Top 10 health innovations of 2009 December 17, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health, List, Medicine.trackback
As we are getting closer to 2010, there will be more and more top 10 lists in the upcoming weeks. CNN just published the top 10 health innovations of 2009.
- Swine Flu Vaccine
- Electric Eye
- Lyric Hearing Aid
- Wooden Bones
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy
- Anti-Viral Biomask
- Antimicrobial Paint
- Electronic Stethoscope
- JaipurKnee
- Warm Organ Perfusion Device
Also top 10 discoveries of the decade.
Just to remind you of what can happen in one year’s time, here is the list of medical breakthroughs of 2008:
- First Neurons Created from ALS Patients
- Inflammation vs. Cholesterol
- Scarless Surgery
- Genomes for the Masses (only 4th place??)
- New Genes for Alzheimer’s
- A Five-in-One Vaccine
- Gene Screens for Breast Cancer
- Blood Test for Down Syndrome
- Seasick Patch for Cancer Patients
- Stem-Cell Trachea Transplant
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Where is the reform on patient-empowerment that ia ongoing in these lists ?
You are right, Lucien! But I think patient-empowerment is not as spectacular as electric eyes.
Tres bon article!
lol!
you have written great, but electric eyes!! ” it’s
Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect. but will work.
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