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The edge of medicine

the technology that will change our lives

By Hanson, William

Publishers Summary:
"Experts agree that we are entering the Golden Age of Medicine, when treatment will feel more like science fiction than a trip to the doctor. University of Pennsylvania Medical School Professor William Hanson offers intensely intimate true-life stories about the ways biotechnology is changing people's lives, including: an electronic nose that detects infection based on a person's breath; robots that perform surgery and can feel their way around tissue; computerized psychotherapists that dispense advice about emotional problems; telehealth software that manages chronic illnesses such as diabetes; and wheelchairs that are operated by brainwaves." "Hanson describes the genius behind these amazing advances and innovators' efforts to take these feats to the next level. He discusses the future of our medical experience and how we can prepare ourselves for the moral and ethical challenges that these changes will bring. This riveting and startling account will spark conversation and lead us to reexamine our understanding of mortality."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN

978-0-23060-575-6

Publisher

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.