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Artificial Intelligence and Indian Healthcare: Historical Roots, Present Trends, and Future Prospects

Artificial Intelligence and Indian Healthcare: Historical Roots, Present Trends, and Future Prospects Introduction Healthcare in India has long been a dynamic blend of ancient wisdom, empirical observation, and technological innovation . From Ayurvedic treatises written thousands of years ago to the computational revolution of the 1960s , medicine has been shaped by humanity’s pursuit of systematic knowledge. In 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) represents the latest stage of this evolution, promising to transform diagnostics, clinical decision-making, and healthcare delivery across India. While AI is often described as “new,” its intellectual lineage can be traced through both India’s classical medical heritage and the foundational work in computer science and AI during the mid-20th century . Ancient Indian physicians like Sushruta and Charaka emphasised systematic observation and documentation, while philosophical schools such as the Cārvāka championed empiricism over meta...

Nanobots and the Prospective Future of Medicine

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  Nanobots and the Prospective Future of Medicine Introduction In the annals of modern science, there is perhaps no frontier more alluring than the microscopic realm, wherein matter itself may be manipulated and directed toward purposeful ends. The 1960s have borne witness to a blossoming faith in technology, from the conquest of space to the harnessing of the atom, and it is within this atmosphere of innovation that we may now cast our gaze upon an equally transformative prospect: the emergence of machines so small they may dwell within the human body itself (Drexler, 1986; Freitas, 1999). These so-called nanobots promise, in time, to alter the very foundations of medical practice. The Promise of the Infinitesimal The traditional tools of the physician — scalpel, syringe, and pill — are instruments of macroscopic design. They act upon the body broadly, affecting not only the site of disease but also the surrounding tissues, often with considerable collateral effect. Nanob...