Altman, Lawrence K. "Strides in
Medicine, and Their Price." The New York Times. The New York Times,
6 Oct. 2012. 11 Oct. 2012.
This
article talks about many of the great innovations that technology is allowing
doctors to achieve in the field of medicine, but it also talks about the
negative effects of this. Some of these
improvements include doctors' ability to preform surgery through keyhole-size
incisions, the repairing of joints, drugs that can cure diseases, and flexible
scopes that allow doctors to peer into the hard to reach places of the lungs
and gastrointestinal tract. Doctors who
are learning how to preform certain types of surgeries are now able to preform
unlimited amounts of practice on a nearly identical computer simulation. Another advancement includes the use of
motor-ambulances that are equipped with technology necessary to saving a life
and helicopters. Also, the use of
computer scans of the head and body no longer use radiation, allowing for safer
and easier procedures. Although these
new scans can be very helpful, they also have many negative effects. Doctors will often order an x-ray for a
patient without actually examining them fully, out of habit. This is both a waste of money, and exposes
patients to unnecessary radiation.
Another negative effect involves the decrease in the amount of autopsies
because doctors believe that many of their techniques before death are
enough. However, studies show that
autopsies pick up many things that the average doctor would not notice. Costly procedures such as chronic renal
dialysis have caused the creation of bioethics, which determines who will
receive life-saving treatment, if it is only available to a certain number of
people.
The
advances in medicine due to new technological advancements will have huge
effects on the wold. These advancements
have already saved countless numbers of lives, and have helped people that were
originally thought to be disabled for life.
Since these technologies continue to improve and they are growing at a
rate that is faster than ever, new procedures, medicines, and equipment will be
developed in the near future that will be able to save lives, cure more
diseases, and even increase the life expectancy of the average person. Although these technologies have countless
positive effects on the world, there are also many precautions that must be
taken when using them. Doctors can not
become reliant on technologies, and they must always preform their jobs to the best
of their abilities. Even though there
are some negative effects to the improvements of medical technology, these new
technologies will improve the livelihood of many people and improve the
world.
I
thought this article was very well written, and it provided a good
understanding of the topic. It also was
put together well, and it included a lot of specific facts and details
involving the ways that technology is improving the field of medicine. Another reason that I liked this article is
that it was very easy to read, even though this is a complicated topic. The writing flowed nicely, and I understood
all of the information that was being presented. Although the article was very good, there are
a few things that I would have changed.
First, I would have liked a few quotes, since these provide a first hand
account of what is being described. I
would have also liked a few more examples of specific studies that back up what
the article was talking about. Overall
this was a good article that provided insight on a very interesting topic.
posted for J. Dougherty
Mia Gradelski
ReplyDeleteMr. Ippolito
AP Biology Current Event Comment #22
March 19, 2017
Altman, Lawrence K. "Strides in Medicine, and Their Price." The New York Times. The
New York Times, 6 Oct. 2012. 11 Oct. 2012.
After reading this article, I thought it was fascinating how there are many pros and cons to purchasing and manufacturing medicine. In the beginning of the review, I think the writer did an excellent job providing evidence on the future of medicine and how they started with a positive connotation to medicine, although it causes many epidemics in the real world. The writer states, “Some of these improvements include doctors’ ability to perform surgery through keyhole-size incisions, repairing of joints, drugs that can cure disease, and flexible scopes that allow doctors to peer into the hard reach places.” Here they provided key examples of the positive impacts medicine has on the world. In addition, the writer describes in detail about the advancements that are being done in computer science in the field of medicine and how different manufacturers and doctors use different tools to make new strides in medicine. They state “Also, the use of computer scans of the head and body no longer use radiation, allowing for safer and easier procedures. Although these new scans can be very helpful, they also have many negative effects.” Lastly, the writer did an excellent job providing bias throughout the review. When they state, “Although these new scans can be very helpful, they also have many negative effects.” This provides credibility to the source and is important to establish the pros and cons of the new strides of medicine. Overall, the writer did an excellent job providing detailed evidence in their review, statistics, and listin the positive and negative effects of medicine.
Although the article was written professionally and accurately, at times felt there were errors that could have been fixed. For example, in the second paragraph when the writer states, “The advances in medicine due to new technological advancements will have huge effects of the world.” Here is an example of a spelling mistake “wold” instead of world. Also in the first few sentences, the grammatical mistakes and spelling mistakes are evident. This is seen to the reader as unprofessional. They can fix these mistakes by proofreading their work. Lastly, at the end of the first paragraph when the writer writes, “Costly procedures such as chronic renal dialysis have caused the creation of bioethics.”The writer did not explain the costly, negative effects of medicine, although the title is called “their price.” Readers are interested in reading both sides of the argument and the writer wrote mainly about the positive affects which is not always true. In order to fix this, the writer should of listed out the negative examples from the text. These few errors provided readers a sense view on the article due to the lack of preparation and evidence inside the review.
After reading this article, I learned lots of useful information about the medicine that patients are using and what the effects are to the world. The main reason I chose this article was to understand the benefits and harmful effects of medicine. Lately in the news, the opioid epidemic and deadly drugs that all ages are using is very important to research about. Overall, this review changed my perception on life and how not everything that seems to be good for you is and moderation is key.