The Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Unveiling Healthcare's Future

Cureus. 2024 Oct 16;16(10):e71625. doi: 10.7759/cureus.71625. eCollection 2024 Oct.

Abstract

This article examines the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of healthcare. It highlights AI's capacity to revolutionize various medical fields, including diagnostics, personalized treatment, drug discovery, telemedicine, and patient care management. Key areas explored include AI's roles in cancer screening, reproductive health, cardiology, outpatient care, laboratory diagnosis, language translation, neuroscience, robotic surgery, radiology, personal healthcare, patient engagement, AI-assisted rehabilitation with exoskeleton robots, and administrative efficiency. The article also addresses challenges to AI adoption, such as privacy concerns, ethical issues, cost barriers, and decision-making authority in patient care. By overcoming these challenges and building trust, AI is positioned to become a critical driver in advancing healthcare, improving outcomes, and meeting the future needs of patients and providers.

Keywords: ai-assisted diagnostics; artificial intelligence (ai) in healthcare; ethical challenges in ai healthcare adoption; predictive analytics in medicine; rehabilitation robotics.

Publication types

  • Review