“The collective principle asserts that (…) no society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.” — Aneurin Bevan, the chief architect of the NHS
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An interesting feature of modern medicine is the increasing tendency to view disease processes as the breakdown of normal biochemical, electrical and circadian control mechanisms. These can be referred to (with a terminology borrowed from artificial intelligence) cybernetic controls –