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Science Corp brain implant restores patient’s vision in preliminary trials

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The Science Corp study, called PRIMAvera, examined 38 patients suffering from geographic atrophy (GA) who were implanted with the PRIMA retinal system. Credit: Shutterstock / metamorworks US-based brain-computer interface company Science Corporation has announced preliminary results from testing of its PRIMA retinal implant, finding the device capable of restoring life-like vision to patients who had … Read more

Technical and travel issues keep UK patients from key hospital appointments

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Buses, vans and cares are photographed on a street in Glasgow, Scotland. getty Travel difficulties, communication problems and stress are preventing patients across the UK from keeping their hospital appointments. Eight million people missed a scheduled appointment last year at a cost of around £960 million ($1.25 million) to the country’s public health service, according … Read more