[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":153},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-top-10-most-popular-digitalhealth-stories-of-2016":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":151,"relatedBooks":152},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":6,"guid":7,"modified":9,"modified_gmt":10,"slug":11,"status":12,"type":13,"link":14,"title":15,"content":17,"excerpt":20,"author":22,"featured_media":23,"comment_status":24,"ping_status":24,"sticky":19,"template":25,"format":26,"meta":27,"categories":28,"tags":30,"project_category":32,"contact_email_category":33,"yst_prominent_words":34,"class_list":48,"better_featured_image":57,"acf":94,"yoast_meta":95,"_links":97},12941,"2016-03-31T17:03:29",{"rendered":8},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=12941","2021-12-06T00:31:42","2021-12-05T23:31:42","top-10-most-popular-digitalhealth-stories-of-2016","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-10-most-popular-digitalhealth-stories-of-2016",{"rendered":16},"Top 10 Most Popular #Digitalhealth Stories of 2016",{"rendered":18,"protected":19},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\"> \u003Ctbody> \u003Ctr> \u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"> \u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp> \u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr> \u003C\u002Ftbody> \u003C\u002Ftable> \u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>From artificial kidneys to technologies that can diagnose cancer in time, your favorite stories this year covered a broad range of exciting healthcare improvements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Here are the stories of 2016 about the future of medicine and healthcare you liked the most so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medgadget.com\u002F2016\u002F02\u002Fartificial-kidney-made-of-nanofilters-and-living-cells-to-replace-dialysis.html\">Artificial Kidney Made of Nanofilters and Living Cells to Replace Dialysis\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At Vanderbilt University, scientists are building an artificial kidney that they envision will one day will be a standard of care over dialysis. The end result is expected to be a microchip about the size of a natural kidney, small enough to be implantable and powered by the body’s own blood flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fartificial-kidney.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fartificial-kidney-512x262.jpg\" alt=\"artificial-kidney\" class=\"wp-image-12944\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fartificial-kidney-512x262.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fartificial-kidney-458x234.jpg 458w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fartificial-kidney.jpg 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fscienceroll.com\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F21\u002Fparalyzed-people-walk-again-a-dutch-story\u002F\">Paralyzed People Walk Again: A Dutch story\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A Dutch clinic had their first paralyzed patient walk home in an exoskeleton. The heart-warming event followed an 8 weeks-long training program designed by the clinic, during which the patient has trained with the ReWalk 6.0 exoskeleton to regain their movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fhoge-resolutie-36.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fhoge-resolutie-36-512x341.jpg\" alt=\"hoge-resolutie-36\" class=\"wp-image-12946\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fhoge-resolutie-36-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fhoge-resolutie-36-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fhoge-resolutie-36-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fhoge-resolutie-36.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgizmodo.com\u002Frevolutionary-cancer-therapy-shows-promise-in-terminall-1759394301\">Revolutionary Cancer Therapy Shows Promise in Terminally Ill Patients\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A groundbreaking new therapy in which white blood cells were reprogrammed to attack cancer cells is showing great promise after more than 90 percent of terminally ill leukemia patients had their symptoms disappear completely. Immunotherapies are shaping up to be a key element of eventually defeating cancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fum0srkzz5rsqphmbmpny.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fum0srkzz5rsqphmbmpny-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"um0srkzz5rsqphmbmpny\" class=\"wp-image-12947\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fum0srkzz5rsqphmbmpny-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fum0srkzz5rsqphmbmpny-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fum0srkzz5rsqphmbmpny-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fum0srkzz5rsqphmbmpny-444x250.jpg 444w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fum0srkzz5rsqphmbmpny.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fbit.ly\u002F1MEjNAz\">14 Technologies That Will Shape The Future of Cancer Care\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Only disruptive innovations will be able to transform the status quo in cancer, leading to patients getting more personalized cancer care faster, while letting physicians do their job more effectively. Here are the technologies and trends that could help achieve the “moonshot” of curing cancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Faaeaaqaaaaaaaau8aaaajgq3mwzhnjlilti4zgutngm3ny1hnjdiltjknjkyywmxmgjlza.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Faaeaaqaaaaaaaau8aaaajgq3mwzhnjlilti4zgutngm3ny1hnjdiltjknjkyywmxmgjlza-512x293.jpg\" alt=\"AAEAAQAAAAAAAAU8AAAAJGQ3MWZhNjliLTI4ZGUtNGM3Ny1hNjdiLTJkNjkyYWMxMGJlZA\" class=\"wp-image-12948\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Faaeaaqaaaaaaaau8aaaajgq3mwzhnjlilti4zgutngm3ny1hnjdiltjknjkyywmxmgjlza-512x293.