COMPUTER SCIENCE PROJECT

Technology and its positive impacts on healthcare

By Rishi Bhatt 9.2

 Nanotechnology and its benefits
With the use of nanotechnology, scientists
hope to prevent illness, more quickly
diagnose, control disease and treat disease
with fewer side effects, and create better
medical aids such as more compatible
prosthetics. Nanoparticles and surfaces made
of nanostructures are used in many areas of
healthcare research.
Furthermore, nanotechnology
can make healthcare less
expensive and less time-
consuming. For example,
check-ups could occur
without ever having to leave
your home. That may be
possible with nanoscience
and hand-held equipment.
 Prevention applications of
Nanotechnology in healthcare
Specific applications for nanotechnology in medicine include these
developments:
---Better tools for prevention
1. Nasoscopes and nano tweezers
2. Novel membranes for cleaning blood
3. Miniaturized probes for recognizing disease

---Nano-dots that trace disease

---Improved detection through medical imaging
4. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) with better contrast agents
5. mCAT (Computerized Axial Tomography) scans
 Health databases
Medical databases serve a critical
function in healthcare, including the
areas of patient care, administration,
research and education. Healthcare
databases are most frequently developed
for the purpose of assessing the quality
of healthcare, often for a specific disease
or within a specific healthcare delivery
system.
A very obvious example is a Fitbit. It
is a device that monitors your
fitness and stores it. Also, some
phone apps can do similar things
like the Fitbit. They are consumer
driven, focus on wellness, diet and
exercise. However, other apps alter
fitness through technology as a
competitive and social experience.
These apps encourage users to
reach difficult goals through
gamification and competition.
Consumers are likely to pursue
activities independently.
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality
(AR) technologies are still at an early stage,
NHS
but both could have significant benefits for
the NHS.
VR
Virtual Reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create a
simulated environment. Virtual Reality’s most immediately-
recognizable component is the head-mounted display (HMD).
Human beings are visual creatures, and display technology is often
the single biggest difference between immersive Virtual Reality
systems and traditional user interfaces. Major players in Virtual
Reality include HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR (PSVR).
Healthcare organizations could be spending as much
as $5b globally on AR and VR by 2025 according to
one prediction, with potential applications ranging
from surgical simulation and diagnostic imaging to
patient care and rehabilitation. VR headsets -- like
the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive -- offer a fully immersive
experience while AR headsets -- like Microsoft
HoloLens or Magic Leap -- allow you to overlay
virtual objects onto the real world to create a
mixed-reality experience. Both options are being
explored by doctors around the world.
AR
Augmented reality is the technology that expands our physical
world, adding layers of digital information onto it. Unlike Virtual
Reality (VR), AR does not create the whole artificial environments to
replace real with a virtual one. AR appears in direct view of an
existing environment and adds sounds, videos, graphics to it. A view
of the physical real-world environment with superimposed
computer-generated images, thus changing the perception of
reality, is the AR.
 AI when it comes to healthy ageing
Like most developed nations, the UK population is ageing. The percentage of
those aged over 65 increased from 14.1 per cent in 1975 to 17.8 per cent in
2015 and is projected to jump to nearly a quarter of the population by 2045. If
you were born the same year as the World Wide Web (1989), a woman could
expect to reach 78.3 years of age, and a man 72.6 years. A child born today, 30
years later, can add an extra five years to that prediction. However, this does
not mean people are living a healthy life. This is where artificial intelligence
comes in. 
 AI
AI is making strides in the early detection of disease that in the future
could significantly reduce the burden of chronic disease and allow people
to live healthier lives for longer. Good progress has already been seen
in eye disease, cancer, and even predicting Alzheimer’s years before
diagnosis. 
As computing power increases and algorithms become more
sophisticated, predictive prevention has the potential to transform public
health and prevent people from developing conditions. Better use of
public data combined with digital tools and an understanding of wider
determinants of health will give us the ability to better identify risks and
help the people most in need, before they become patients.
 The Final Question
How can technology transform Healthcare?
Overall, technology transforms healthcare through a number of discussed
factors:

---Identification of diseases and cure them before symptoms show

---Collecting and using data to make important healthcare decisions

---Using AR and VR to learn and see different perspectives when it comes to

health

---And using AI to ensure healthy ageing to make healthcare more effective in

an ageing population.
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