Trajectory of Discovery - What Determines the Rate and Direction of Medical Progress?

Informationen zum Autor Mark P. Khurana is a Medical Doctor and Epidemiologist. He is a Research Fellow at the University of Copenhagen, primarily in Infectious Disease Epidemiology. He is Host and Creator for the 'Untold Health' podcast which explores topics within the field of health which are significant but overlooked. Klappentext "Exploring the forces that determine the rate and direction of medical progress, this book brings together the worlds of scientific policy, economics, sociology, and innovation to describe the medical research landscape. Covers how issues, including incentive structures and lack of novelty in drug development, influence and impede progress"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Incentives, Context and Capital: 1. Citations as currency; 2. Hacking statistics; 3. The allure of prizes; 4. Streetlight effects; 5. Patented and regulated progress; 6. Teams and diversity; Part II. The Financial Determinants of Discovery: 7. The research marketplace; 8. Winners take all; 9. Public service; 10. The medici model; 11. The goldilocks zone; 12. Kindling creativity; Part III. Bending the Arc: 13. Lobbying for change; 14. Scientific elasticity; 15. Death of a star // new kids on the block; 16. Great emergencies; 17. Fraudulent findings; 18. Serendipity; 19. Converging paths; Part IV. Reflecting on the Trajectory: 20. Civic engagement; 21. Uncertainty; 22. Commercialization and power; 23. Morality and progress.

Product details

• Authors: Mark P Khurana, Mark P. Khurana, Mark P. (University of Copenhagen) Khurana
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781009354431
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0935443-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Medicine: general issues, Medical research, MEDICAL / General, Health economics, Impact of science and technology on society, Development Studies, Medical Sociology, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Public health and preventive medicine, Medical and health informatics