China's first centralized procurement program for cochlear implants has dramatically reduced their average cost, cutting prices from over 200,000 yuan to around 50,000 yuan, the National Healthcare Security Administration announced Thursday. Five domestic and international companies secured bids for the implants through a bulk buying program held in Tianjin, according to a preliminary list released by the administration. The procurement …
The families of more than 200 children caught up in Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital cochlear implant bungle will be offered compensation after a review found long-standing systemic problems with the program dating back over nearly two decades. Key points: A review into the Women's and Children's Hospital cochlear implant program has identified systemic problems spanning back 17 years Up …
While hearing aids are very useful for people with hearing loss, and the technology is constantly evolving and improving, there are still many scenarios where they fall short. The good news is that you can now stream audio directly to many hearing aids and cochlear implants. For example, Amazon just announced audio streaming support from select Fire TV devices to …
While neurotechnology and brain-computer interfaces have been around for decades, Elon Musk’s Neuralink aims to package it into a coin-sized implant and take it to the masses. Neuralink will either emerge as the single most revolutionary invention in the field of modern medicine and biotechnology for decades to come, or, Elon Musk just pulled off another Theranos-like scam. Simply put, …
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