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Price gouging of medication and medical devices.
Bluetooth-enabled smart inhalers.
These devices are designed to detect inhaler use, remind patients to use their medication, encourage proper use of the device, and gather data about a patient’s inhaler use that can help guide care. Each time the inhaler is used, it records the date, time, place, and whether the dose was correctly administered.
Artificial pancreas
Each year, medical technology companies are working to make diabetes more hands-off, end the never-ending cycle of checking and monitoring, and streamline the glucose-delivery process. They’re closer than ever with artificial pancreases, also known as automated insulin delivery systems. These systems, which are worn like traditional insulin pumps, are designed to automate blood-sugar management by monitoring glucose levels continuously and providing insulin that can stabilize blood sugar levels as they’re needed. All of this is managed by an algorithm, or computer model, that connects your insulin pump — the artificial pancreas — to a smartphone.
Precision meds for rheumatoid arthritis
In 2018, treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will be more personalized. Like precision medication for cancer, precision medicines for RA are designed to attack vulnerable genes or areas of the cell. That can weaken the disease, improve symptoms, and possibly help reduce joint damage.
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