Future medicine
Surgeon Gabriel Weston witnesses ground breaking medical techniques being trialled around the world.
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Could a womb transplant cure infertility for thousands?
The extraordinary story of a womb being transplanted from mother to her daughter.
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Ultrasound brain surgery
A truly incredible brain surgery with no knives involved.
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Could the paralysed stand again, with just a tiny electronic implant?
Pioneering research that’s helping people with spinal injuries to stand again.
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Can a simple injection of stem cells repair damaged backs?
A incredible clinical trial attempting to heal degenerated spinal discs.
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Can organs be purpose-grown using stem cells?
Prof Paolo Macchiarini carries out innovative, controversial surgery on a man's windpipe.
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Surgery in which a patient's blood is completely drained from their body
Surgeon Gabriel Weston witnesses one of the UK's most extraordinary surgeries.
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What does a faecal transplant do?
An extraordinary procedure with 90% success in treating life-threatening C. diff.
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Could viral immunotherapy be a revolution in cancer treatment?
A new approach is being trialled which holds enormous promise for curing many cancers.
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Could bionic eyes help the blind to see again?
Gabriel Weston follows the story of a woman being given the gift of sight.
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Is there a cure for nut allergies?
The new technique that could change the lives of thousands of people.
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Could viruses called bacteriophages be the answer to the antibiotic crisis?
Overlooked research from the Soviet era could be the solution to superbugs.
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Could an electronic implant switch off rheumatoid arthritis?
The breakthrough that promises an instant treatment for autoimmune diseases.
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Could a new understanding of how cancer starts lead to personalised risk tests?
How preventative medicine could be transformed by helping us all reduce our risk of cancer
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How 3D printing could revolutionise surgery
We witness a pioneering operation to implant a 3D printed titanium sternum.
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Could enzymes called endolysins ease eczema symptoms and offer an alternative to antibiotics?
Gabriel Weston finds out about an exciting clinical trial in the Netherlands.
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Could targeting networks in the brain help to alleviate the symptoms of PTSD?
We find out about ‘neuromodulation’ – a treatment being trialled in California.
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Artificial Pancreas
An innovative medical trial is under way that may transform life for many diabetics
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What can men do about baldness?
What can men do about baldness?
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Could gene therapy herald a cure for haemophilia?
We visit a clinical trial with incredible results in patients with haemophilia A.
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Will cannabis live up to its promise as a wonder drug?
Gabriel Weston investigates the evidence, the benefits and the risks of cannabis.
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How a pioneering software system is transforming brain surgery
Gabriel Weston finds out how EpiNav is helping surgeons navigate safely through the brain
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Saving sight: a new treatment for glaucoma
Pioneering new surgical treatment to save the sight of glaucoma patients.
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Can I find out if I'm getting dementia?
New technology that may in future give an early warning of dementia.
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'Intelligent knife' for cancer surgery
The new surgical tool that could soon help surgeons remove tumours
