The New Medicine PBS Broadcast -- Comments?

Thank you, Illena, for notifying everyone about this interesting
program televised last night. I saw all but the first few minutes.
The link is http://www.pbs.org/thenewmedicine/interview.html, in case
anyone missed the broadcast.

Comments?

Just to get the ball rolling, I wanted to comment on two points I
thought were worth mentioning. One doctor (not sure of his specialty)
made the comment that if there was one thing he wanted his students to
remember, it's that the idea of pain as being either physical or
psychological is dumb. I agree! The other thing that struck me was
the statement by Dr. Richard Davidson of the W.M. Keck Laboratory (I
believe) who said that healthcare is diminished when we dichotomize
disease, treating it as merely a set of symptoms. This is what I mean
when I talk about reductionism in conventional medicine. The young man
in the wheelchair was the star of the show I thought. He's what it's
all about. Anyone else?

PeterB

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