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3D Printing for the Hospital Setting https://hackaday.com/2025/11/28/3d-printing-for-the-hospital-setting/
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3D Printing For The Hospital Setting

Surgery is hard, there is a reason why school is so long for the profession. Making the job easier and smoother for both patients and surgeons is valuable for all parties, which is why [Mayo Clinic…

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Show threadMx VerdaFeb 3

I've had a hormonal IUS before, not a copper IUD coil.
jfc insertion is painful (but apparently not for other people??!) but not having to deal with condoms or the pill or anything? for YEARS?!

And the success rate is the highest or right up there. I think the arm implant is 1 pregnancy in 2000 couples over a year or two...? Unless that's the hormonal IUS.

ALSO THERE ARE DIFFERENT DOSES AND SIZES. If you're nulliparous (have never given birth) like me, GET THE SMALLEST, holy shit.
Why the flying fuck they bunged the massive Mirena in there, I've no fucking clue. Again: some people feel "mild discomfort" and other people do just feel some mild discomfort but not pain!

But yeah, even with the insertion pain, I'm getting an IUS again soon. It's just that damn convenient and reliable, I cannot lie.

https://helloclue.com/articles/sex/bleeding-on-iud

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Bleeding on the IUD

Copper IUDs may make bleeding heavier and more painful and hormone-releasing IUDs may make bleeding lighter.

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GeekProjects NewsSep 17, 2024
Apple May Break Into the Hearing Aid Industry https://hackaday.com/2024/09/17/apple-may-break-into-the-hearing-aid-industry/ #MedicalHacks #hearingaid #AirPod #fda
Apple May Break Into The Hearing Aid Industry

When the entry of a tech giant such as Apple into a market represents its liberation from exploitation, that market must be really broken, yet the reported FDA approval of the hearing aid feature i…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 16, 2024
Hack Your Eyesight with High Tech Bifocals https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/hack-your-eyesight-with-high-tech-bifocals/ #progressivelenses #MedicalHacks #eyeglasses #MiscHacks #bifocals
Hack Your Eyesight With High Tech Bifocals

As we get older, our eyes get worse. That’s just a fact of life. It is a rite of passage the first time you leave the eye doctor with a script for “progressive” lenses which are j…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 15, 2024
Cast21 Brings Healing Into 2024 https://hackaday.com/2024/09/14/cast21-brings-healing-into-2024/ #MedicalHacks #catalyst #fracture #resin #News #cast
Cast21 Brings Healing Into 2024

It takes but an ill-fated second to break a bone, and several long weeks for it to heal in a cast. And even if you have one of those newfangled fiberglass casts, you still can’t get the thing…

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GeekProjects NewsAug 11, 2024
Potential Cure For All of England’s Beta Thalassemia Patients Within Reach https://hackaday.com/2024/08/10/potential-cure-for-all-of-englands-beta-thalassemia-patients-within-reach/ #blooddisorders #MedicalHacks #gene-therapy #CRISPRCaS9 #Lifehacks #CRISPR #News
Potential Cure For All Of England’s Beta Thalassemia Patients Within Reach

Beta thalassemia and sickle cell are two red blood cell disorders which both come with massive health implications and shortened lifespans, but at least for UK-based patients the former may soon be…

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GeekProjects NewsJul 29, 2024
The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart: a Maglev Bridge to Life https://hackaday.com/2024/07/28/the-bivacor-total-artificial-heart-a-maglev-bridge-to-life/ #totalartificialheart #artificialheart #MedicalHacks #Lifehacks
The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart: A Maglev Bridge To Life

Outside of the brain, the heart is probably the organ that you miss the most when it ceases to function correctly. Unfortunately, as we cannot grow custom replacement hearts yet, we have to keep he…

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GeekProjects NewsFeb 6, 2024
3D Printed Pelvis And Femur Implants For Bone Cancer Treatment https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/3d-printed-pelvis-and-femur-implants-for-bone-cancer-treatment/ #3dprintedprosthetic #3dprintedbone #MedicalHacks #boneimplant #News
3D Printed Pelvis And Femur Implants For Bone Cancer Treatment

On December 22nd of 20023, a Vietnamese patient underwent hours-long surgery in order to remove part of his pelvis and femur, as per the usual treatment for bone cancer. What was special here was t…

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GeekProjects NewsJan 21, 2024
Simulating Cellular Biology in the Browser https://hackaday.com/2024/01/21/simulating-cellular-biology-in-the-browser/ #cellularmetabolism #MedicalHacks #simulation #biology
Simulating Cellular Biology In The Browser

[Technistuff] read a paper about simulating a “minimal” cell — apparently a cell with only 493 genes. This led to a goal: reproduce the simulation in TypeScript so it can run in a…

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GeekProjects NewsJan 4, 2024
DIY Chemistry Points the Way to Open Source Blood Glucose Testing https://hackaday.com/2024/01/04/diy-chemistry-points-the-way-to-open-source-blood-glucose-testing/ #electrochemistry #chemistryhacks #glucoseoxidase #MedicalHacks #bloodglucose #colorimetric #diabetes #iodine #starch
DIY Chemistry Points The Way To Open Source Blood Glucose Testing

Every diabetic knows that one of the major burdens of the disease is managing supplies. From insulin to alcohol wipes, diabetes is a resource-intensive disease, and running out of anything has the …

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