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Faaeaaqaaaaaaaau8aaaajgq3mwzhnjlilti4zgutngm3ny1hnjdiltjknjkyywmxmgjlza-436x250.jpg 436w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Faaeaaqaaaaaaaau8aaaajgq3mwzhnjlilti4zgutngm3ny1hnjdiltjknjkyywmxmgjlza.jpg 698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.businessinsider.com\u002Fveritas-genetics-launches-1000-genome-test-2016-3\">This genetics company claims it can sequence and analyze your entire genome for $999\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Veritas Genetics, a Boston-based biotech company co-founded by Harvard geneticist George Church, is claiming it can now sequence your entire genome — the genetic blueprint inside all your cells that makes you who and what you are — for less than $1,000. That price tag includes an interpretation of the results and genetic counselling. The service is 2-3 times cheaper than current solutions, opening up new ways to tailoring treatment and care to our unique genetic backgrounds and increasing results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fshutterstock_187967735.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fshutterstock_187967735-512x341.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_187967735\" class=\"wp-image-12949\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fshutterstock_187967735-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fshutterstock_187967735-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fshutterstock_187967735-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fshutterstock_187967735.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.telegraph.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Fhealth\u002Fnews\u002F12174818\u002FFirst-drug-to-reverse-Huntingtons-disease-begins-human-trials.html\">First drug to reverse Huntington’s disease begins human trials\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A drug which appears to reverse Huntington’s disease, a neurodegenerative genetic disorder that affects muscle coordination and leads to mental decline, is being trialled in humans after proving successful in monkeys and mice. The new drug, called IONIS-HTTRx, silences the gene known to be responsible for the production of a protein which causes Huntington’s, a previously incurable disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fbrain_3555818a-large_transqvzuuqpflyliwib6ntmjwfsvwez_ven7c6bhu2jjnt8.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fbrain_3555818a-large_transqvzuuqpflyliwib6ntmjwfsvwez_ven7c6bhu2jjnt8-512x319.jpg\" alt=\"brain_3555818a-large_trans++qVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWeZ_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8\" class=\"wp-image-12950\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fbrain_3555818a-large_transqvzuuqpflyliwib6ntmjwfsvwez_ven7c6bhu2jjnt8-512x319.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fbrain_3555818a-large_transqvzuuqpflyliwib6ntmjwfsvwez_ven7c6bhu2jjnt8-401x250.jpg 401w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fbrain_3555818a-large_transqvzuuqpflyliwib6ntmjwfsvwez_ven7c6bhu2jjnt8.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.geektime.com\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F04\u002F5-bionics-and-biomedical-companies-working-to-rebuild-the-human-foot\u002F\">5 bionics and biomedical companies working to rebuild the human foot\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While we are still years of creative work away from full limb repair, it is now possible that this little girl will be walking on a brand new foot by the time she’s an adult. Israel’s biomedical industry is leading the effort, joined by an upsurge in biomedical advances in the United States, Netherlands, Iceland, and U.K.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F17k514ob7vh01jpg.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F17k514ob7vh01jpg-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"17k514ob7vh01jpg\" class=\"wp-image-12951\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F17k514ob7vh01jpg-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F17k514ob7vh01jpg-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F17k514ob7vh01jpg-444x250.jpg 444w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F17k514ob7vh01jpg.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fscienceroll.com\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F08\u002Ftop-10-medical-technologies-of-2016\u002F\">Top 10 Medical Technologies of 2016\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Every year, I publish my predictions for the coming year. As the Medical Futurist, I’m expected to come up with bright visions and I’m happy to rise to the challenge. This year, I featured augmented and virtual reality, 3D bioprinting and food scanners, among others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F51.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F51-512x440.jpg\" alt=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-12952\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F51-512x440.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F51-768x660.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F51-291x250.jpg 291w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F51.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fscienceroll.com\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F15\u002Fthere-will-be-no-mars-generation-without-these-technologies-2\u002F\">There Will Be No “Mars Generation” Without These Technologies\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>NASA is set to send astronauts to orbit Mars and return them safely by the mid-2030s, and a manned landing on the Red Planet will soon follow. However, conquering another planet can never become a reality without the advancement of health technologies like wearable devices, telemedicine or genomics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fmars-614x412.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fmars-614x412-512x344.jpg\" alt=\"mars-614x412\" class=\"wp-image-12953\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fmars-614x412-512x344.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fmars-614x412-373x250.jpg 373w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002Fmars-614x412.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.lifehacker.com.au\u002F2016\u002F01\u002Fsmart-machines-can-diagnose-medican-conditions-better-than-humans-doctors\u002F\">Smart Machines Can Diagnose Medical Conditions Better Than Human Doctors\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Until now, medicine has been a prestigious and often extremely lucrative career choice. But with intelligent machines being increasingly used to diagnose diseases, in the near future, will we need as many doctors as we do now? 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