As I watched this video I was reminded of a quote by Thomas Edison:
"The doctors of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human body, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."
I first heard the quote when I was a first-year student at university studying Chiropractic. My first ever job was also in a chiropractic and physiotherapy healthcare clinic (who later became more than just my employers but the best of friends) where the use of ultrasound was first introduced to me.
This video reminded me of all those wonderful years. I have been able to see first-hand what ultrasound technology can do in it's current limited use and application. To have been able to hear Yoav Medan talk about the advancement of this technology and the possibility of it treating so many different but critical conditions is another great victory for science and medicine.
I personally don't understand a lot about how it all works, hence why no explanation in words. If you watch the video, you can see for yourself.
And to finish, I want to leave you with another of Edison's quotes that sums up the potential for advancement in medicine if we can just embrace research and ideas:
"From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce."
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