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Bionic Prosthetics
Five bio-engineers at the Margaret Rose Hospital in Edinburgh, UK created Bionic Prosthetic. Bionic Prosthetic are controlled by your thoughts, you control the movement. It affects those who lost limbs due to illness, war, or accident. Its gives people another chance and gives them confidence. -
Nano Medicine
Nano medicine was first discovered by Richard Feynman in 1959. Nano medicine is medicine that applies knowledge and tools of nanotechnology for the prevention and treatment of disease. Nano medicine is molecule sized particles delivered straight to the disease. This has helped control and maintain many illness in the medical world. -
Artificial Heart
Paul Winchell created the first artificial heart in 1982. The FDA has only approved one person to use the artificial heart. It is a pump inserted in the heart to provide circulation and replace the hearts lower chambers that are diseased or damaged. It has helped by helping those whose hearts are no longer working or with heart disease. -
Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment
William B. Coley discovered Immunotherapy for cancer treatment. It is a treatment used to boost the body’s natural defenses to fight cancer. It affects those who have cancer, it could be recommended by the doctor or it could be used alongside another treatment. It is giving cancer patients another way to help kill the disease. It gave the medicine world another option to help cancer patients survive -
HIV Cocktail
Beth bye was on the verge of death, when a medical official handed her a 'cocktail' made up of three different drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS. It was known as HIV Cocktail Therapy. No longer than 2 months Beth was feeling better meaning the 'cocktail' had worked marvelously. This 'cocktail' has treated many poeple with HIV. it has given those another chance to life. -
Robotic Surgery
A company by the name of Da Vinci Surgery System was the first company to ever try robotic surgery. Robotic surgery is the performance of surgery w/out the help of doctors or assistants. Robotic surgery was invented in 1990 but was officially approved by the FDA in 2000. It removes human contact during surgery, preventing infections or diseases from spreading. -
Hepatitis C Cure
Michael Sofia discovered the HCV cure in 2013. HCV is a liver disease that can get spread through blood. Havani is one of the few medicines that can treat HCV. It is a pill you take once a day. It is a treatment that gets rid of HCV in the blood. It has cured those infected with HCV. -
Health Tracker App
Apple has created a health app. This application helps gather personal information about your health to track your sleep, heartbeat, how many steps you take, diet, how many miles you’ve ran/ walked. This affects the usual person by informing them about their health and makes them more aware about themselves. It also makes it easier to keep track and motivated. -
Immunizations
Edward Jenner created the first vaccine(chicken pox) in 1796. The latest vaccine created has been the cholera vaccine in 2017. These Immunizations help protect against diseases. They train your body how to fight back against deadly illnesses. It has saved many lives and made people a stronger population. -
Gene Editing
Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen began genetically engineering DNA is 1972.Gene editing is the act of changing DNA. The most recent case has been in China, A researcher genetically modified a pair of twin embryos to be resistant to the HIV virus. DNA could be removes and replaced with a different gene. It is still a controversial topic many aren’t sure about. Gene editing can be a good thing and a bad thing. It is still a work of progress that needs to be handled in the right hands.
