The Impact of Technology on Health

In the Current Situation, Technology has played a vital role in Health. In the recent past, technology has penetrated almost all spheres of human life; it has touched on the health sector. The advanced diagnostic tools, wearable devices, and diagnostics all point toward the fact that technology has touched almost all corners of healthcare. The use of electronic communication systems facilitates telepharmacy by which patients can consult doctors through the media of remote communication, and this becomes very useful if the patients are located in a rural or any other remote area. Smartwatches and fitness tracking devices remind people to track the number of steps taken, heart rate, and the quality of sleep and serve as a means of preventive medicine. 

In addition, the use of AI in diagnostics is revolutionizing this sector through the easy and fast handling of medical data that results in early diagnosis of diseases, including cancer and diabetes. But technology has its downside as well. The readiness provided by screens allows for on-average sedentary living programmes, which lead to illnesses and disorders, further obesity, eye fatigue as well as mental health diseases. This research shows that, although social networks unite people, they deepen anxiety and depression through unhealthy comparisons and cyberbullying. The author has, therefore, had to try and implement a moderation of the three components to ensure that the benefits are achieved. Promoting the utilization of technology in health monitoring alongside advocating for the dangers that are associated with it will go a long way toward promoting Health. 

Technology, on the one hand, is a panacea because it has the potential of single-handedly changing the health landscape of the population; but on the other hand, these changes depend on the degree, nature, and the extent to which an individual wraps the technology in their daily life. In this period, technology is both blessing and a curse with regards to the Health of humans.