Top 5 Next Big Health Trends to Follow in 2023

With 2022 coming to a wrap in just a couple of months, soon it would be time to switch up your wellness routine. The wellness market is booming. Consumers intend to keep spending more on products that improve their health, fitness, nutrition, appearance, sleep, and mindfulness. Oxidative stress is the marker for many modern diseases. Free radicals are what lead to oxidative stress in our mitochondria and can wreak havoc on both our DNA and our bodies’ fundamental proteins at the molecular level.

The necessity for structural and technical transformation in the health care sector has been made clear by COVID-19. We anticipate that six critical areas—data sharing, interoperability, equitable access, consumer empowerment, behaviour change, and scientific advancement—will work together to transform the current health system from treatment-based reactionary care to prevention and well-being in the future of health. As exponential innovation drives the industry toward 2040, the conventional boundaries of the sector will dissipate and new jobs will emerge in the future of health.

With the aid of the current situation, we will attempt to decipher the most important healthcare trends and prospects in this article.

Telehealth: It was not possible to video call your doctor just a few decades ago. For patients who would rather meet in person over the phone or via video, the majority of medical offices now provide telehealth services. It's one of the healthcare industry's fastest-growing integrations. Today technology has advanced and the internet is now widely used, both patients and doctors can easily conduct online exams. These online exams and therapies have thus become the new norm. Time and money are saved with telemedicine. Additionally, on-call care lowers travel and utility costs, ultimately lowering the cost to the patient. People are now more likely to use online audio or video chats for treatment. People have been worried about their health since the epidemic and have looked to a variety of options for top-notch medical care.

Wearable Healthcare Gadgets: IoT has significantly impacted and enhanced the healthcare industry at the same time, with innovations like wearable implant devices that track patient runtime data on device apps for vital healthcare trending needs. Wearable IoT devices have a favorable impact on people's health and are now essential to preventive healthcare. These wearable technology-powered devices offer customers insights into their daily to several months' worth of activity. As a result, their products have assisted users in keeping track of and managing their health and staying in shape. IoMT includes several smart gadgets, including wireless inhalers, smart beds, ECG and EKG monitors, and many more. As a result, wearable technology allows healthcare professionals to track the health of high-risk patients in real-time.

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: It's no secret that AI is spreading throughout industries, but particularly in the healthcare sector. Artificial intelligence is employed in healthcare settings in a variety of ways, from devising treatment plans to assisting with therapies. Healthcare is only one of many sectors that are already impacted by artificial intelligence. In the previous five years, "AI and healthcare" searches have increased by 900%. IoT and AI are both used in the healthcare industry, and artificial intelligence has improved the versions of traditional medical equipment. For instance, real-time monitoring of accurate patient data logs is made possible by the combination of connectivity with medical devices, such as Bluetooth-operated artificial cardiac pacemakers. Real-time data, patented monitoring algorithms, and artificial intelligence have shown to be capable of analysing patient data and giving doctors prompt input to address health problems for patients.

DataBig : Big Data usage is a significant advance for healthcare trends. Big data can be extremely helpful in improvising the patient's therapy and comparative lowering the cost of their diagnostics, thereby enhancing their welfare. This is because there are numerous patients' medical records and prescription data available. Utilizing current medications and available treatments, advanced data mining and analysis techniques of Big Data could help treat rare diseases. A healthier life would result from the complex computation employing big data, which would also aid in the analysis of the patient's and existing data.

Personal Wellness: Many developed countries like Japan already started designing commercial pure Hydrogen generators precisely meant for human consumption. Many hospitals in these countries are administering Molecular Hydrogen therapy for treatment of various diseases. In India some of the alternative therapy centres have already been administering their patients successfully with expensive commercial scale hydrogen generators. More prominent and visible results of improvement are being observed post a continuous prolonged week on week inhalation especially in ailments like, Asthma, COPD, joint pains, blood sugar, blood pressure, triglycerides, and improvement in sleeping patterns. The high levels of ROS in the body can be seen in the low antioxidant activity of SOD, CAT, and GPx enzymes, as well as vitamin C, E, and β-carotene levels. In conditions where levels of endogenous antioxidants decrease, more exogenous antioxidants are needed in order to eliminate dangerous free radicals from the body to prevent many modern diseases. Although it’s not the first substance to come to mind when most of us think of ‘antioxidants’, molecular hydrogen is one of the most powerful antioxidant candidates in existence. Being a lighter, non-toxic molecule with high diffusion rate and bioavailability - Hydrogen is the only molecule that can cross blood-brain barrier to penetrate into subcellular level to boost our bodies’ innate antioxidant production and anti-inflammatory cytokines.

That’s our list of top healthcare trends for 2023 and beyond. We've already seen a few glimpses of what might be the next big thing in health, and some of these are still gaining steam. The largest lesson, though, has been a shift away from fad diets and unhealthy habits, emphasizing strength and long-term health above short-term results.

The focus on maintaining a healthier relationship with food and exercise is expected to continue until 2023, and given how much of our culture is entrenched in the digital world, it's not surprising that this will also affect how we move.

Authored By: Dr Babu Sudhakar, Chairman & Managing Director, Serene Envirotech