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Bandages laser-bonded to your skin may fix wounds better than stitches
Most flesh wounds are repaired with sutures, but they cause extra damage to the skin. A bandage made of silk and gold, sealed with laser light, could solve that
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鈥楾he pain was instant鈥�: The devastating impact of vaginal mesh surgery
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Subtle patterns in your typing could reveal early signs of Parkinson鈥檚
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Wireless implant lights up inside the body to kill cancer
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Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years
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Why growing human brain tissue in a dish is an ethical minefield
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23andMe’s breast cancer test may create false sense of security
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Virtual reality lets doctors guide you through your own guts
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Electric eel-inspired batteries could power life-long pacemakers
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Smart contact lens monitors sweetness of diabetics’ tears
The contact lens measures glucose levels in tears and alerts the wearer to dangerous levels using a tiny light that looks like a speck of glitter
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Robotic implant could help children with rare disorder eat again
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Hearing implant uses lasers to shoot sound into your ear
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Plastic cubes injected into the body could replace booster shots
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Helping people walk again with donated prostheses in West Africa
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