In addition to changes in our social activity and the expansion of available information, mobile technologies may soon begin to actively influence our health. Technologies are being actively developed and tested, which, in theory, will make it possible to receive medical advice using smartphones and tablets, including on the basis of statistics on our daily physical activity and well-being. Add to this the teledoctor’s access to the test results of remote patients and the ability to measure certain physiological parameters using sensors built into mobile devices. Thus, it will be possible in the near future to establish primary diagnoses and provide medical advice in urgent cases. And some of these scenarios are already being implemented in a number of countries around the world, in hard-to-reach and underdeveloped regions.
Another of the many medical applications of mobile technology is to help people with disabilities with low or no mobility and those with autism. With the help of mobile gadgets, millions of such people gain the opportunity to contact the world. For example, patients after strokes and traumatic brain injuries are now very successfully using tablets to restore their previous abilities. Deaf people can now correspond with other people thanks to SMS. Diabetics now have the ability to monitor their glucose levels and send data wirelessly to compact insulin pumps. Thanks to smartphones, the blind have become less dependent on sighted people, since now there is software that helps them navigate cities, choose the right clothes for the current weather, scan the change given out and report the amount.