Ocupation: Medical Doctor
Life: b. June 8, 1942
Birthday: June 8
Technology has a shadow side. It accounts for real progress in medicine, but has also hurt it in many ways, making it more impersonal, expensive and dangerous. The false belief that a safety net of sophisticated drugs and machines stretches below us, permitting risky or lazy lifestyle choices, has undermined our spirit of self-reliance.
source: "What’s Wrong With American Medicine?" by Dr. Andrew Weil, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 17, 2009.
topic: Hurt, Real, Technology, Lifestyle Choices, Safety Net, Shadow Side