Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a safe and inexpensive device for reliable blood measurements. It works using a suction cup and could also be employed to diagnose the tropical disease malaria – even by non-medical personnel.
Not all medications are effective if taken in pill form. Large-molecule drugs made of peptides or proteins, such as insulin, have to be administered via injections because of this.
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