From the discovery of penicillin to organ transplants to the latest stem cell treatments and robotic surgeons, technology has enabled humans to live longer, healthier lives. A decade from now, what breaking trends and technologies will change the way we approach our own health and how doctors provide care? In this week’s Check-Up, we power up the Flux Capacitor, hit the accelerator in the DeLorean, and take a look at what Digital Health will be like…in the future.

Tablets…

For people who live with chronic disease, proper management of medications and lifestyle factors is important for keeping symptoms under control. Many people find it helpful to keep reference material on hand and a “symptom diary” to help them determine triggers of disease activity, efficacy of medications, and other factors that influence their disease and quality of life.

As technology has improved over the last years, there is another tool that most patients have that can simplify disease management: their mobile phones. With apps and other widgets, they…