The virtual healer – non -profit news | Non -profit quarter

Editors note: This piece is from Non -profit quarterly magazineThe winter problem 2024, “Health justice in the digital era: Can we use you for the better?”

In 2080, medical advances reached dizzying heights. The crowded hospitals are relics of history, because most medical assistance have moved to the virtual world. People are no longer treated by meat and blood doctors, but instead of extremely advanced telemedicine systems, which combine artificial intelligence, holography and remote robotics.

In the quiet city of Miraville, where Rolling Hills meets the sea, a young girl named Lila lives. She is 12 years old, and her days are spent exploring vibrant outdoors, chasing butterflies and gathering wild flowers. But when the winter of that year comes, Lila is seriously ill. Her parents, worried and afraid, know that the small virtual care clinic of the city will be of great help.

So they go to Dr. Medora ™A telemedicine service that has revolutionized the world -handed health care. Dr. Medora ™ It is not just a program – he is a doctor, medical assistant and healer, all run in one.

With the pressing of a button, the lilac camera is filled with a soft, golden glow and the comforting and holographic image of Dr. Medora ™ It appears, speaking with the soothing voice that families have grown up to trust.

“Good evening, Lila. How do you feel today?” Dr. Medora ™ Ask, her soft and understanding eyes.

Cough Lila, who struggles to answer. Her fever has grown for days and, despite the range of vitamins and tonics that her mother offered, does not seem to work.

“Don’t worry,” Dr. Medora ™ says with a gentle smile. “I will run a complete scan.”

In a few moments, the invisible sensors around the room capture the lilac vitals, displaying complex data on the walls: heart rate, oxygen level, temperature and a complete genetic analysis. Dr. Medora ™ Process the results almost instantly.

“It seems that you have caught a rare respiratory virus,” Dr. Medora ™ announce. “But don’t worry, Lila. We’ll have better in the shortest time.”

As Lila is weak in her bed, Dr. Medora ™ It boils a small device, similar to a drone in the medical home of the household. It passes easily over Lila, administering a combination of medicines adapted exactly to its genetic makeup.

For the majority, Dr. Medora ™The interventions would be the beginning of a quick recovery – but this time, something is different. The days pass and, instead of improving, Lila gets worse.

In despair, Lile’s parents contact Dr. Medora ™ again. The golden light turns and while Dr. Medora ™Calm behavior does not change, something in her eyes flicker – an anxiety that the family has never seen before.

“Lila’s case is unique,” Dr. Medora ™ He says, after leaving another scan. “She does not respond to standard treatments. It seems that … the virus adapts.”

“Adaptation?” Lila’s mother asks. “But how?”

“Viruses are intelligent in their own way,” Dr. Medora ™ explain. “They evolve, just like us. Although we almost have defeated this ability in viruses, it has developed resistance to our ordinary protocols.”

The family is amazed. For decades, Dr. Medora ™ It was impeccable. He cured the diseases once thought, he eliminated waiting rooms and brought access to health even in the most distant villages. But now it seems powerless against this old threat.

Lila’s father forward, with a firm voice. “Can’t you do anything anymore?” Something? “

Dr. Medora ™The golden light darkens slightly, as if in the deep thought. “There is a possible treatment – an experimental procedure – but it requires something I lost: human intuition.”

Lila’s parents change puzzled looks. “What do you mean?” Lila asks Lila.

“In the days prior to integrated digital services”, Dr. Medora ™ He says: “Doctors relied on more than data and algorithms. They listened, felt and sometimes made instincts that they cannot reproduce. They can provide the tools, but I will need a man to administer them.”

Lila’s mother is moving forward. “I will do it. What do I have to do?”

Dr. Medora ™His holographic form smiles weakly. “You will have to trust yourself.”

Under Dr. Medora ™His guide, Mother Lila prepares the treatment. Involves an approach from the old world, combined with the latest technology Dr. Medora ™ supplies. Lila’s mother mixes ancient plants remedies transmitted throughout the generations with the last pharmaceutical compounds, a process that no algorithm could ever predict.

For hours, Mother Lila works, while she feels her daughter’s needs – helping doses here and there, making decisions based not on data, but on love, intuition and trust.

At dawn, Lila arouses. Her breathing has risen, fever broke and, for the first time in days, smiles.

– Thank you, mother, “Lila whispers, with a hoarse voice, but hopeful.

That Dr. Medora ™ It fades out of sight, leaves the family with a separation message: “The technology will always serve us – but never forget the power of the human heart.”