MEDICINE

Considering the fact that we are planning a settlement with futuristic technology and an evolved way of living it is without a doubt that the medical field will be as evolved as other domains. The medical staff’s responsibilities will be predominantly taken by robots such as nano robots or surgery robots, but all in all doctors will definitely not vanish, as they are still essential on our settlement. For instance, the medical staff will be trained to operate surgery equipment or robots, as well as connect with the patient and guide him through the process.

Nanomedicine

Basically, nanotechnology+ medicine=nanomedicine. This type of technology offers broad options regarding many fields:  drug delivery With the help of nanoparticles, drugs are able to reach certain cells easily. This has incredible positive repercussions; it lowers the risk of side effects due to the fact that the drug would be administered in lower dosages, the smaller quantities are less time consuming to administrate as well as cheaper. Simply put, the drug would only target the wanted cells, thus lower quantities would be needed and the patient’s side effects would diminish.  cell repair  a current study has proven that nanoparticles are proven to help heal sepsis or that in the future there will be cell repair machines. Therefore, the complexity of nanomedicine will help in healing infections.

MRI and ultrasound improvement

With the help of nanoparticle contrast agents, MRI and ultrasounds would provide a better contrast, thus an early more accurate diagnosis.

Taking Precautions

In order to diminish situations where diseases or medical issues are spotted too late, each inhabitant will own certain items that would check his health from time to time. For instance, the bracelet mentioned in sport and physical activity section will track the settler’s pulse to test if there are any heart issues. The weighting scale will alert the patient whether they need a medical check-up regarding their physical health and special toothbrushes will detect cavities.

Surgeries

As stated before, robots will effectuate most of the procedure in order to provide more precision and attention to detail. Certainly, this does not mean that surgeons will not be needed, given the fact that they will be operating the machines and will intervene if one of the robots malfunction.

Machines and medical novelties on the settlement

 MRI The MRI on the ship will create a 3d replica of the patient, because a 3d scan will allow the doctor to take a closer look at whichever body part they need  Surgery robots The surgery robots will be supervised by the doctors during the surgery, and the only surgeries performed from start to finish by them will be the common general ones.in more special and extreme cases, the surgeons will take the matter in their own hands, helped, of course, by their equipment.  Organ farm and artificial blood bank If artificial blood and organs will be invented, we consider an organ farm and artificial blood bank mandatory on our settlement. Artificial organs would be created by request, customized to the patient’s needs.

Hospitals

As the houses will be technologically advanced, they will be suited for medical treatment. Therefore, many patients could choose to be treated at home instead of a hospital. Nonetheless, a main hospital will be created on the settlement, for researching purposes and for other inhabitants in need of medical aid that cannot be received at home. We have chosen to create a single massive hospital in the centre of the settlement because it is easier to have all the facilities in one place such as dentistry, surgery, emergency room, NICU, paediatrics and infectious diseases. Patients that choose to be treated at home have to make sure that at least one of their rooms is suitable for medical care. Consequently, one of the bedrooms should have an adjustable bed or available glass panels in case of quarantine.