Tincture August 8, 2018
Avery Phillips

Healthcare has always depended on technological advancements in order to move forward. From vaccines and pacemakers to antibiotics and contraceptives, healthcare innovations are a direct result of cutting-edge technology. As new technology arrives on the scene, the quality, speed, and availability of medical procedures and consultation improve drastically, often saving millions if not billions of lives.

How Healthcare Technology Has Changed

In 1895, a German physicist named Wilhelm Röntgen was studying the interaction between electrical current and gases in an low-pressure environment. By accident, he stumbled across a type of highly energetic electromagnetic radiation that was capable of passing through most solid objects. Interested in further exploring his serendipitous discovery, Röntgen dubbed this new, unknown radiation “X” for unknown....

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