Check out this article on health hacking in UK

“Tired of waiting for a monitor for his diabetes, Tim Omer made his own. He is one of a growing number of patients circumventing medical companies in favour of a homemade healthcare revolution”

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/26/health-hackers-patients-taking-medical-innovation-into-own-hands

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and from Gaza…

"A doctor in the Gaza Strip who was faced with the fallout of an eight-year blockade in the territory has taken matters into his own hands and created a low-cost stethoscope with a 3D printer.

Doctors who have tested out the equipment have said it is as effective as stethoscopes by leading brands, despite being a fraction of the price.

Audio tests have also shown that the Glia stethoscope was on par with the leading model on the market, the Littmann Cardiology III."

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