Medicine is at a critical juncture where it is necessary to keep up with the speed of discovery in the real-world.
—Charlotte Summers
New advances in medicine and concepts that were once the futuristic topics of science fiction are gradually becoming a reality. Gene therapies, 3-D printing of human organs, liquid biopsies, robot-assisted surgeries, and voice-enabled personal assistants are now realities that are becoming more sophisticated as time goes on [165–168].
Advancements in technology are affecting not only practiced medicine but the public perceptions and attitudes ...