My Topic
I have finally decided on my topic. I will be researching biomedical technology and its impact on future medicine. I recently had the opportunity to view two craniotomies and I was both impressed and...
View ArticleSome work I did last year.
Conor Dorgan Ms. Graf/Mr. Sauer American Studies March 25, 2009 Penicillin and the Birth of Modern Medicine Although Ian Fleming is commonly acknowledged as discovering penicillin, a mold that attacks...
View ArticleNanodiamonds
Exploring the different types of “medical technology” seems as good a place as any to start. My original intent was to deal with the machines and diagnostic tools in operating rooms around the world,...
View ArticleNanotechnology:Cost and Ethics
I’ve explored ways in which nanotechnology will be used, and now I’ve stumbled on some articles discussing nanotechnology and politics. I mean to look into some of the negative aspects of all this...
View ArticleSTEALTH
This entry will be largely from my own experience. After the opportunity to view two craniotomies at Memorial with Dr. Robert Yount, my interest in medical technology grew incredibly. The procedure...
View ArticleCoronary Heart Disease Part 1:diagnosis
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and coronary artery disease its most prevalent form. I would like to investigate how advances in medical technology are changing the way medical...
View ArticleGoals and TMR
My intent with the focus on coronary heart disease is to examine how technology is changing how we deal with the “big players” as far as health hazards. My original intent, to examine to what degree...
View ArticlePersonal Source
Hopefully soon I will be able to post content from someone with more experience in the medical field, such as Dr. Yount. I want to know how technology has changed his work, and where it’s going from...
View ArticleCotton Candy
Now I could use some input. My original intent was to explore “to what extent, (will) 21st century medicine be defined by increasingly sophisticated technology?” I’ve hit a few major specific...
View ArticleTelemedicine (in progress)
I have looked at how technology is changing the way physicians deal with the most common killers, the costs associated with these advances, ethical concerns, cotton candy, and a rethinking of how drugs...
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