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Crispr world first: UK approves gene-editing drug
UK regulators have approved the world’s first gene editing therapy for human use. Could it be the start of a healthcare revolution?
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Elon Musk takes on the brain implant market
Neuralink is looking for people with ALS – a fatal motor neurone condition – to have a wireless implant inserted into their brain by a robot
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Musk’s brainchild: Neuralink recruits for human trials
Elon Musk’s secretive biotech startup, Neuralink, is recruiting participants for its first human trials. Why has the news been so controversial?
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Amazon dreams of robotic households
Amazon’s recent acquisitions point to where the company’s next frontier will be – your health, and your home
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Into the dark: The broken promise of a bionic eye
Imagine being blind but thanks to the wonders of technology being able to see again. How would you then feel if that sight was taken away?
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CoolSculpting
How a lucrative fantasy collided with the reality of the body
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Vanity insanity: How far would you go to change the way you look?
This is a digital-only ThinkIn.The new frontiers of cosmetic surgery include jaw chiseling to adjust your face to match your favourite Instagram filter, visiting a “smileologist” to get the perfect teeth and popping out for a non-invasive procedure in your lunch break. Is widespread vanity really as rampant as all these new treatments suggest, or is this sort of cosmetic procedure still the preserve of a wealthy few? Is over-use of digital photography causing low-level body dysmorphia in lots of us? Are we losing our grip on reality when it comes to the way we look? editor and invited experts Basia CummingsEditor Dr A. Shadi KouroshMD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School Louiza TarrasovaAttorney, Founder of LOU | LAW Oli LondonK-Pop singer
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Is healthtech innovation having unintended consequences for patients?
This episode was written and mixed by Patricia Clarke.
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Digital doctors: is healthtech better news for private companies and practitioners than for patients?
This episode was written and mixed by Patricia Clarke.
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Crispr world first: UK approves gene-editing drug
UK regulators have approved the world’s first gene editing therapy for human use. Could it be the start of a healthcare revolution?
Sensemaker Audio
Musk’s brainchild: Neuralink recruits for human trials
Elon Musk’s secretive biotech startup, Neuralink, is recruiting participants for its first human trials. Why has the news been so controversial?
Slow Newscast
Into the dark: The broken promise of a bionic eye
Imagine being blind but thanks to the wonders of technology being able to see again. How would you then feel if that sight was taken away?
Slow Newscast
CoolSculpting
How a lucrative fantasy collided with the reality of the body
thinkin
Vanity insanity: How far would you go to change the way you look?
This is a digital-only ThinkIn.The new frontiers of cosmetic surgery include jaw chiseling to adjust your face to match your favourite Instagram filter, visiting a “smileologist” to get the perfect teeth and popping out for a non-invasive procedure in your lunch break. Is widespread vanity really as rampant as all these new treatments suggest, or is this sort of cosmetic procedure still the preserve of a wealthy few? Is over-use of digital photography causing low-level body dysmorphia in lots of us? Are we losing our grip on reality when it comes to the way we look? editor and invited experts Basia CummingsEditor Dr A. Shadi KouroshMD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School Louiza TarrasovaAttorney, Founder of LOU | LAW Oli LondonK-Pop singer
thinkin
Is healthtech innovation having unintended consequences for patients?
This episode was written and mixed by Patricia Clarke.
thinkin
Digital doctors: is healthtech better news for private companies and practitioners than for patients?
This episode was written and mixed by Patricia Clarke.
Sensemaker
Elon Musk takes on the brain implant market
Neuralink is looking for people with ALS – a fatal motor neurone condition – to have a wireless implant inserted into their brain by a robot
Tech States Sensemaker
Amazon dreams of robotic households
Amazon’s recent acquisitions point to where the company’s next frontier will be – your health, and your home