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Advances in Medical Technology Real or Promised
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Advances in medical technology over the past 100 years have been a two edged sword. Technical advances have been made so that we understand how all parts of the bodywork and what has gone wrong when it fails, or even when it is about to fail. ... Is it time to rein in the headstrong advances in medical science, or should the industry be allowed to head full speed towards their gains- even though it is ultimately deigned to better the public at large as much as the medical profession.
The early diagnosis of medical problems as a result of the use of such technology and research have provided cures and preventions for what are now considered ‘everyday’ illnesses but which used to kill many thousands of people each year. ... The MRI has allowed doctors to be more certain than ever before of their diagnosis of serious medical conditions. ... Technological advances now mean that even if we are brain dead there are now various machines that simulate body functions. ...
More couples that previously would not have experienced the fulfillment of family life have been assisted by breakthroughs in technology. ... Leah Oliver was born only once her parents were helped by technology with this latter. ...
Despite advances in detection techniques, of the world’s greatest killers, cancer, seems to have seen little real progress in treatment in 20 years. Charles Clark writes in his paper “Alternative Medicine” that ‘the medical world has offered a steady diet of diverse and contradictory cures over the past years since Richard Nixon launched a national war on cancer but that victims, other than children with leukemia”(75+), have seen no significant advances beyond chemo and radiation. ... But it is still uncertain when the predicted medical benefits will be harvested’ (Ackerman 1). What use do we put modern technology to when scans or analysis result in negative information? ... There is great concern that the whole process of surgery and medical care is being de- humanized The patient…”may cry for rest, peace and dignity, but he will get infusions, transfusions, a heart machine, or tracheotomy if necessary. ... Malpractice claims are mainly made against non-certified doctors or against doctors who have turned to plastic surgery as a means of earning high incomes after careers in other medical specialties were marred by malpractice in those earlier areas” (Schule and Bergal 1a+). A case of technology outstripping regulations, resulting in high profile court cases that mar the medical profession.
Despite advances in understanding the reproductive process there are still a large number of unwanted pregnancies each year- and not all of them from errant teenagers. ... It seems that the application of technological advances is not as great as the advances themselves. ... The contraceptive revolution that was promised in the 1960’s seems to have stalled as contraceptive research slows to a crawl. There is a greater array of similar contraceptives available but no real answer to the world’s problem with birth control. ... More understanding of the effects of cloning is required before any of the promised good things are entered into. ... And through all this debating on ethics, all strides to producing more children third world nations remain overpopulated through ignorance of birth control or advances in male contraception.
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Title: Advances in Medical Technology Real or Promised
Words: 2683
Rating: None
Pages: 10.7
submitted by: leaholiver
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