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Artificial Pancreas
Monitors Blood and glucose and provides insulin automatically. This is an advancement for people with diabetes.
Dana Lewis -
Robotic Surgery
Uses tools attached to a robotic arm to perform surgery. This is an advancement because it eliminates human error in surgery.
Produced by Computer Motion -
Stem Cells
Can generate new cell types.
Stem cells are affecting medicine because it is believed that it can increase the knowledge of how diseases occur.
Opadivo was the first agent to approve it. -
HIV Cocktail
A combination drug treatment.
Helps to slow the effects of HIV. It is making advancements in medicinal combinations. -
Artificial Liver
An Artificial liver that can replace a failed liver. It has created an advancement in liver self-repair.
Artificial liver was created by Kenneth Matsumura. -
Human Genome Project
maps all the genes of the Human Genome.
This advances how we view the human sequence of nucleotides
James Watson, Francis Collins, Galas, Artistides Patrinos. -
Elekta Axesse
The Elekta Axesse is a personalized radiotherapy invention. The medical advancements are that it has made a more versatile radiotherapy platform.
Elekta Axesse was created by Lars Leksell. -
23 and Me
Allows people to review their genetics.
It enables people to view what diseases they are susceptible to which can help people to make better decision in their health.
Anne Wojcicki, Paul Cusenza, Linda Avey -
Molecular Breast Imaging
An improved breast imaging. This is an advancement in the fight against breast cancer.
Michael K.O'Connor -
Eye Writer Technology
A low-cost eye tracking system. It is an advancement because it allows a cheaper option to eye tracking.
Mick Ebeling
