Medical Science Is Making Such Wonderful Advances
health in modern age
Aldous Huxley:
"medical science is making such wonderful advances that very soon no one will be well"
One theme that has appeared within this weeks discussion on health, is that of the individuals perception of their own "well-ness" regardless of their "health".
Upon reading these conversations the article by Cieszanowski et al., (2014) came to mind, here 666 volunteers were reviewed by a whole body MRI scan, all of whom were asymptomatic at the time. Within this cohort, there were 3375 incidental findings, with only 7 individuals without detectable abnormalities.
The findings from this article highlight that within an asymptomatic cohort there are a high proportion of individuals who could be classified as 'un-healthy'. Does this article alter your viewpoint of health?
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Cieszanowskiet et al., (2014) Non-Contrast-Enhanced Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the General Population: The Incidence of Abnormal Findings in Patients 50 Years Old and Younger Compared to Older Subjects. [http://journals(dot)plos(dot)org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0107840
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In the study by Cieszanowski, et al. (2014), 666 asymptomatic participants underwent full body MRI scan. It is unimaginable that out of this cohort, 659 participants depicted 3375 incidental findings. It is only in the remaining seven participants that detectable abnormalities were not found. Given that all the participants were asymptomatic, the findings are mind-blowing. With asymptomatic individuals, you would expect the majority to be healthy. However, as revealed in the study, 98.9% of the participants had health abnormalities.
The results of the study are eye-opening and they have changed my viewpoint of health significantly. From the findings, it is without a doubt that a majority of people have health issues even when they seem well. There just needs to be the right technology to prove it. With MRI, almost everyone can be found to have some abnormalities. Therefore, I agree with Aldous Huxley that wonderful advances such in medical science can make everyone unwell. It...
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