Modern, effective healthcare practices have come about because of decades of scientific advances and innovations shown in clinical trials and other studies to prevent, cure, or alleviate human disease (House of Lords, 2009). The advances have provided nations with access to new or improved therapeutic and diagnostic methods that have the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality thereby improving the quality of life far beyond what was possible before (Yih, 2010). Therefore, in order to have an appreciation of these advances this essay is going to look into some of the advances made thus far in healthcare science. The essay is in two parts with the first part looking at advances in Healthcare Science in the last 20 years and the second part looking at the next significant advance in the next decade. To answer the first part the essay is going to look at Genetics and Genomics, robotics and advances in HIV treatment using antiretroviral therapy. The second part will explore development of them as a significant advance in the next decade.
1. Advances in Health Care in the last 20 Years
1.1 Advances in Genetics and Genomics
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The advances that have been made in Healthcare science and discussed in the essay have shown that the area is an ever evolving field of science, with constant breakthroughs and discoveries being made at a rapid pace. These advances have helped improve the provision of healthcare and people are now living longer lives especially in cases of people with HIV-1 condition. This highlights the importance of the work that scientists are doing and the need for them to continue the research work that they are doing so that health care system can be able to cope with demands in the