What would our health care system look like if doctors spoke the same

     language as engineers?

 

Medical school students today are trained to diagnose complicated diseases, but they are rarely trained to engineer the solutions themselves. To change that, soon Texas A&M University will start training doctors and nurses to also be engineers.

 

“Our technology [is] is a bandage that generates oxygen from the chemical decomposition of hydrogen peroxide,” Frey said. A chemical reaction between the layers of the bandage creates a concentrated oxygen gas which Frey said helps a wound heal. MedNoxa is seeking FDA clearance to sell the bandages by prescription and over the counter … read more

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