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Medicine at the Crossroads: Random Cuts (Disc 5 of 8) - Region 0

Description: Explore how economic incentives and new technologies have fostered the use of surgery and other expensive medical interventions. Leading hart specialists now question the use of many routine procedures. How "scientific" is medical practice? Are surgical procedures for heart disease properly tested? In Canada, the testing of one procedure proved it to be a failure. In England, cardiologists are running random trials to test medical options for heart disease. In the U.S., some doctors are considering non-surgical and preventive approaches including diet, exercise and stress reduction, rather than costly high-tech pro ... (more)
Release date: 31 December 1969
Number of discs: 1
Tags: Medicine (1), 08/07 (1)
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