HIGH-TECH MEDICINE

Modern medicine has advanced along with the technological advances in other fields of human endeavour. Newer gadgets have helped to unravel the mysteries of many diseases. Unfortunately, the other side of the coin has not been very satifactory. It is sad to see the pro-technological monster eroding the very foundation of the time-honoured wisdom of Clinical Medicine. The latter could be profitably used to allay the anxiety of around 80% of the sick population in most developing countries. The profession should try to guard against the unscientific onslaught of technology on medicine. One should, however, emphasize the need to take periodic audit of the clinical method as well.