The smart bandage that knows how you’re healing

Apr 25, 2017

Times City complex is seen reflected on a printer next to a health worker inside a stem cell laboratory at Vinmec hospital in Hanoi September 12, 2014. With Vietnam's public hospitals stretched beyond their limits and private healthcare a fledgling sector, there's billions to be made courting deep-pocketed Vietnamese for medical treatment overseas. Picture taken September 12, 2014. To match VIETNAM-HEALTHCARE/ REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: HEALTH BUSINESS) - RTR4A74Y

The smart bandage could take the guesswork out of medicine. Image: REUTERS/Kham

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