**8.1 Benefits of 5G for healthcare**

Patient outcomes are better, efficiency is higher, and there are more prospects for innovation with the advent of 5G. One of the most significant advantages of 5G for the medical industry is the improvement of patient outcomes. With minimal latency, 5G can provide novel telemedicine and remote care models that enable physicians to diagnose and treat patients at a distance as illustrated in **Figure 8**. This may be very helpful to people who live in rural or isolated areas and may not have access to local healthcare facilities. Besides, 5G can give constant observing and following of patient information, empowering medical services professionals to go with better-taught choices and answer quickly to changes in a patient's condition. 5G in healthcare also provides proficiency gain and offers more opportunities for creativity among medical personnel.


**Figure 8.** *5G-powered medical robot performs remote brain surgery [70].* patient monitoring systems, and wearable health monitors can all benefit from 5G's assistance in the creation and implementation of new medical technology and equipment. In addition, new services and apps like AR and VR in healthcare can be developed with 5G's assistance, opening up new opportunities for patient training, education, and treatment [71].
