The Implication of Metaverse in the Traditional Medical Environment and Healthcare Sector: Applications and Challenges

There are a lot of studies that have been presenting the idea of the metaverse since 2021. It's the term for the next-generation mobile computing platform, which will be extensively utilized in the future and refers to the internet accessed through VR and AR glasses. The range of illnesses people face today is different from what it was decades ago. Cancer, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, and asthma are just few of the many non-communicable diseases that pose a serious risk to human health in the modern world. As a result, efforts toward chronic disease prevention and management need to be bolstered. The emergence of metaverse theory may point healthcare in novel directions. Uneven allocation of medical resources, difficulties in follow-up, overburdening of experts, and so on remain obstacles in the management of chronic diseases in the existing healthcare system. However, advanced artificial intelligence (AI) integrated into metaverse healthcare platforms could solve these problems. The article presents the potential of Metaverse technology in the context of modern digital medicine and the future of the medical metaverse. Some related applications of Metaverse in the healthcare sector are presented. Problems and challenges are highlighted. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.