In the TV series Star Trek, Captain Kirk has a handheld device called a tricorder that can immediately assess a patient's condition and diagnose disease. This is 300 years in the future.
In real life, technology is advancing so rapidly that within a decade, Kirk's tricorder will look primitive. Just as our bathroom scales give us instant readings of our weight, our smartphone tricorders will monitor our health and warn us when we are about to get sick. Our doctors—or their artificial intelligence replacements—will prescribe medicines or lifestyle changes based on our full medical history and genetic composition.
To read the original article: The future of medicine lies in the use of information technology - The Economic Times
