Comment Re:they already are pretty constrained (Score 1) 1064
I disagree with the mechanic analogy. GASP, the car anology may not be appropriate
Doctors have no parts listing; their tools are primitive compared to the object they care for; their procedual manual is rudementary as well as full of half-truths and false-hoods. Consequently they must constantly be on the lookout incase what they are doing is wrong.
From a medical point of view many paitents really are unique. This is a big problem with modern medicine, we bin diseases by symptoms yet often treat them at a molecular level through drugs. In the future proper diagnosis needs to be improved, we will use personalised medicine that actually determines the molecular profile of a disease and whether a given drug is useful for a patient. Half the drugs we use now are wasted and in some fields, particularly cancer therapy, probably cause more harm than good on many patients.