BIT 5564 students (anonymized for privacy)
We have been talking quite a bit about the upcoming (and now announced)
ruling from the Supreme Court on the health care act, so I thought that
I would change things up a little and post this interesting article
that I found.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/first-synthetic-laryngotracheal-implants/
The article discusses the successful implanting of two "synthetic sections of larynx" that restored normal breathing and talking "straight after surgery". With some of the difficulty in finding donors (and the horror stories posted for the medical errors thread we had a week or so ago) finding more alternatives for major organs would be a big win for HIT. Besides, who wouldn't want to be the next Steve Austin (6 Million Dollar Man) :)
The article discusses the successful implanting of two "synthetic sections of larynx" that restored normal breathing and talking "straight after surgery". With some of the difficulty in finding donors (and the horror stories posted for the medical errors thread we had a week or so ago) finding more alternatives for major organs would be a big win for HIT. Besides, who wouldn't want to be the next Steve Austin (6 Million Dollar Man) :)
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