The Edge of Medicine The Technology That Will

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 the 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 illness such as diabetes--brainwave powered wheelchairsHanson describes the genius behind the innovations that will shape the future of clinical medicine. This riveting and startling account will spark conversation and lead us to reexamine our understanding of mortality.

William Hanson M.D. is an anesthesiologist and chief of intensive care at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School as well as an Associated Faculty member of the Computer Science Department at Princeton University, where he has taught a course on computers in medicine. He is often quoted in USA Today and US News & World Report, and has been profiled in Popular Science and New Scientist. He lives in Philadelphia, PA.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Deus Ex Machina	p. 5
Eye in the Sky	p. 23
Eternal Vigilance	p. 41
A Good Sketch	p. 61
Shadow-Play	p. 79
The Thinkable	p. 95
Which One Was What One?	p. 113
Little Minds	p. 131
At the Bottom	p. 147
There and Back Again	p. 165
Pink or Blue	p. 185
The Never-Ending Story	p. 207
My Father's Feet	p. 223
Conclusion	p. 239
Index	p. 243
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The Edge of Medicine The Technology That Will Change Our Lives

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