31May, 2019
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Could a 3-D Printer Replicate Human Organs?
Recently, 3D printing technology has been used to begin making innovations to the medical industry in very surprising ways.
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Medical Malpractice News
Can DNA Analysis Reveal Medical Malpractice?
When Kelli Rowlette submitted her DNA test kit for Ancestry.com, there was no reason to suspect her parentage. But when the test revealed a separate father from her own, her mother recognized the name.
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Ingestible Technology
Swallowing tiny mechanical objects is no longer The Magic School Bus territory. It’s a real-life medical industry that has just begun to explore its potential.
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The Blood Test that Can Detect Cancer with 99% Accuracy
After decades of research and billions of dollars spent, a new test may offer an inexpensive and highly reliable way to screen for and prevent many types of cancer.
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Robotic Surgery a Reality
Believe it or not, surgery has been performed by robots since March of 1997. The robot’s name was Mona, after the Mona Lisa, and the surgery that she/it performed was a gallbladder operation. 21 years later, and progress has been strangely slow. As cited by General Surgery Today, experts blame this slowness on a number of factors, including “technological limitations and questions about its applicability” in medical practice.
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