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James Purser Jan 23, 2023

Here we go again.

This time its an implant to help people manage cluster headaches. The company that made the devices has collapsed leaving 700 people with implants and no way to manage them.

There has to be a better way to deal with this.

#disability #righttorepair #dutyofcare

Hat tip to @DrCuriosity for the link

https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-022-03810-5/index.html

Abandoned: the human cost of neurotechnology failure

When the makers of electronic implants abandon their projects, people who rely on the devices have everything to lose.

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Gurtbeef Robe

@purserj @DrCuriosity I watched a documentary and one man who was ready to kill himself over these headaches found relief by taking psychedelic mushrooms 1-2x’s per month. Die hard conservative who was completely against them until it worked as a medicine for him. Now he has to grow his own