Mostafa Sulaiman
What would life be like without advancements in the healthcare industry? Humans have been on this planet for over 300,000 years, and it is evident that we as a society have evolved in many different ways; likewise, the healthcare industry has changed just as much if not more throughout the years. Most recently, scientific fields such as biology and chemistry have combined to form even more subfields such as biotechnology and biochemistry, which are crucial in today’s healthcare industry. The evolution of technology has also provided us with more useful tools such as MRI’s, X Rays, CAT scans, and much more, which have helped medical experts identify diagnoses for patients much more effectively and efficiently.
To begin, looking back at the 1960s, the life expectancy was 70.8 years, and this depicts that we are a more developed country, but by 2060 the life expectancy in the United States is projected to be 85.6 years, which would shatter the all-time high in the United States by a mile! The biggest reason for these jumps is every year, and every month that passes, there is some innovation or improvement to our healthcare systems such as improvements to already existing medicines and new facilities, and this overall improves the chances for patients to be cured, and make a full recovery.
But what use is improvements in technology without it being executed and used properly. That’s why it is important to also have the best medical professionals, and new experiments and theories come from scientists and medical professionals, so it is important to preserve and honor these individuals. Through each year medical schools, and other graduate programs have become increasingly more competitive, and this is clearly beneficial because that means we will continue to get the best of the best.
As the Great Issac Newton said, “What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean”. The sky's the limit for science and technology to continue to improve our healthcare system and change lives for the better. With increasing advancements in technology to the competitive world of getting into the STEM world this evolves the science that goes into healthcare and we can look at things in a completely different perspective to save lives, and preserve the world from any new pandemic or health crisis that may occur.
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