Explain the rise and fall of the authority and power of the mainstream medical establishment.

Pick only one question to answer, comprehensively. Use both the textbook (pages 1152-1278 in the pdf) ,
and the powerpoint provided for these chapters. Explain everything. Write this for a person who never took this class.
Explain the rise and fall of the authority and power of the mainstream medical establishment. What happened to make doctors authority so respected? What has caused it to diminish? List and describe two social changes that have resulted in diminished authority of doctors. How does diminished authority influence how doctors do their work? How does it change the way patients receive health care?
Discuss the ideology which argues that science can be trusted and is beneficial because scientists strive to be objective and they seek the truth. Describe the problems with this ideology. How do the phenomena we discussed in Chapters 14 and 15—the centralization of capital into the hands of a few global corporations, the “iron triangle,” the “revolving door,” “regulatory capture”—cast doubt on this ideology? I’ve reprinted passages from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s book, THE REAL ANTHONY FAUCI, in the ppts for chapters 11 and 17: draw on them to find examples.
When looking at health globally, how do water quality and waterborne illnesses affect the health of poorer countries? What are some issues we are facing in conquering bacterial infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and gonorrhea? What role, if any, should the United States play in helping poorer nations get access to safer drinking water and eradicating malaria and other diseases? Discuss the problems with the current, vaccine-entered approach, and the reasons why Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci are pursuing this approach instead.
Discuss the liberal vs. radical explanations for the causes of global warming, and the solutions for it. Discuss Vandana Shiva’s critique of Bill Gates’ strategy for creating zero emissions. How, in her view, is this just more Western imperialism and corporate domination?

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