TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT & DEVICES
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND DEVICE REGULATION Medical Technology is making progress at an ever increasing pace. This article uncovers the innovations which have helped mankind achieve better health. Newer medical devices have eased this process remarkably. Stringent regulatory standards ensure that the devices are safe, well studied and have least adverse reactions. Device regulation is therefore necessary to safeguard us against possible adverse effects. Devasheesh Kamra, Neurosurgeon, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
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edical technology has brought us here and technological advancements have fuelled it to reach amazing heights. New innovations have been coming at an ever increasing rate. Artificial intelligence (AI) has enabled machines with humanlike thinking behaviour with reasoning and problem solving skills. Since newer technologies are coming so fast, it becomes our moral responsibility to use them to shape our future in the right direction and that is where the regulatory part comes in. We have seen innovations in almost each and every aspect of medical sciences. COVID-19 has tested healthcare standards
