Three innovations pushing the medical field forward

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  NPR.

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  There are only a few ways to grow an economy.

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  There's population growth.

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  You can accumulate more capital, more machines and office blocks.

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  But in the long run, you'll eventually reach limits.

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  One of the most important ingredients for long-term growth is better technology.

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  And one area where innovation is happening fast right now is in medical technology.

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  Yeah, entire new therapies are being developed,

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  whether it's new treatments for food allergies or CRISPR for gene editing.

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  Each week,

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  it's as

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  if we're getting news about GLP-1s like Ozempic helping out in all kinds of areas seemingly unrelated to obesity.

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  Like, did you know one study suggests it could fight breast cancer?

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  I only just learned this.

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  You know, sooner it's going to be faster to list what GLP-1s can't do.

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  But today we're going to spotlight three medical advances that may have flown under the radar.

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  This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

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  I'm Darian Woods.

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  And I'm Waylon Wong.

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  Today on the show, medical advances.

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