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What is inflammation? If you asked the most people, they’d probably describe what happens when a person suffers a wound or burn, or even a reaction to an infection. Something like a localised physical condition, where parts of the body become red, swollen, hot and often painful – this is what is described as “acute... Read More

This article was originally published on medicalfuturist.com authored by Dr. Bertalan Mesko, The Medical Futurist. Social companion robots, chatbots, telemedicine, digital tattoos, gamification – the necessary accessories of a nursing home of the future. Do you shake your head in disagreement thinking that’s science fiction and not the natural habitat of your grandma? Our short story,... Read More

For Hamlet, as we analysed it back in high school, the question was “to be, or not to be?” Now, for many women and some men, the question is not about whether to die or not, but whether to allow one’s looks to gradually shift into old age, or to use the lotions, potions and... Read More