The Role of Modern Medicine

When is the system effective—and what’s its proper role?

Focus:

• Acute/emergency care, surgery, trauma intervention

• Infectious disease control and epidemiology

• Antibiotics, vaccines, diagnostic imaging

• The strength of reductionist thinking in crisis-based scenarios

• Where conventional medicine is indispensable—and why

Optional Cheatsheet: “Medical System Essentials: Knowing What It’s Built For”