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New gel: the future of dental care?
Currently, there’s no way to whiten your teeth and also prevent cavities. In fact, whitening products can often damage our teeth
4 September 2022 by Trevor Rowe

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Vive La Femme
Israel has positively been progressing in the FemTech sector, making headlines in women’s health. While the industry is still developing globally, Israel already has around 100 local companies in the FemTech sector. FemTech refers to technologies that cater to women’s health and wellbeing while helping them be aware of various aspects and elements of pregnancy, birth control, planned conception, mental distress, and medical illnesses. While conventionally, female health and medical conditions have been a less discussed topic, FemTech companies and startups offer solutions that can educate, help monitor and track female health for better and informed decisions. https://israeltrade.org.au/2022/08/12/the-israeli-femtech-revolution/
23 August 2022 by Jeremy Ungar

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New pain relief though nerve cooling implant
Guardian Science Correspondent NIcola Davis reports that a nerve-cooling implant could offer pain relief alternative to opioids.&n
26 July 2022 by Trevor Rowe

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A defibrillator near every home
Greg Page, a former Wiggle, has made it his mission to make sure that if someone goes into cardiac arrest an Automated External De
23 July 2022 by IdeaSpies

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Phage therapy .. a new frontier in healthcare
Hannah Devlin, Guardian UK Science Correspondent, reports that two US patients have recovered from intractable infections after being treated with a pioneering phage therapy involving genetically engineered bacteria-killing viruses.A 26-year-old man with cystic fibrosis, was approaching death after suffering a chronic lung infection.  After being given the phage therapy, his infection cleared allowing him to receive a lung transplant and resume an active life.And, a 56-year-old man with severe arthritis, showed a remarkable recovery from a skin infection that was taking hold of his body and which had proved untreatable with conventional drugs.  For more information see:  https://www.inkl.com/news/phage-
26 June 2022 by Trevor Rowe

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Sydney study makes fatal baby condition treatable
The NSW state government will permanently fund screening for a rare but devastating genetic disorder with a high infant death rate
26 June 2022 by IdeaSpies