{"id":28089,"date":"2019-08-23T10:28:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T14:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/emagazine\/\/28089\/"},"modified":"2021-09-07T11:44:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T15:44:56","slug":"healthcare-technologies-2019","status":"publish","type":"emagazine","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/healthcare-technologies-2019\/28089\/","title":{"rendered":"Five new technologies revolutionizing healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">As the planet\u2019s population swells \u2013 and more importantly, ages \u2013 the need for agile, next-generation healthcare will increase too. Which is lucky, because a selection of leading minds from all over the world is revolutionizing the industry. Here are five of the technologies they\u2019re working on that could help us all live better for longer.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Wearable tech for Parkinson\u2019s patients<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>This tech helped a 29-year-old graphic designer with Parkinson\u2019s to draw again<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R6rAlFYDffQ?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Watches, bracelets, bangles \u2013 wearable tech is everywhere. Why? Beats me. One thing that is becoming more useful, however, is the ability to monitor physical health, and in some cases even improve it. We\u2019re becoming one with tech, the movement called transhumanism. Well, maybe not just yet, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/project-emma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Emma device, developed by Haiyan Zhang at Microsoft<\/a>, is speeding up the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A simple wristband with the ability to create a noisy vibration signal, it stimulates the hand of a Parkinson\u2019s disease patient who has a tremor. The result? Patients can draw and write again.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Drones versus mosquitos<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Florida drones fighting back against their malaria-inducing counterparts<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LopwI0rt1Ss?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Mozzies. They\u2019ve plagued us for centuries, but (hopefully) no more, especially if the innovative people at the <a href=\"http:\/\/keysmosquito.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Florida Keys Mosquito Control District<\/a> get their way. They\u2019ll be spending their summer using drones to spread larvacide over salt marshes, AKA mosquitos\u2019 breeding grounds. These winged, technological beasts will carry up to eight pounds of larvacide \u2013 the perfect amount for two acres. Scratching a certain itch for you? Watch the video to see it in the flesh.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Bionic limbs\u2026 just cheaper<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>How do you safeguard prosthetic limbs from a cyberattack?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Q6w8TgUXyo?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Bionic prosthetic limbs are nothing new. Affordable bionic prosthetic limbs? Now we\u2019re talking. Kaspersky, the cybersecurity experts, have been working with Motorica on safeguarding a more accessible alternative to the traditional, expensive models. Their devices help people to restore limb movement, but they also serve a different purpose. Using internet of things (IoT) tech, the limbs send statistics to the cloud for use later on in the patient\u2019s recovery journey. However, as with most IoT devices, the cybersecurity risk is high. That\u2019s where Kaspersky came in to help make it safe.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Walklake: the child illness-diagnosing robot<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_TU0cNjaMu8?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">2,000 school children, one next-generation robot \u2013 students in China are going face-to-face with Walklake. Designed to scan for signs of illness in three seconds \u2013 from fever to sore throats \u2013 Walklake is armed with cameras, sensors \u2013 and hatred for ailments. It\u2019s preventing illness from spreading throughout Chinese schools, but could this be scaled up to be used at hospitals? I hope so.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Cancer-fighting lasers<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The moment we\u2019ve long been waiting for \u2013 brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uams.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences<\/a>. A team of scientists has given the bad side of mother nature a scare, using a laser that kills cancer cells from the outside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The basic version: a laser that attacks cancer cells before they can spread. The detailed version: a laser that\u2019s 1,000 times more sensitive than today\u2019s methods, beaming on circulating tumor cells which causes them to expand and collapse under the heat. One patient in prototype tests shed 96 percent of their cancerous cells. Now that\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer-fighting lasers, smart limbs and more wearable tech than you can imagine \u2013 here are five innovations revolutionizing the world of healthcare. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2520,"featured_media":28522,"template":"","coauthors":[3424],"class_list":{"0":"post-28089","1":"emagazine","2":"type-emagazine","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"emagazine-category-emerging-tech","7":"emagazine-category-tech-for-good","8":"emagazine-tag-healthcare"},"hreflang":[{"hreflang":"x-default","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/healthcare-technologies-2019\/28089\/"},{"hreflang":"en-us","url":"https:\/\/usa.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/healthcare-technologies-2019\/22059\/"},{"hreflang":"en-gb","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/healthcare-technologies-2019\/20394\/"},{"hreflang":"es-mx","url":"https:\/\/latam.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/healthcare-technologies-2019\/21574\/"},{"hreflang":"pt-br","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.br\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/healthcare-technologies-2019\/17253\/"}],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emagazine\/28089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emagazine"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/emagazine"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=28089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}