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The ethical risks and regulations of medical digital twin technology

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  • Ying Sun Suzhou Chien-Shiung Institute of Technology
  • Lu Ran Nanjing Agricultural University
Vol. 31 No. 2 (2025): NARRATIVAS BIOÉTICAS
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Abstract

Medical digital twin technology has shown tremendous potential in personalized medicine, disease prevention and treatment optimization through real-time monitoring, simulation and prediction of individual health conditions by creating virtual models of patients. However, with the rapid development of this technology, its potential ethical issues have also attracted widespread attention. Firstly, medical digital twin technology involves collecting and processing a large amount of personal health data, and ensuring the privacy and security of this data becomes the primary concern. Secondly, the biases and unreliability generated by big data algorithms during the operation of the technology also need to be considered. Lastly, the digital gap and fairness issues generated by medical digital twin technology should not be overlooked. Therefore, in response to these ethical challenges, proposing corresponding ethical regulations becomes necessary, promoting the application of digital twin technology to enhance medical quality without infringing on patients´ legitimate rights and interests, and promoting fairness and justice in the medical field.

Keywords:

medical digital twin technology, ethical risks, ethical regulations
How to Cite
Sun, Y. ., & Ran, L. . (2025). The ethical risks and regulations of medical digital twin technology. Acta Bioethica, 31(2), 337–346. Retrieved from https://actabioethica.uchile.cl/index.php/AB/article/view/80368
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