国家地理 你的医疗未来(5)（在线收听）

Implantable devices may include a radio-frequency ID chip under the skin that holds a patient's medical records, or a subcutaneous sensor that could continuously monitor blood chemistry. Ingestible devices in capsules will deploy once swallowed to perform tasks in the gastrointestinal system, from delivering treatment to isolating foreign objects.

植入式装置可能包括用来储存患者医疗纪录的皮下无线射频识别芯片，或是可持续监测血液化学的皮下传感器。装在胶囊内的可食用装置，在吞下后会开始执行胃肠道系统的任务，例如提供治疗、隔离异物。

A monitoring patch on a pregnant woman's belly can detect uterine muscle movement, the better to know when labor is progressing. Later, parents can keep a digital eye on their infant via a baby cam that charts the infant's respiration on the screen and sends an alert if the baby stops breathing. There's even high-tech help for developing preemies: headphones play music calibrated to soothe or stimulate, and scans check brain waves to see whether it's working.

贴在孕妇腹部的监测贴片，可以检测子宫肌肉的活动，以便让我们更加了解会在何时分娩。之后，父母可以透过婴儿摄影机来监看婴儿，屏幕上会呈现婴儿的呼吸情况，并在婴儿停止呼吸时发出警报。甚至还会有高科技来帮助早产儿发育：耳机里播放为了抚慰或刺激婴儿而设计的音乐，并透过扫描他们的脑电波来检查音乐是否有效果。