TOP 10 MEDICAL INVENTIONS TO CURE FATAL DISEASES IN 2014

TOP 10 MEDICAL INVENTIONS TO CURE FATAL DISEASES IN 2014

Here is the list of  medical innovations of 2014, which is announced at the clinic’s yearly Medical Innovation Summit. To receive consideration , a new treatment or medical device must provide a significant benefit to patients, improve the delivery of healthcare, have a high likelihood of success, and be currently available or expected to be available within the year. 

Lets have a look at next to impossible medical innovations -

1. Targeted therapy for cancer

There’s new hope for people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), type of cancer. After promising clinical trial results, the first-in-class oral drug ibrutinib is expected to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of CLL. The drug targets cancerous cells while sparing a patient’s immune system.

2. Breakthrough for hepatitis C

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced their approval for a new class of drugs for treating hepatitis C. The two new drugs, telaprevir (brand name Incivek) and boceprevir (brand name Victrelis) are generating excitement and hope for patients suffering from this dangerous chronic disease. Now, another — sofosbuvir, the first all-oral therapy — further expands the list of treatment options. The drug promises the highest cure rates ever, reduced treatment time and fewer side effects.

3. Bionic Eyes For Severe Eye Disease

In the past, there was no effective treatment for late-stage retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a disease that causes most patients to be legally blind by age 40. A new technology featuring a retinal prosthesis — commonly called the “bionic eye” — changes everything. This technology does not restore complete vision. But it does allow people to detect light and dark in the environment and identify the location or movement of people and objects.

4.Genomic-Based Tests For Cancerous Tumors

Aggressive treatments for cancerous tumors are often pursued even when they are not required, using a “just in case” approach. But now, genomic-based tests can help avoid unpleasant treatments like chemotherapy and radiation when they are not warranted. Several genomic-based tests are now available that can analyze the genes in a patient’s tumor and predict the aggressiveness of the cancer, making treatment decisions easier.

5. Decision Support System for Anesthesia

Most of the 51 million surgical procedures performed annually in hospitals across the U.S. are not possible without anesthesia. In an effort to meet the demands and improve outcomes, a new electronic anesthesia management system has been developed which creates, in real time, a full anesthesia record of events, drugs, and procedures. The system is meant to help ensure anesthesia best practices are followed, in turn reducing the risk of serious errors.

6. Responsive Neurostimulator for Intractable Epilepsy

The seizures that come with epilepsy (loss of consciousness) disrupt life — but a new neurological device can disrupt seizures. For patients with intractable epilepsy, in which treatment fails to control seizures, the experimental technology is especially promising. The surgically implanted device can detect triggers of an impending seizure and deliver short electrical pulses to interrupt them before symptoms occur.

7. Fecal transplant 

In fecal microbiota transplantation , doctors transfer a liquid suspension made from a healthy person’s fecal matter into a sick person’s colon. The goal is to restore bacterial balance and fight infections and diseases. This approach could become a primary therapy not only for treating deadly and difficult C.diffinfection, but also for inflammatory bowel disease.

8. Relaxin for Acute Heart Failure

More than 55,000 people die of heart failure in the U.S. each year, while over 500,000 new cases are diagnosed. Serelaxin—a synthetic version of a natural human hormone—may be the first breakthrough in two decades in the treatment of this debilitating condition. The drug, a type of vasodilator, helps during episodes of acute heart failure by improving blood flow throughout the body. It may also reduce inflammation, which could otherwise cause damage to the kidneys, liver, and heart.

9.Personal sedation station

Novel, personalized “sedation station” technology will allow healthcare professionals other than anesthesiologists to deliver the light sedation required for life-saving colonoscopies. The technology could help bring the nationwide cost of this crucial test down by an estimated $1 billion per year.

10. Heart risk through the gut  (abdomen)

In 2013, researchers added a new biomarker to the hunt for heart disease : TMAO. Your body produces TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) when your gut bacteria digest choline, which is found in egg yolks, red meat and dairy products. Choline is thought to promote hardening of the arteries. TMAO provides an accurate screening tool for predicting future risks of heart attack, stroke and death.

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