'Dr R2D2 will see you now...'

[Talon]

A patient lies in a hospital bed, waiting to hear if her operation has been a success.

But in the hospitals of tomorrow, it may not be a doctor who brings her the news.

Instead, a robot could glide between the beds, allowing doctors to talk to their patients from home - or even from another country.

And this isn't a high-tech fantasy - doctors in the US are already using a robot as part of their team.

Dr Louis Kavoussi is one of those at the forefront of robot medicine.

The doctor, based at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, uses the ward-round robot to talk to patients from home.

When patients saw something like this roll into their room, it was something of a surprise

Dr Louis Kavoussi, Johns Hopkins Hospital
He envisages a time where patients lie in airline-style seat beds, with monitors on which they can watch TV and log on to the Internet, and via which doctors can asses them at any time of the day or night.

Doctors may even be less involved in operations. Patients could be scanned, and the information sent directly to the "surgeon" robot, which could make an incision in exactly the right spot.

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[Mamie]

but then I suppose the robot would be more reliable than the doctor who barely passed his exams.


Ever wondered how your doctor did?

[Mistress]

[i]Ok..

Well.. It just might be possible that the Robot will have a better "Bedside Manner" then some of the Doctors that I've come in contact with.. lol..

And.. also, this is a pretty scary story.. lol

I am not sure how I would react, but I guess with the Technology of today, anything is possible and not very far from the future!

Mistress

[Texasmujer]

Do you know what they call the person who graduates at the bottom of their medical school class? "DOCTOR" (!!)(ROFL)