role of medicine. Some have viewed medicine as humanity’s savior. In the process, individual responsibility for health has been overlooked. Since the 1960s, however, people have become more likely to question the authority of those in the medical profession. Personal freedom has become more important. People want to take more responsibility for their health. They want to know what physicians are doing to them and why new technology seems to cause as many problems as it resolves. Overall, people’s
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