title: Issues of consequence.
abstract: Rapid advances in scientific knowledge and technology engender ethical and moral concerns. The explosion of new genetic information is bringing about changes that will affect virtually every aspect of our lives. Jeffrey Fisher, MD, author of Rx 2000, reports on health care breakthroughs we will see during the next 40 years. This article touches on just a few of the exciting, innovative, and sometimes troubling possibilities.
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authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005544:Forecasting; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000639:trends*; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000639:trends*; D012099:Reproductive Techniques / Q000639:trends*