In recent years, the healthcare industry has increasingly relied on modern technologies. Conventional methods are supported by Big Data methods or are being investigated in the research. Has Big Data become more relevant in medicine in recent years? What does the future look like? In which medical subject area is Big Data being applied? These questions will be clarified during the thesis. In the first part, the usage of Big Data in medicine is shown and then, by using a bibliometric analysis, the importance and development of Big Data in medicine is presented. Afterwards, there is a discussion of the results followed with a summary and the future perspective. This thesis gives an overview about the currently technological possibilities and the potentials of Big Data in healthcare and medicine.