New England Journal of Medicine: Most Important Medical Developments
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What criteria were used by the New England Journal of Medicine to choose the most important medical developments of the past thousand years?

  • Developments in both prevention and treatment of diseases
  • Developments focusing on medical knowledge of God
  • Developments related to public health and medical ethics
  • Developments that changed the face of clinical medicine only (correct)

    • Why was there little progress in clinical medicine until the Renaissance according to the text?

  • The Renaissance period was not conducive to medical innovations
  • Lack of interest in medical advancements
  • Technological limitations prevented medical progress
  • Scholars focused on knowledge related to God rather than human medicine (correct)

    • Which era is credited with bringing about a change in scholars' focus from knowledge of God to knowledge of man?

  • Industrial Revolution
  • Enlightenment
  • Renaissance (correct)
  • Middle Ages

    • According to NEJM, how have advancements in the treatment and prevention of diseases impacted life expectancy?

    <p>Extended life expectancy and reduced disability significantly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best reflects the major developments highlighted by NEJM in the past millennium?

    <p>Those of the past 500 years, particularly since the Renaissance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did NEJM suggest about predicting the future advancements in medicine at the turn of the millennium?

    <p>As challenging as predicting advancements a thousand years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

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