The best of engineering and medicine
Emerging techniques from engineering are set to revolutionise the way medicine is practised and taught in the future.
The sooner, the better
Lowering greenhouse gas emissions now will give low-emissions countries time for more gradual reductions in the future.
Why engineering, science institutes are setting up med schools
Top engineering and science institutes are setting up medical schools in India.
Where engineering meets medicine
Doctors have been using modern technology in their clinic for at least two centuries, ever since the French physician René Laennec invented the stethoscope in 1816. Medical technology development was slow in the 19th century.
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