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> The world of medicine would be transformed Look I know I'm being obtuse, and a Dingus, but I'm so tired of the silly hype. It wouldn't transform the whole w
by from-nibly 2y ago
> The world of medicine would be transformed
Look I know I'm being obtuse, and a Dingus, but I'm so tired of the silly hype.
It wouldn't transform the whole world of medicine. It would maybe change a small part of specific surgeries.
I've never had an implant surgery and I do take pills and other medicines daily.
It would affect implant surgeries, it would not affect my vitamin d pill.
- lionkor 2y agoIt's got 3 minute papers vibes. What a time to be alive!!!
- aniijbod 2y agoI've seen what appear to me to be far less deserving papers get the same kind of perhaps excessively exuberant hype, but in this case, it's not looking quite that far off the mark, IMO
- throw5959 2y agoMaybe this will lead to a new kind of surgery that will allow you to stop taking pills.
- from-nibly 2y agoHow? This paper is so far off from anything like that. This kind of blind optimism is part of what gets to me.
- throw5959 2y agoEh, are you sure? I don't think you can say it so decisively. I am not saying it will be a direct result - but one of the steps.
- seanhunter 2y agoAgree. For example I’ve had 3 surgeries in the last couple of years. It would not affect/improve any of them. In one, robotic surgery[1] was used but they needed to take stuff out rather than put new structures in. In the other two, keyhole surgery was used and they needed to cut/grind stuff away rather than add something new. It might well be that certain surgeries would be significantly improved but not all. [1] https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/products-and-services/da-vinci/5 https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/products-and-services/da-vin... this is the thing they used, which is a genuinely amazing gadget and reminds me of the Hokkaido mission from “Hitman”.