-
Immunizations
Immunization is the process where a person is made immune or resistant to a infectious disease, by administration of vaccines. The inventor is named Edward Jenner. Vaccines have become a pretty normal part of people's lives. Some are required in order for children to go to school. -
Immunotherapy for cancer treatments
Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that boosts the body’s natural defenses. This stops or slows down the growth of cancer cells. Invented in 1957 and was first used in 2008. The biggest company that uses this treatment often is Cancer Treatment Centers of America. -
Nano medicine
The medical application of nanotechnology. Nanomedicine includes a wide range of applications such as biosensors, tissue engineering, and diagnostic devices. These were invented in 1959 but, were only first used in the early 2000's. Their inventor is named Richard Feynman -
Artificial Heart
A artificial heart is a device that replaces the heart. These are usually used to keep the person alive until their transplant or replace the heart if the transplant becomes impossible. The first successfully implanted heart was in 1982. Similar ones were made in the early 1940's. The inventor of the first successful heart was a man named Paul Winchell. -
Robotic Surgery
A small 3D camera and dime-sized surgical instruments are put inside through tiny incisions. The camera is able to give the surgeon a 360 view of the patient. The first ever unmanned robotic surgery took place in 2006. The owner of the robot that preformed the surgery is named Da Vinci. -
HIV Cocktail
A type of therapy that has no risk of transmitting HIV to others. It does not completely rid of the virus but, it does bring back a patient’s survival rate to normal. The medications given ensure the disease does not get transmitted. The mixture of these medications was administered in 1995. They man that thought of the combination is named David Ho. -
Bionic Prosthetics
They are prosthetics but, they connect with the patient’s thoughts in order to operate like a normal limb. Tiny implanted myoelectric sensors are placed in the residual muscle tissue. The inventor is David Gow and the first successful bionic prosthetic was given to a man named Robert Campbell. -
Gene Editing
Gene editing is type of genetic engineering that inserts, replaces, modifies, or completely deletes DNA. The believed inventor of gene editing is Jennifer Douda. She is named a CRISPR pioneer. CRISPRs are specialized stretches of DNA. -
Myfitnesspal (Health tracking app)
This app is one of the best health tracking apps available. This app and website is not just for fitness, it also includes tools to take care of your overall health. With tools such as a food diary, a database for just food, your own food database, a personal diet plan, and flexibility for any type of food. The website was released in 2005, but since then they have included an app for apple and android. -
Hepatitis C cure
“HARVONI revolutionized Hep C treatment by combining sofosbuvir and ledipasvir into one pill. It works by targeting certain proteins in the Hep C virus to keep it from reproducing in the body." In clinical studies this pill cured 96-99% of adult patients of their hep C.
