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forceps
[for·ceps || 'fɔrseps /'fɔːseps]

n.
镊子, 钳子状器官, 钳子

gusto
[gus·to || 'gʌstəʊ]

n.
爱好, 由衷的高兴, 嗜好

in fits and starts
一阵一阵地
at long last
1 终于
2 经过很多苦恼或麻烦之后

herald
[her·ald || 'herəld]

n.
使者; 通报者; 传令官

v.
预报; 传达; 宣布

bear on
1 靠在…上, 压在…上
2 对…产生影响; 与…有关
those tools are about to be brought to bear on biology too

well founded  

有根据的, 有理由的

hidebound  

adj.
思想偏狭顽固的, 迂腐的, 保守的

leapfrog  

n.
跳蛙游戏, 跳背游戏

v.
跃过; 跳背; 交替前进
backlash  

n.
反冲, 反撞; 强烈反对; 强烈反应; 后座力

paternalistic
[pə'tɜrnə'lɪstɪk /-'tɜːn-]

adj.
家长作风的; 温和之专制主义的

untenable  

adj.
防守不住的, 不能维持的, 站不住脚的

1 In modern times medicine has been transformed by waves of一波波 discovery that have brought marvels like antibiotics, vaccines and heart stents.
2 Given its history of innovation, the health-care sector has been surprisingly reluctant to embrace information technology (IT). Whereas every other big industry has computerised with gusto since the 1980s, doctors in most parts of the world still work mainly with pen and paper.
3 But now, in fits and starts, medicine is at long last catching up.
4 As this special report will explain, it is likely to be transformed by the introduction of electronic health records that can be turned into searchable medical databases, providing a “smart grid” for medicine that will not only improve clinical practice but also help to revive drugs research.
5 Now the industry is convinced that a third revolution is under way: the convergence of biology and engineering.
6 it’s the transformation of biology into an information science from a discovery science.
7 But the chances are that this will take time, and turn out to be more of a reformation than a revolution.
8 And given soaring health-care costs, insurers and health systems may not want to adopt new technologies unless inventors can show conclusively that they will produce better outcomes and offer value for money.
9 If these obstacles can be overcome, then the biggest winner will be the patient.


Comments
Medicine goes digital, as the title said, it’s time for us to go through the innovation of medicine into an information science from a discovery science. Dating back to history of the field, we can see several important revolutions happening during some particular time, such as the first surgery of Egyptian, the first use of forceps and surgical needles by Romans, discovery of antibiotics and so forth.

Finally, in fits and starts, medicine is at long last catching up with our computerized mutation. It delights our hopeful prospects of this convergence, with confidence that it will allow us to have more access to our patients and research.

Actually, it is obviously that we have seen some new technologies penetrating into our some aspects of medicine. The consequence of all these are optimistic, in other words, it has bring us into some new areas we never explore. For instance, nanotechnology promises us to scope our research in a microcosmic sight.

Some arbiters’ assertions confirm us what the trend is pending. The innovation is unavoidable. If we don’t stare it in the face, then just leave behind by it. The outcome of integration of them will solve our universal controversial situation between rich and poor countries, at the same time, just as important, it can make information available for patients too, which means that they can take better care of themselves before it is emergent to go to hospital, in consequence, the lower cost both for patients and our governmental insurance.

However, the chances are that it will be more of a reformation than a revolution, which will mislead our orient desire. We need to fix the obstacles, no matter how hard it will be, we have no choice or odds to gain our glorious tomorrow without any effort of today.

Peticular
particular
Arbituary
arbiter
controvecial
controversial
ergent

emergent