Science and the Quiet Art

Part 1: perceptions of modern medicine; why does modern medicine seem to have lost its way?. Part 2: the roots of medical science; beginnings; early successes breed new problems. Part 3: how much do we really know?; a glimpse at high technology medical practice; how much has been achieved. Part 4: the origins of our intractable diseases; new ways of thinking about our current killers; nature, nurture, and ageing: a closer look at the origins of our current killers. Part 5: what does the future hold?; the new revolution in the medicinal sciences; what might we expect from basic medical research in the future?; hopes and realities. Part 6: do patients have any place in modern scientific medicine?; back to our patients.