What can the Past tell us about the Future of Medicine?
Journal
Fifteen Eighty Four: Cambridge University Press Blog
Type
digital resource
Date Issued
2026-01-12
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Abstract
In a fractured world, we can mostly agree that medical progress is valuable, and that achieving it is a worthwhile social goal. But beyond that, there are different and conflicting visions of what exactly progress in medicine entails. The consensus that we need more of it – whatever it may be – means that the concept of medical progress is at particular risk of being co-opted by political interests, social trends, and economic power.
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contribution to education
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No
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