Infographic: Nanobot Surgery, Microchip Medical Records and 5 Other Medical Tech Breakthroughs

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Coming soon: Microchip medical records

Did you know you could use your iPhone to monitor your pulse and oxygen levels? From nanobot surgery to microchip medical records, new medical technologies come about in different ways.

Check out the infographic below to see what affects medical research, research spending numbers, and some of the important technologies now available as a result:

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