Unless those things help people live longer or better (with scientific evidence to show such an effect) they are interesting developments with no actual impact

Unless those things help people live longer or better (with scientific evidence to show such an effect) they are interesting developments with no actual impact on patients. Do people treated with surgical robots live longer or better? Has the synthetic antibiotic helped average patients live longer or better? So far, we only see very marginal improvements, and at massive, constantly increasing costs.