This document discusses different types of health technologies and their importance in healthcare. It defines health technology as tools that promote health, prevent, diagnose and treat diseases. There are five main categories of health technology: prescription medication, devices, diagnostic agents, medical equipment, and medical/surgical operations. Each type of technology serves to improve lives and healthcare in different ways, whether by curing diseases, aiding diagnosis and monitoring, or performing surgical procedures. While health technologies have risks, their overall impact has been to significantly change and save human lives for the better. Continued innovation is hoped to lead to cures for diseases like cancer.

1. Technology
Will save our bodies & minds

2. What is Health Technology?
• “promote health prevent, diagnose and treat
diseases or improve rehabilitation and long-
term care.” (EuropaBio).
• These technologies can range from
prescription drugs to devices/equipment.
• They have saved lives and promoted the well-
being of others.

3. Why do we have Technology for
Healthcare?
• The main priority for Health Technologies is to
change and save human lives.
• Technology can be greater than the human mind.
• In many cases, Technology offers data and
diagnosis faster than humans.
• We want everyone on earth to stay healthy!

4. Who uses Health Technologies?
• Anybody who works in the health sector.
Hospitals, Doctors, Nurses ect.
• Patients often use Health Technologies. For
example, prescription drugs.

5. What kinds of Health Technologies are
available?
• Prescription Medication
• Devices
• Diagnostics
• Equipments
• Medical and/or Surgical operations

6. Prescription Medication
• The most popular Health Technology on earth.
• According to HealthlineNews, “Nearly seven
out of 10 Americans were prescribed at least
one drug in 2009” (Krans).
• Can save and improve lives, but one major
concern is that some prescription drugs can
lead to addiction. 
• Still rapidly growing – Can cure many
viruses/infections.
• Over the years, some prescription drugs were
banned. For example, Oxycontin (C18H21NO4).

7. Devices
• May include instruments such as
Stethoscopes, Tracheal Tubes,
Auxillary Power Supplies (AC/DC) and
many more. (For a long list of medical
devices, click here).
• Many devices can save lives that need
critical care.
• Used mainly by Doctors, Surgeons and
Nurses. Patients do use devices
sometimes. For example, a Heart
Monitor.

8. Diagnostic Agents
• Mainly used to pinpoint the prime localization of a
pathogenic virus.
• Can be used for preparation of body scans to improve
the contrast of the resulting image.
• Diagnostic Agents are mostly injections that can
prevent diseases such as Hepatitis A and B.
• Some Diagnostic Agents can be in capsule form or
suspension form.
• Nurses and Doctors will give the patient the exact daily
dosage to take.
• Some Diagnostic Agents have radioactive properties.
It’s important to make sure any bodily fluids are
cleaned if spilled.

9. Medical Equipment
• Used to help diagnosis, monitoring
and/or treatment of medical conditions.
• Examples include Imaging Machinery,
Laser Treatment and Life Support
Systems.
• All are used to cure patients and/or
improve their quality of life.
•
• A lot of medical equipment is used in
surgical procedures. The main one
being an operation microscope

10. Medical and/or Surgical Operations
• Operations can save lives and improve
the quality of others.
• Operations are commonly a last resort
in medical procedures.
• Different surgeries have different
success rates. Some being very slim,
others being high.
• Many cancer patients go through
chemotherapy to help speed recovery
process.

11. The future of Health Technology
• Everyday, there is
progression and innovation
in health technologies.
• With many charities out
there, funds are sufficient
and labs will continue to test
different medicines.
• We all hope someday there
will be a cure for cancer.

12. Conclusion
• Medical Technologies fall into 5
Subcategories which include:
Prescription Medication, Devices,
Diagnostic Agents, Medical
Equipment and Medical/Surgical
Operations.
• Each technology serves a significant
purpose in society. All of which
improve lives and change them for
the better.
• There are cons to every type of
technology, but it’s only a matter of
improving and innovating.

13. Bibliography
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