Healing Stories Network

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Honest, first-person companions to the conditions, treatments, and choices explored across our library.

Closed-loop insulin systems moved diabetes arithmetic into software. Wearers describe reclaimed nights, the trust curve, the br...

Adults are the overlooked cochlear implant population. Recipients describe robotic first weeks, the rehab that builds understan...

Over-the-counter hearing aids put hearing help on pharmacy shelves. What buyers report about self-fitting patience, the mild-to...

Cuffless blood pressure wearables are shipping. Early users describe what continuous trends reveal, what the calibration small ...

Wearable ECGs have moved AFib detection onto the wrist. Here is what people report about the alert, the cardiology workup, and ...

A guide to our Medical Devices & Assistive Technology shelf — nine anthologies of first-person testimony, from prosthetics ...