revolutionized the way that diseases are treated by allowing researchers to reference alter or correct a patient’s DNA. This could be the solution to some fatal diseases.