Could 'The Doctor' Become Reality?

The television series Star Trek: Voyager included "The Doctor," an Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH) that ended up having to become the fulltime doctor on the ship.

While artificial intelligence isn't going to replace doctors any time soon, it could increasingly aid them with research and analysis. There is growing evidence that artificial intelligence can truly help health providers spot signs of illness in patients, including such deadly maladies as cancer.

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