We can all nod in agreement that the field of medicine has improved so much over time that we thought there’s nothing left for us discover. Most illnesses have found their way to being cured through thorough medical practice and a series of technological wonders that are downright impressive.
We have been introduced into a territory which secures us with state-of-the-art medical facilities, intensely researched cures for seemingly impossible cases, highly-capable practitioners and the incessant drive to perfect this field of knowledge. Lucky are those who live in this present time and age, and with high hopes, experts are now into putting forth other advancements that you might have never heard of.
Ambulances are vehicles generally meant to transport patients to and from the hospital for immediate medical attention. We have all seen a hospital ambulance once in a while, but right now, facilities in the United States and Europe have increased needs for a faster and more efficient method, hence the advent of mobile stroke units.
Stroke has been one of the most prevalent causes of death all over the world and we go by the philosophy that every second counts in order to save a life of a stroke patient. Mobile stroke units are dedicated to people who have signs of the condition, paving the way for uninterrupted aid when needed.
The horrific dengue virus lies on the same wavelength, which is contracted by almost 50 to 100 million people each year, leading to more untimely deaths. Aside from government initiatives to decrease the breeding of dengue-carrying mosquitoes, science triumphed once again through the first ever dengue vaccine. Developed, tried and tested, these beneficial shots will be available in 2016, especially in countries with high mortality rates because of dengue.
For those who have a weird phobia of needles, getting your blood extracted and tested will now be hassle-free, thanks to the cost effective and painless blood testing methods recently propagated. Now, patients (especially kids) won’t have to suffer the short-lived trauma of seeing sharp needles tearing into their skin as they can now have virtually painless procedures without compromising the cost.
If you are a heart disease patient, be delighted to know that there are now leadless cardiac pacemakers which are the most successful medical innovations of 2015’s last quarter.
This latest feat of technology is actually just a vitamin-sized, wireless pacemaker which can be implanted directly to the heart of the patient without the need for surgery. Proven to eliminate malfunctions and lessening the restrictions in physical activity post-surgery, these pacemakers would greatly help people who want to live a normal life again.
The so-called Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy is now available for men and women who are suffering from breast cancer. Since it had been attested that discovering the disease would greatly help in curing breast cancer, this method primarily focuses on using a single dose of radiation in the tumor during surgery. IORT, as how it is colloquially called, can also pass as integrated breast radiation treatment.
Approved by the FDA, the Angiotensin-receptor neprilysin inhibitor is the latest development for those who have been victims of physical heart failure. This medicine also shows better endurance that the current ACE inhibitor enalapril, something that patients would definitely find beneficial.
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