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THE EDGE OF MEDICINE
THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL CHANGE OUR LIVES |
| By: |
William Hanson |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£18.39 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0230239145 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230239142 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
11 November, 2008 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Bill Hanson reveals to us the face of medicine as it will be in ten to fifteen years from now. Profiled in many science periodicals for the innovations he's helped spearhead, Hanson delivers a unique perspective on the human dimension behind the revolutionary changes. |
| Synopsis: |
A trauma physician and medical inventor at University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Bill Hanson reveals to us the face of medicine as it will be in ten to fifteen years from now. Profiled in many science periodicals for the innovations he's helped spearhead, Hanson delivers a unique perspective on the human dimension behind the revolutionary changes. On the vanguard of putting new clinical ideas into practice, he reveals the amazing treatments already implemented in hospitals and the fantastic breakthroughs that are just around the corner. From harvesting human organs, to replacement limbs and neural parts that will enhance our natural abilities, Hanson chronicles a future that is stranger than science fiction. And more importantly, he discusses what the human experience will be and how we can prepare ourselves for the moral and ethical challenges that these awesome changes will bring.The Edge of Medicine * An electronic nose that detects infection, such as pneumonia, based on a person's breath * Robots with appendages that can feel their way around tissue, which will replace surgeons in OR * Computer health wizards that will prescribe you medicine through your home computer * Machines that synthesize voice based on electrical brain waves for people with degenerative neural disease. * Computerized psychotherapists dispensing advice about emotional problems * Telehealth software that serves as a monitoring nurse for difficult to manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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