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Moment 18-month-old girl hears for the first time after medics switch on a cochlear implant remotely during lockdown Margarida Cibrao-Roque was born deaf because of Ushers syndrome type one University of Southampton audiologists activated her hearing device remotely It’s the first time a cochlear implant has been switched on over the internet By Sam Baker … Read more
Fake breasts saved woman’s life from a gunshot: Silicone implant deflected bullet away from her heart leaving her with just a fractured rib Unidentified Canadian woman was shot while walking down the street She was operated on at the McLean Clinic in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Plastic surgeons said her life was ‘likely’ saved by her left … Read more
An electrical device the size of a watch could revolutionise the treatment of heart failure, a condition that affects nearly a million people in the UK. The implant releases an electric current to help strengthen and even regenerate a weak or damaged heart muscle, and so improve its pumping action. This pushes more blood around … Read more
People suffering debilitating chronic back and leg pain are finding relief at last – thanks to an implant that delivers mild electrical pulses to the spine. These signals help block pain messages being transmitted along the nerves to the brain, so relieving symptoms. A form of the treatment, known as spinal-cord stimulation, has been carried … Read more
‘Like having a paramedic in your pocket’: British patient, 73, becomes first in the world to get pocket-watch sized heart implant that communicates with doctors on their smartphone By Joseph Laws For Mailonline Published: 17:02 GMT, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 19:58 GMT, 28 February 2020 A heart failure patient has become the first person … Read more
Diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at 13, by the time she reached 25, schoolteacher Kelly Owens had given up all hope of living a normal life. The debilitating inflammatory bowel disease affects about 300,000 people in the UK, causing diarrhoea, extreme tiredness, stomach aches and weight loss. There is no cure, but drugs such as steroids … Read more
Hopes are high for a new implant that could provide year-long protection against HIV for people who do not have the virus. The device, a new venture by Merck, has proven a success in rodents and monkeys, and safe for at least three months in 12 human volunteers. But researchers at the pharmaceutical company – … Read more