Health and societal implications of medical and technological advances

Victor J Dzau; Celynne A Balatbat

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aau4778

Health and societal implications of medical and technological advances

Sci Transl Med. 2018 Oct 17;10(463):eaau4778. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aau4778.

Authors

Victor J Dzau¹, Celynne A Balatbat²

Affiliations

¹ National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC 20001, USA. vdzau@nas.edu.
² National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC 20001, USA.

PMID: 30333239
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aau4778

Abstract

Scientific and technological breakthroughs are transforming the future of medicine and health, but they inevitably carry risks and have societal implications that need to be addressed proactively.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomedical Technology*
Computer Security
Health*
Humans
Risk
Social Control, Formal
Societies*