The Edge of Medicine: The Technology That Will Change Our Lives - Paperback

by William Hanson (Author)

At a time when we are all gravely concerned about the cost of health care, medical technology, paradoxically, is expanding and evolving as never before. Experts agree that we are entering a Golden Age when many clinical treatments that today seem like science fiction will one day become part of a routine trip to the doctor. University of Pennsylvania Medical School Professor William Hanson offers intimate true-life stories that revise our understanding of mortality. From brainwave-operated wheelchairs, to electronic noses that diagnose disease, to surgery by remote-controlled robots and nanoscale machines that will identify and kill individual malignant cells, this is a startling and exciting account of innovations that will directly affect our health.

Author Biography

William Hanson, M.D., is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He has lectured at Microsoft, The Wharton Business School, and has been interviewed on NPR's Fresh Air. He lives outside of Philadelphia.