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Book SynopsisAs individuals increasingly seek ways of accessing, understanding and sharing data about their own bodies, this book offers a critique of the popular claim that ‘more information’ equates to ‘better health’. In a study that redefines the public, academic and policy related debates around health, bodies, information and data, the authors consider the ways in which the phenomenon of self-diagnosis has created alternative worlds of knowledge and practises which are often at odds with professional medical advice. With a focus on data that concerns significant life changes, this book explores the potential challenges related to people’s changing relationships with traditional health systems as access to, and control over, data shifts.
Trade Review“This is an original and timely text – an absolute pleasure to read and a unique contribution to the field.” Emma Rich, University of Bath
''This book presents a compelling account of people's engagements with biosensors. Drawing on their long history of research in science and technology studies, the authors elucidate how people can be helped or disappointed by these new technologies.'' Deborah Lupton, University of New South Wales
Table of ContentsIntroduction: What Does Biosensing Do? Fertility Biosensing Biosensing Stress Platform Biosensing and Post- Genomic Relatedness Biosensing in Old Age Conclusion: What Might Biosensing Do?
