And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance. Daniel Nathans genegreathuman Change image and share on social
It's crazy to me that in this world of electronic medical records Walmart has so much information about how we shop, but no one has that information about our health. Why can't my doctor say, 'Wow, Anne, based on your lifestyle and behavior, you're five years from being diabetic.' But I can go to Target, and they know exactly what I'm going to buy. Anne Wojcicki annebasebehavior share on social
The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness. Arlen Specter carecostillness Change image and share on social
A democratic medical establishment does not alter people's bodies to fit regressive social norms; it advocates for patients by demanding the social body get its act together. Alice Dreger actadvocatealter Change image and share on social
Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient. Ambrose Bierce guessharmpatient Change image and share on social
What we need in medical schools is not to teach empathy, as much as to preserve it - the process of learning huge volumes of information about disease, of learning a specialized language, can ironically make one lose sight of the patient one came to serve; empathy can be replaced by cynicism. Abraham Verghese cynicismdiseaseempathy share on social
There's a lot of interest from the medical community on how things develop in microgravity, and the hope, later, that is expected to apply to what the changes are in humans as well. Linda M. Godwin applycommunitydevelop Change image and share on social
We're all essentially surgically connected to our smartphones, and we're still in the early stages of realizing their medical potential. But they should be a real threat to the medical profession. Eric Topol connectearlyessentially Change image and share on social
I can remember in the late 1980s and early 1990s how many men with AIDS I saw everywhere in Key West. There were hospices and medical supply stores geared to people with AIDS. It seemed that every sick man who could afford it had headed for the warmth and the tranquillity and the gay-friendliness of the island. Edmund White 1980s1990safford share on social
When a man goes through six years training to be a doctor he will never be the same. He knows too much. Enid Bagnold doctormantrain Change image and share on social