近數十年來，醫療已取得巨大的進步。例如，光纖的發現讓醫生能夠仔細檢查胃或腸道，並確認問題部位。電腦斷層掃描能呈現3D影像，而無需使用有害的X光。重症醫學、移植醫學和基因工程如今已能夠解決過去的不治之症。但目前仍有許多未知的科學領域，例如那些在現代文明發展下而出現的疾病。
Huge progress has been made in medical practice over recent decades. For example, the discovery of fiber optics has made it possible to take a close look at the stomach or intestine and identify problem zones. Computer tomography creates three-dimensional images without using harmful X-rays. Intensive care medicine, transplantation medicine and genetic engineering are now making it possible to tackle diseases previously regarded as incurable. But there is still much uncharted scientific territory, for example with regard to diseases that have only emerged with our civilization.
4.起死回生新療法–醫療人員如何智取死亡
Back to Life–How Medics Are Outwitting Death
急救醫學領域的研究人員逐漸了解，死亡是可以延緩甚至反轉的，他們需要使用正確科技，包括移動式人工心肺機、機械式心肺復甦儀器，或減緩腦部細胞死亡的冷卻設備。關於心肺復甦，急診醫師現在認為壓胸比換氣更為重要，但避免腦部損傷的最重要因子是低溫治療，心臟病患的體溫越快降到攝氏32-34度，病患承受永久性神經創傷的可能性越低，存活的機會也越高。

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