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Podcast: IEN Radio
Episode: Implantable Prevents Overdose
Description: Researchers from Northwestern University and Washington University at St. Louis have created a new implant that could save people who are overdosing on opioids. The autonomous device is about the size of a USB thumb drive, and it's implanted beneath your skin. When it senses that oxygen is low, it administers naloxone, more commonly known as Narcan. The team recently received a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (NIH HEAL) initiative.First, the team will test the device on animals before advancing to human trials. T...