Science, Technology, and Health: What Should Be the Focus?

Human health is closely related to economic and social development, while economic and social development is strongly associated with the development of science and technology. In this regard, human health is affected by science and technology to some extent. For example, medical technology can help improve human health and alleviate human suffering from diseases. However, its contribution to national health is limited. We believe we must rely less on the development of medical technology and the provision of medical services to improve the national health, than on the economic and social development, living environment and personal lifestyle. In this chapter, we will mainly discuss how medical technology impacts human health, what the focus of medical technology is and what the right direction of its future development is.