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The Salomon Sneakers Taking Over Streets, Cafés and Fashion Week
The Salomon Sneakers Taking Over Streets, Cafés and Fashion Week
The Hats That Make Landman Style Feel Real
The Hats That Make Landman Style Feel Real
Featherweight Firepower: The Outdoor Vitals Zulu Down Jacket
Featherweight Firepower: The Outdoor Vitals Zulu Down Jacket
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Apr , 2024
Chronic pain, metal jaws, and futile treatments
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Chronic pain, metal jaws, and futile treatments

A TMJ patient in Maine had six surgeries to replace part or all of the joints of her jaw. Another woman in California, desperate for relief, used a screwdriver to lengthen her jawbone daily, turning screws that protruded from her neck. A third in New York had bone from her rib and fat from her […]

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Nov , 2023
Novel 3D-printed implant could revolutionize infection control in surgery
Tag: Implants

Novel 3D-printed implant could revolutionize infection control in surgery

A novel surgical implant developed by Washington State University researchers was able to kill 87% of the bacteria that cause staph infections in laboratory tests, while remaining strong and compatible with surrounding tissue like current implants. The work, reported in the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, could someday lead to better infection control in many […]

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Oct , 2023
Homeless women see hope in street medicine
Tag: Implants

Homeless women see hope in street medicine

Five days after giving birth, Melissa Crespo was already back on the streets, recovering in a damp, litter-strewn water tunnel, when she got the call from the hospital. Her baby, Kyle, who had been born three months prematurely, was in respiratory failure in the neonatal intensive care unit and fighting for his life. The odds […]