I don't know a lot about medicine aside from it appears to need a lot of data crunching, and I think it's one of the fields where AI would be awesome, for pretty much what's in your conclusion ("The Future" section) which is what most people will be seeing :)
Every major institution in medicine has already employed AI. I think IBM ang google will win the major share. Say hello to Dr . Google.
Oh damn and we've been told how many times not to consult Dr Google who seems to turn your headache into a brain tumour? XD
Seriously though that's pretty awesome.