AI in Healthcare: Trends and Applications

Growing populations around the world are experiencing (and contributing to) a shortage of healthcare workers, and the gap is expected to widen in the future. "The world will be short of 12.9 million healthcare workers by 2035; today, that figure stands at 7.2 million," as per a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO). Globally, billions of people will suffer serious health consequences if the findings in today's WHO report are not addressed. Experts believe that integrating technology into healthcare and digitalizing the system can address future challenges. The healthcare sector has been embracing artificial intelligence (AI) by using it to assist doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and others in overcoming practical challenges.