Interesting video about the future of wireless medicine.
http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_topol_the_wireless_future_of_medicine.html
Interesting video about the future of wireless medicine.
http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_topol_the_wireless_future_of_medicine.html
Technology is moving at such a fast pace Johannes! I think it’s wonderful that these advanced wireless devices and smartphones are helping people with important health data ~ It will help save lives to monitor our vital signs and chronic conditions like the important issue of sleep patterns ~
What a blessing to be a part of Divne Earth ~ Luv Coralina ~
Very interesting video! This technology could certainly be of benefit in specific applications, such as a mother with a high risk pregnancy, an at-risk elderly person, or some other extenuating medical condition. I think the broad usage of these types of tools is unnecessary and would undoubtedly add to the already extensive expenses of health care.
I, for one, would also have several serious objections to using it for my health or that of my Loved ones. The fact that these devices are wireless adds to the bombardment of EMFs (electro-magnetic frequencies) that are known to cause health problems for some people. I would also have to question the need for anyone (aside from a special situation) to have to monitor their vitals every five minutes. We are not machines whose performance requires monitoring. Do we really need to know when we are sleeping in REM or not? (unless we have a sleep disorder that we are trying to remedy) Do we want others to know when we are sleeping, or when our heart rates or blood pressure is elevated?
This technology has the capacity for being used for great good, but also for activities that are not so good. It is a bit too close to microchipping for me. It is my Understanding that some microchipping is already in place in the US. It is purportedly being used to ease overcrowding in prisons, by allowing inmates to be released on parole if they submit to microchipping so that their whereabouts can be monitored.
In Australia it is now a law that every citizen must be microchipped in order to make access to health care records more readily available. This scenario has been discussed in the US, and thus far has been rejected by our legislators. However, there has been some discussion for using microchipping to ensure that certain citizens take their medications as they are prescribed to.
Do we really want someone monitoring our blood for this or that? It seems a bit like a covert attempt to provide the governments of the world with a little more control over the people – under the guise of “health care technology”. This reminds me of Stalin putting flouride in the drinking water in the Soviet Union in WW2 to bring about complacency in the people (& POWs). Of course, it is still in most of the water in the US – and we are only now awakening out of our complacency to tell the government to stop! 🙂 (No, it is not good for your teeth.)