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© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool in healthcare significantly impacting practices from diagnostics to treatment delivery and patient management. This article examines the progress of AI in healthcare, starting from the field’s inception in the 1960s to present-day innovative applications in areas such as precision medicine, robotic surgery, and drug development. In addition, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the acceleration of the use of AI in technologies such as telemedicine and chatbots to enhance accessibility and improve medical education is also explored. Looking forward, the paper speculates on the promising future of AI in healthcare while critically addressing the ethical and societal considerations that accompany the integration of AI technologies. Furthermore, the potential to mitigate health disparities and the ethical implications surrounding data usage and patient privacy are discussed, emphasizing the need for evolving guidelines to govern AI’s application in healthcare.

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Title
Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare: A Journey through History, Present Innovations, and Future Possibilities
Author
Hirani, Rahim 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Noruzi, Kaleb 2 ; Hassan Khuram 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hussaini, Anum S 4 ; Aifuwa, Esewi Iyobosa 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Ely, Kencie E 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lewis, Joshua M 2 ; Gabr, Ahmed E 2 ; Smiley, Abbas 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Tiwari, Raj K 1 ; Mill Etienne 7 

 School of Medicine, New York Medical College, 40 Sunshine Cottage Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA; [email protected] (R.H.); ; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA 
 School of Medicine, New York Medical College, 40 Sunshine Cottage Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA; [email protected] (R.H.); 
 College of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA 
 Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA 
 Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89106, USA 
 School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA 
 School of Medicine, New York Medical College, 40 Sunshine Cottage Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA; [email protected] (R.H.); ; Department of Neurology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA 
First page
557
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20751729
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3059575124
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.