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A pop-sci list: https://www.med-technews.com/features/the-nhs-at-70-inventions-decade-by-decade/ https://www.med-technews.com/features/the-nhs-at-70-inventio...
by DanBC 7y ago
A pop-sci list: https://www.med-technews.com/features/the-nhs-at-70-inventions-decade-by-decade/ https://www.med-technews.com/features/the-nhs-at-70-inventio...
1949: Intra-occular lens
1958: ultrasound for obstetrics
1962: total hip replacement
1978: test tube baby
1986: combined heart, liver, lung transplant
1991: robotic surgery
2000: gene therapy for children with no immune system
2013: bionic hand
There are lots more.
- IanDrake 7y agoAt best those examples are misleading. The article ignores the R&D which often happened at private institutions and cherry pics the first use or minor refinement that occurred at a government facility.