This series is a journey through the cutting-edge world of healthcare and medical innovation. From Alzheimer's research to groundbreaking cancer treatments, and the latest in AI-driven healthcare, each episode delves into the forefront of medical science to uncover the revolutionary discoveries shaping the future of healthcare.
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Using special pancreatic cells, researchers have developed a cutting edge therapy for diabetics with severe type I diabetes that may help them live insulin free.
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Three million Americans have type I diabetes, but a clinical trial using embryonic stem cells to make insulin may lower those numbers.
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A doctor is working on an injectable “smart” insulin to reduce the guesswork in monitoring blood sugar levels for type I diabetes.
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Doctors are working on a personalized vaccine to help the immune system identify cancerous cells and destroy them in the largest organ of the body: the skin.
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Doctors can now monitor their congestive heart failure patients remotely in real time with the help of a wireless sensor and a pillow.
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Thousands of people have "outie" belly buttons that they don’t like. Now, one doctor has perfected a surgery to fix this problem in less time than it takes to get ready for the beach.
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More than 200,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year. Now, there’s a new drug that is giving patients and doctors more hope than ever before.
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More than 220,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. Instead of the routine test to catch this cancer, researchers are now examining a patient’s urine – a new screening that could be faster and more accurate.
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Researchers are looking into ways to cure Fragile X in children, and the results could be life changing. Kids won’t have to grow up with learning difficulties, behavioral issues, or have any outward appearance different from their peers.
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Dr. Lamas is prescribing chelation therapy - an antidote for poisoning by mercury, lead or arsenic - for patients who suffer from heart disease, and helping them finally find relief.
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A newborn would have to have surgery to fix a malformed ear, but now a simple plastic mold can fix the issues in as little as two weeks.
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Severe sweating is a difficult condition to cope with. Sufferers can cure their beads of sweat with Botox or with a simple lotion that wipes symptoms clean.
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Sports injuries can last for life, or do they? New research shows that a patient’s own stem cells may be the answer to stop the pain.
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A revolutionary robot is changing women’s surgeries for the better. Say goodbye to scars, downtime, and pain! The single-site scarless hysterectomy uses a tiny robot for the surgery, and gets you back on your feet the next day.
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HIV is constantly mutating, making it impossible to destroy. With the help of a computer program, researchers are finding a way to locate HIV mutations and begin a new fight.
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People with painful toe malformations have to walk around with pins and needles in their feet, literally. Patients can now fix their curled toes with an implant to get the pep back in their step.
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A fall at the hospital can be detrimental for patients. Now, the same technology that’s in car’s back-up cameras is saving money, and patients' hips.
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A picture is worth a thousand words, but an actual sculpture of your now fixed heart after surgery; priceless. Some children are leaving the hospital with this amazing souvenir.
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New magnetic growing rods that are adjusted using a remote instead of surgery mean less time under the knife for children with severe scoliosis.
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