{"product_id":"dr-golem-how-to-think-about-medicine-paperback","title":"Dr. Golem: How to Think about Medicine - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarry Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA creature of Jewish mythology, a golem is an animated being made by man from clay and water who knows neither his own strength nor the extent of his ignorance. Like science and technology, the subjects of Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch's previous volumes, medicine is also a golem, and this Dr. Golem should not be blamed for its mistakes-they are, after all, \u003ci\u003eour\u003c\/i\u003e mistakes. The problem lies in its well-meaning clumsiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eDr. Golem\u003c\/i\u003e explores some of the mysteries and complexities of medicine while untangling the inherent conundrums of scientific research and highlighting its vagaries. Driven by the question of what to do in the face of the fallibility of medicine, \u003ci\u003eDr. Golem\u003c\/i\u003e encourages a more inquisitive attitude toward the explanations and accounts offered by medical science. In eight chapters devoted to case studies of modern medicine, Collins and Pinch consider the prevalence of tonsillectomies, the placebo effect and randomized control trials, bogus doctors, CPR, the efficacy of Vitamin C in fighting cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, AIDS cures, and vaccination. They also examine the tension between the conflicting faces of medicine: medicine as science versus medicine as a source of succor; the interests of an individual versus the interests of a group; and the benefits in the short term versus success rates in the long term. Throughout, Collins and Pinch remind readers that medical science is an economic as well as a social consideration, encapsulated for the authors in the timeless struggle to balance the good health of the many-with vaccinations, for instance-with the good health of a few-those who have adverse reactions to the vaccine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In an age when the deaths of research subjects, the early termination of clinical trials, and the research guidelines for stem cells are front-page news, \u003ci\u003eDr. Golem\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely analysis of the limitations of medicine that never loses sight of its strengths.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at Cardiff University; director of the Centre for the Study of Knowledge, Expertise, and Science; and author of \u003ci\u003eGravity's Shadow: The Search for Gravitational Waves\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003eTrevor Pinch\u003c\/b\u003e is professor in and chair of the Department of Science and Technology Studies and professor of sociology at Cornell University. Together, they are the authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Golem: What You Should Know about Science\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Golem at Large: What You Should Know about Technology. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 5.21 x 7.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56318963122481,"sku":"9780226113678","price":51.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/FLU1AfrXCw9780226113678.webp?v=1789639936","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/dr-golem-how-to-think-about-medicine-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}