Contrary to the common assertion that there is too much science in medicine, it is precisely
the application of the natural sciences in the clinic that has enhanced the diagnostic and
therapeutic powers of the physician. Much of the criticism of science in medicine mistakes
the technology made possible by science, and the way that technology is employed, for
science itself. What has hampered progress is too narrow a view of the sciences relevant to
medicine. The concepts and methods of the social sciences must be integrated into medical …