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Bionic Prosthetics
Bionic prosthetic legs were invented by Douglas Bly. Bionic legs give the patients to walk again and increase their leg strength. It affects today's health by giving the patients the ability to perform regular day-to-day activity. -
Augmented Reality in Medicine
The AccuVein was created by Fred Wood and was invented to aid veins and perform invasive medical procedures. This makes it easier for doctors to find the patients veins. -
Artificial Heart
The artificial heart was first invented by Paul Winchell. The artificial heart was invented to replace the heart and help keeps the functions on both the hearts and lungs running. It is easier to 3D print an artificial heart than finding a heart donor. -
Stem Cells
Stem cells were discovered by Dr. James Till and Dr. Ernset McCulloch. Stem cells repair/recover diseased organ and tissues. In the future, stem cells may have the ability to recreate tissues, cells, and organs or may even cure any injuries. -
Nano Medicine
Nano medicine was invented by Richard Feynman. Nano medicine helps enhance the actions during/in treatments. Nano medicine will later on improve on protecting our health and have the ability to save more lives. -
Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was discovered by Alfred Sturtevant. The HGP gives information of what the structure and organization are like in the human genes, also gives us data of how human beings develop and function. HGP impacts today society by helping us gather data to make few mistakes and smarter decisions. -
Facial Transplant
Professor Jean-Michel Dubernard and Professor Bernard Devauchelle invented facial transplant. Facial transplants are treatments for people with severe facial issues. It can improve the person's self esteem and makes it easier to not have to find a matching donor. -
Vaccination
The HPV vaccine was invented by Jain Zhou. the HPV vaccine helps prevent genital warts from causing cervical cancer and helps 120,000-150,000 females who has HPV from getting cervical cancer
and also helps 1,000-5,000 males (rises 2,000 more males every year) who has HPV from getting penile cancer or oropharyngeal cancer. Vaccines today help reduce common or uncommon diseases. -
23 and Me
23 and Me were invented by Anne Wojcicki, Paul Cusenza, and Linda Avey. 23 and Me takes a genomic DNA test for adult's saliva to check for any genetic health risk. This helps patients/adults receive reports of increase health risk conditions. -
Health Tracking Apps
Fitness trackers were invented by Professor Seppo Säynäjäkangas. The fitness tracker measures heart rates, but technically measures any fitness-related activities. Helps us monitor our health and gathers data of how much our health improved or not.
