The End of Medicine and The Last Doctor

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Medicine has been the victim of its own success. Patients dont want to be examined anymore, they want an MRI. The doctor is gradually beeing replaced by the machine, But the machine has no compassion. Life expectancy now far exceeds the biblical three score years and ten. Ageing has been redefined as a disease. Most of the massive health budget is being spent trying to add a few extra years to life, without necessarily improving quality. The financial implications of this cannot be sustained. A philosophical shift is required by all involved , patients and doctors.

subjects: Medical revolution,  disease mongering,  compassion,  overpopulation,  overdiagnosis,  singularity,  overspend,  readjusting health care,  Medicine,  History,  History of Medicine,  Robotics in medicine,  Medical innovations,  Data processing,  Robotics,  Computers

People: Osler,  Obama,  Alistair Cooke,  Donald Soper,  Einstein,  Seamus Heaney,  Clint Eastwood,  Shakespeare and the Bible.

Places: Ireland,  The UK and The USA

Times: Today and tomorrow