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HIV cocktail
David Ho and colleagues invented HIV cocktail.
Has many names, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). It's also called combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) or simply antiretroviral therapy (ART).
This drug improves HIV in people who use it.
Although there is not a cure this helps the people being affected with HIV. -
Public AED's
Frank Pantridge is the inventor.
The name is Defibrillators
AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest.
They are able to help people once their bodies can not help them anymore. -
gene editing
Jennifer Doudna discovered gene editing.
Genome editing, or genome engineering is the name for gene editing.
genetic engineering in which DNA is inserted, deleted, modified or replaced in the genome of a living organism.
It is helping by making parents able to make sure their unborn child does not get any disease or form of cancer. -
robotic surgery
this was produced by Computer Motion
it is known as Robot-assisted surgery
instead of operating on patients through large incisions, they use miniaturized surgical instruments that fit through a series of incisions.
it helps make sure the incision is right and controlled instead of having a human do it and maybe make a mistake. -
Anti smoking laws
there are many people who have enforced anti-smoking laws
The name is anti-smoking laws
This discovery makes sure that if someone wants to smoke and hurt their bodies they only hurt their bodies and no one else.
It is improving our health because not as many people are being exposed to second hand smoking. -
Molecular Breast Imaging
Michael K. O'Connor invented molecular breast imaging.
the name of the invention is Molecular breast imaging (MBI)
nuclear medicine technique that utilizes small semiconductor-based γ-cameras in a mammographic configuration to provide high-resolution functional images of the breast.
It helps get a better picture of the breast and make sure the women is healthy and okay. -
eye writer technology
EyeWriter was invented by Mick Ebeling.
It is called the EyeWriter
The EyeWriter system uses inexpensive cameras and open-source computer vision software to track the wearer's eye movements.
it is helping by letting people with limited mobility be able to draw using their eyes. -
Hepatitis C cure
Daclatasvir is one of the newer drugs for hepatitis C.
Daclatasvir was discovered by scientists at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS).
Daclatasvir is used with another antiviral medication (sofosbuvir) to treat chronic (long-lasting) hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver.
It is effecting our health and medicine in a good way because it is treating hepatitis c. -
immunotherapy for cancer treatment
Opdivo is made by Amgen
The name of this invention is Immunotherapy the first type invented was Opdivo.
this therapy can have the potential to kill cancer cells in the body.
It is helping medicine and people today by helping people with lung cancer get better. -
artificial pancreas
Dana Lewis Created The First-Ever Artificial Pancreas To Help People With Type 1 Diabetes
hybrid closed loop system, the Medtronic's MiniMed 670G System. automatically monitor blood sugar and adjust basal insulin doses in people with type 1 diabetes.
It is making it easier on the people who have type one diabetes so they don't have to always prick their fingers.
