“The probability of a person being born with dwarfism is about 1 in 20,000,” says Maestro, “so the Yangsi village is a clear statistical anomaly if it turns out that there are no other external factors at play.” In the Sichuan province of southwestern China, a village is perched high in the mountains, with 40% of its residents being dwarves; the tallest being 3 feet 10 inches, and the shortest being 2 feet 1 inch. Yangsi has only 80 residents as of 2018, however, 36 of them have achondroplasia
hormone use offers a treatment plan for those who are short in stature. Bailey also acknowledges bioethics as a seriously debated topic in the medical field. Bioethics deals with the studies of “moral issues in the fields of medical treatment and research” (Caplan). Bailey touches on the topic of bioethics as it deals with the use of growth hormones, specifically Human Growth Hormone (HGH) for people who are distinguished by their short stature. FDA Ruling and the Ethics Behind it In July of
Medicalization is when human conditions that were not previously known as illnesses are defined and treated as a medical problem. These problems are new and call for treatment by a medical doctor or another form of medical involvement such as therapy, medication, or surgery. Peter Conrad l writes a summary of his ideas on the topic and a wide exploration of current trends and developments is society. There are three engines to medicalization and they are the consumers, managed care, and technology