Facebook recently changed its name to Meta. The new name incorporates Facebook’s broader vision and will bring cutting-edge technology that redefines social interaction and connects people together. Some experts believe that the development of Facebook in this direction will revolutionize the field of medicine and health.
Facebook’s press release states, “The feeling of Metaverse is a combination of today’s various online social experiences, sometimes extended to three-dimensional space, and sometimes projected into the real world. Even if you are not together, Metaverse will help You share an immersive experience with others so that you can do things that you cannot do in the real world. This is the next step in a series of social technologies and will become a new chapter in our company.”
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In fact, Facebook has been developing in this direction for a long time. Over the years, the company has invested a lot of time and money into adopting new ways of communication, especially in the fields of virtual reality and augmented reality. Meta represents the culmination of this effort, but it will also be the starting point for more innovations like this in the future.
In the past few days, the outside world has begun to discuss how metaverse technology will change social, gaming, and learning, but metaverse will also bring revolutionary changes to another important industry: medical and health.
Broadly speaking, Facebook defines the meta-universe as “a set of interconnected digital spaces that allow you to do things that you cannot do in the real world.” The key is that the meta-universe characterizes social existence. No matter where you are, you’ll feel like you’re on the spot, along with other people. It is very suitable for the medical industry.
Metaverse will open new applications in the fields of telemedicine, virtual medicine, remote care and monitoring, and data-driven medical care. In particular, if the Metaverse can extend the virtual medical experience from 2D to 3D, it could trigger a revolution that defines a new generation of medical care.
Other tech giants are making similar efforts. For example, Microsoft’s Mesh platform is trying to integrate mixed reality, causing disruption in the medical industry. The backbone of the industry is investing billions of dollars to study how augmented reality and virtual reality can deliver personalized medicine, and even fully emulate “physical reality.” This is one of the major obstacles currently facing telemedicine.
The meta-universe has more potential in this regard. The connection brought about by the meta-universe is not something a person wants to do, but his entire living environment. If, as envisioned, the Metaverse becomes a new way for people to interact with friends, a new place where people can work, and a new platform where medical services are available, it could be a new way of life. Will become a reality: one that allows people to spend a lot of time. a place to stay.
Facebook has developed the smart headset and the famous Oculus virtual reality platform. These are likely to become indispensable devices like mobile phones or smartwatches.
Just 20 years ago, no one would have thought they would need to carry a mobile phone or look 24 hours a day to calculate calorie consumption and heart rate. However, it has become a part of daily life.
Similarly, if Metaverse devices do indeed become an essential part of people’s daily experience, they would bring important potential applications in the medical and health fields. Possible examples include remote monitoring of patients requiring intensive care, more accurate medical data and analysis results (such as blood glucose monitoring and heart rate monitoring), better tracking and measurement of physical health indicators, and current More advanced applications beyond imagination.
Although the Metaverse has great potential and can be of great help to medical practice, how will the Metaverse ultimately solve the privacy protection and security of patients? This is also one of the most important issues in the medical industry. In fact, even connections that rely on technology can create major flaws. This raises the question: what measures should be taken to ensure the ethics of the medical industry.
Finally, even if the technology is available, we still need to ask the question: Does the ability to do this mean that we should? Should we fuel the massive transformation of the healthcare industry into digital and virtualization? Perhaps it can bring many benefits, but if it is not done properly, it can pose an incredible threat to the relationship between doctors and patients. In the process of adopting new technologies and innovations, the medical industry must not lose its inherent humanity.
Facebook’s management faces a daunting task, namely, how to navigate and interpret this exciting and adventurous new field. The applications of the metaverse are endless, especially in medicine and healthcare and medicine. Time will tell us whether Facebook can make good use of this technology to positively impact the growth of the medical and health industry in a safe, reliable, and patient-centered way.
