medical tech stories

 
We write about all kinds of things here at DVICE, but what's especially exciting are the new medical technologies that might actually, you know, help people. And not just help them with faster downloads or higher-res screens, but with good old-fashioned physical betterment. While many of these breakthroughs are going to be most relevant for people who are sick, that doesn't mean a bunch of this stuff won't be good for healthy people as well. Whether it's sunburns, acne, memory, aging, the common cold, or even just feeling like crap, cures are in the works as of 2011, and you can relive all of this year's amazingness in the gallery below.
 
If you've ever been hospitalized and sent home to recover, you know it can be overwhelming. Now imagine it from a child's point of view. Children's Hospital Boston is now piloting a program to send telepresence robots home with post-op patients. The robots will allow for ongoing communication, observation and care to ease recovery from the familiar comfort of home.
 
HIV has resisted attempts for a vaccine for three decades, and despite vastly improved ways to treat the condition, two million people still get infected every year. A new gene therapy technique has been shown to provide complete protection from HIV in mice with humanized immune system, and the same thing should work in humans, too.

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