Too much faith in medical science can result in negative consequences.
a Doctors may order unnecessary tests such as MRI, recommend and perform
cosmetic surgeries that are not needed. All these have negative effects on the patient and
their families. It can cause a financial burden to the patient, can cause complications or
even death from unnecessary procedures. Fraud and unethical practices in medical
science can result in harm to patients who are treated with drugs and medical procedures
that resulted from fake research findings. So having too much faith in medical science
without validating the findings/studies/recommendations from medical providers can
result in harm.
On the other hand, medical science has successfully eradicated some diseases such as
smallpox with vaccinations thus increasing the faith in medicine as well. Due to advances
in medical science, people are living longer, infant mortality rates have decreased as well
(people are placing…. faith, 2019).
Currently, we are facing a pandemic, and based on available research, vaccines against
Covid-19 were authorized on an emergency basis and now it is being mandated by
different organizations. Many people who got vaccinated got sick with Covid -19 and
many got side effects from the vaccine people now are becoming more skeptical about the
effectiveness of these vaccines and the governmental push for these vaccines.
a In my opinion, evidence-based medicine might be more appealing and trustworthy,
and too much faith in medical science may not have positive outcomes always.
Reference
“People are placing too much faith in medical science”. Do you agree? (2019). Retrieved
from https://collegeaffairsblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/people-are-placing-too-
much-faith-in-medical-science-do-you-agree/
