Having been subjected to needles routinely from the time I was a tyke, I developed a pathological hatred to being injected. After all, it would not be atypical for me to have been subjected to 150 injections in any given year, until I turned 12.
Tag Archives: Robert Langer
Moderna
Hmm. This pandemic has afforded us a brand new method of immunizing our populations, making the disease difficult to take hold. Consider that in 2020, we were being overrun with COVID-19. And, then, POOF! Vaccines appeared on the horizon.
A Star is Borne?
Many of my friends refuse to take daily medication. Mostly because they fear they won’t be compliant and remember to take the pills as required. They are not alone- about ½ of all those prescribed meds screw things up. (About 125K deaths a year could be avoided if those folks took their meds.)
Gaming ADD?
I’ve written about Bob Langer before. (This is one of my more recent mentions.) He’s one of the smartest guys I’ve ever known and has been involved in the development of a slew of radically different products. He’s also one of the founders of Pure Tech. (He is not an employee there- he stays associated with MIT, where he guides the next generation of prolific inventors to help make this world great.)
Spinal Cord Repair?
So how long does it take for a great idea to make it to the marketplace? Well, if it’s a medical innovation, it can be a decade or two.
No More Needle Sticks?
I hate injections. Ever since I was five years old and was “rewarded” with bi-weekly injections (oh, Dr. Isaacson- sorry for that black eye)- that continued for nearly a decade.