Tragedy, utopia and medical progress

Tragedy, utopia and medical progress.

In this article, tragedy and utopia are juxtaposed, and it is proposed that the problem of "medicalisation" is better understood in a framework of tragedy than in a utopian one. In utopia, it is presupposed that there is an error behind every setback and every side effect, whereas tragedy brings to light how side effects can be the result of irreconcilable conflicts. Medicalisation is to some e...

The tragedy of medical education in Brazil.

The renewal of medical education in Iran: progress and challenge

Medical progress

hronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant interactive disease in patients with diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease with major morbidity and mortality consequences and high costs to the healthcare system. CKD is characterized by a gradual loss of renal function. In most parts of the world, once end-stage renal disease (ESRD) occurs, patients who do not have access to maintenanc...

Bologna Model of Medical Education–utopia or Reality

Higher education in Europe and in the Balkan's countries is undergoing major reforms. The Bologna Process was a major reform created with the claimed goal of providing responses to issues such as the public responsibility for higher education and research, higher education governance, the social dimension of higher education and research, and the values and roles of higher education and researc...