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HIV Cocktail
Nicknamed HAART an HIV cocktail is a combination of pills that drop your viral load count. People who take it effectively live the normal lifespan of a human. David Ho made the HIV cocktail. -
Robotic Surgery
A surgeon uses a miniature four-armed robot to make incisions and perform the surgery. The fourth arm allows him to look through a camera and gives him a high definition view to operate. This was invented by the DaVinci system. -
Gene Editing
Gene editing is changing the human genetic code. In 2003 the genome sequence for humans was fully discovered. 2017 was when other genes were injected into the human body. -
Public AED
The Public AED is for a person who experiences sudden cardiac arrest. It serves as an electric shock to the heart to re-stabilize the heart rhythm. William Kouwenhoven made the Public AED. -
Anti-smoking laws
Anti-smoking laws prevent smokers from smoking in public spaces. Second-hand smoke is dangerous so this decreases lung cancer risk. The US gov't passed this ban, -
Eye-writer Technology
This technology gives you the ability to draw with your eyes. It helps disabled people who have no use of their arms draw/write. Members of Free Art and Technology (FAT), OpenFrameworks, the Graffiti Research Lab, and The Ebeling Group created this. -
Breast Molecular Imaging
Breast Molecular Imaging is used to find breast cancer. You use a radioactive tracer and a camera to detect it. The brightest cells are breast cancer. Michael K. O'Connor founded this technology. -
Immunotherapy for Cancer Therapy
Immunotherapy boosts the bodies natural defenses to fight cancer. It slows the cancer cells and stops it from spreading, It's getting us closer to finding the cure for cancer. William B. Coley is the inventor of immunotherapy. -
Hepatitis C Cure
Hepatitis C is the inflammation of the liver. It is a combination of pills with the drug ribavirin and sofosbuvir. Although there is a cure only the rich can afford it. Michael Sofia made the cure -
Artificial Pancreas
An artificial pancreas is a man-made device that is designed to release insulin in response to changing blood glucose levels in a similar way to a human pancreas. Graham Kerr is the inventor.
