A Narrative Review on Emerging Technologies in Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges in Modern Healthcare
Pavan Kumar Reddy Kalluru
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Prime West Consortium - West Anaheim Medical Center, Anaheim, California, USA.
Apoorva Cherukuri
Prime West Consortium - West Anaheim Medical Center, Anaheim, California, USA.
Vishal Reddy Bejugam
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Georgia, USA.
Shriya Sharma
Northwest Health Porter, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA.
Sarvani Gaddipati
Andhra Medical College, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Sumaja Reddy Goguri
St Vincent Medical Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
Haritha Reddy Kalluru
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College, Pondicherry, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Recent years have seen an unparalleled exploration of novel technological developments for the betterment of the healthcare industry and have profoundly changed how medical professionals approach the diagnosis, treatment, and management of a wide range of health disorders. Technologies ranging from nanotechnology to self-healing materials, from quantum mechanics to the semantic web, have surfaced. Integration of these innovative technologies holds great promise and potential for improving healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, cost-effectiveness, control of logistic burden, and effortless management of huge healthcare data. However, in addition to their possible advantages, these inventions often bring special difficulties that need to be overcome in order to reach their full potential. Regulatory compliance, interoperability, ethical considerations, and healthcare disparities must be effectively managed in order to ensure meaningful access to these breakthroughs and safeguard patient well-being while considering data privacy and security. This review article explores the state of latest technologies that can be used in the medical domains at the moment.
Keywords: Blockchain technology, nanotechnology, self-healing materials, quantum mechanics, semantic web, artificial intelligence