Technological Medicine: The Changing World of Doctors and Patients

by Stanley Joel Reiser

Advances in medicine have brought us the stethoscope, artificial kidneys, and computerized health records. They have also changed the doctor-patient relationship. This book explores how the technologies of medicine are created and how we respond to the problems and successes of their use. Stanley Joel Reiser, MD, walks us through the ways medical innovations exert their influence by discussing a number of selected technologies, including the X-ray, ultrasound, and respirator. Reiser creates a new understanding of thinking about how health care is practiced in the United States and thereby suggests new methods to effectively meet the challenges of living with technological medicine. As healthcare reform continues to be an intensely debated topic in America, Technological Medicine shows us the pros and cons of applying technological solutions health and illness.

Genres: Medicine

246 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[عمر الحمادي · Rating 1 out of 5]

المواضيع المطروحة في الكتاب شيقة لكن اسلوب الكتاب غير شيق وفيه تفاصيل غير مهمة.

[Punit Bubna]

History of medicine

[Bryan Kibbe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reiser offers an accessible and up to date history of various medical technologies that is both compelling and insightful. I found his writing to be very good, and his research extensive (though this book is meant more for a general public audience, as opposed to academic). In particular, Reiser does a good job of presenting historical narratives about medical technology in an interesting fashion, while also making room at the end for some editorial comments that are thought provoking. Well worth reading.