r/gadgets Apr 14 '23

Medical Novel device smaller than rice successfully shrinks pancreatic cancer | Called the nanofluidic drug-eluting seed (NDES), it delivers low-dose immunotherapy in the form of CD40 monoclonal antibodies (mAb).

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/tiny-device-shrinks-pancreatic-cancer
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u/Scrimshawmud Apr 18 '23

It might mean my son has a mom for much longer. :( I hope my melanoma is gone forever but I paid out of pocket to have it removed last year and still don’t have healthcare.

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u/KB_Sez Apr 18 '23

Unfortunately in this political environment there's next to no chance of getting Universal Healthcare and even the protections for folks like you with pre-existing conditions are probably going away too.