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Show 1184: How Technology Could Make Medicine More Humane
Show 1184: How Technology Could Make Medicine More Humane
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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Oct 10, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Marvelous technology like CT and MRI imaging, genotyping and microbiome analysis have given health professionals more power than ever to learn what is going wrong with an individual. Special tools like robotic surgery can help doctors treat complex problems. Highly advanced prosthetics can help people recover from devastating accidents or radical operations. Problems with Technology: […]
Released:
Oct 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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