The bionic arm has been working for years, reducing the user’s level of pain. The first person to receive it tells how life changing it has been.
Source: This ‘groundbreaking’ bionic arm fuses with the user’s bone and nerves
Wow!
Medical breakthrough cures 5-year-old New Jersey boy of sickle cell anemia
Five-year-old Tobi Okunseinde has a lot to thank his little brother Kwasi for.
Source: Medical breakthrough cures 5-year-old New Jersey boy of sickle cell anemia
>>Cured<<
Biggest cervical cancer drug advance in 20 years hailed
Using existing drugs differently may be the biggest treatment breakthrough for decades, say scientists.
Source: Biggest cervical cancer drug advance in 20 years hailed
Impactful progress.
New recipe for efficient, environmentally friendly battery recycling
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, are now presenting a new and efficient way to recycle metals from spent electric car batteries. The…
Source: New recipe for efficient, environmentally friendly battery recycling
Excellent.
Vet tech’s dog donates blood to save K-9’s life after shooting
A K-9 in Wisconsin was critically injured on Saturday morning, but thanks to another dog, he has a fighting chance to live.
Source: Vet tech’s dog donates blood to save K-9’s life after shooting
Very cool. There are even canine blood banks in some areas.
Students building bridges across the American divide
High school grads participating in the American Exchange Project are sent on a free, week-long trip to a hometown very different from their own – crossing boundaries of blue and red states to find grey areas of common ground.
Source: Students building bridges across the American divide
Very cool. And encouraging.
Utah pets now have a safe place to stay if their owners enter drug, alcohol misuse treatment
A nonprofit animal shelter has partnered with Utah’s largest addiction program to protect pets for up to three months as their owners undergo treatment.
Source: Utah pets now have a safe place to stay if their owners enter drug, alcohol misuse treatment
What a great idea.
Vaccinations may have prevented almost 20 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide | Imperial News | Imperial College London
IMPACT COVID VACCINATION – Vaccinations estimated to have averted 19.8 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide in their first year, according to the latest Imperial modelling study.
20 million.
Tumor-destroying sound waves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of sound waves to break down tumors—a technique called histotripsy—in humans for liver treatment.
Source: Tumor-destroying sound waves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans
Very cool.
Little boy finally meets his online best friend in person after 3 years of Facetiming
They connected with each other while playing video games during the COVID-19 lockdown and stayed in touch for three years.
Source: Little boy finally meets his online best friend in person after 3 years of Facetiming
Very cute.