Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/MHMadmBr0q8 Today’s medical discoveries that point to future therapy. New developments for:   4D Printing Spinal Scaffolds Ultrasound Neuromodulation Needle-Free Blood Glucose Testing s Electrical Glue For Blood Vessels Micro Ultrasound Speedy Wound Healing   All this on  Medicine of the Future.   Spinal fusion is a common procedure, but when a bone autograft is unavailable or fails, an artificial scaffold is needed.  Enter 4D printing using collagen-hydroxyapatite ink that permits natural bony ingrowth and vascularization.  A South Korean team is perfecting this process that not may not only work with bone but also with other tubular structures including muscle, tendons, and nerve.  By the way, what’s the 4th dimension after width, length, and height.  It’s TIME as the 3D printed prosthesis evolves with the entry of living cells.   A key to treatment of neurologic disorders including Parkinson’s is neuromodulation, the precise delivery of a stimulus to affected nerves using elect