health predictions for 2020 | Future timeline

Read healthcare predictions for 2020, a year that will see many health revolutions become public—some might save your life ... or even make you superhuman.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

health forecasts for 2020

Robot exoskeleton to help elderly persons remain active becomes widely available for purchase. 1
Robot exoskeleton to help elderly persons remain active becomes widely available for purchase 1

In 2020, a number of health breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:

Health Canada enacts new rules in how it negotiates drug prices with pharmaceutical companies in a bid to lower pharmaceutical prices. Likelihood: 90% 1
Robot exoskeleton to help elderly persons remain active becomes widely available for purchase 1

Health related predictions due to make an impact in 2020 include:

Related technology articles for 2020:

Medically assistive nanobots: Meet the micro-medics.

AI improves patient outcomes: Is AI our best healthcare worker yet?.

Recurrent neural networks (RNNs): Predictive algorithms that can anticipate human behavior.

Convolutional neural network (CNN): Teaching computers how to see.

Molecular robotics: These microscopic robots can do just about anything.

Synthetic age reversal: Can science make us young again?.

Artificial nervous systems: Can robots finally feel?.

Blockchain health insurance: Addressing challenges in data management.

Digitized health and protective labeling: Empowering the consumer.

AI-augmented work: Can machine learning systems become our best teammate?.