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DATE: August 13, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT HEALTH TECHTITLE: STAT+: What patients actually think about ‘minimally invasive’ brain implants
Scroll through the flashy websites of neurotechnology startups and a phrase repeats again and again: “minimally invasive.”
“The term is fuzzy, problematic,” said Anna Wexler, a medical ethics and health policy professor at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. “Is it physical invasiveness? We’re not sure, it’s a fraught term.”
The fuzziness hasn’t stopped most brain-computer interface startups from deploying it in a bid to differentiate their devices from others in development. Synchron, Motif Neurotech, Precision Neuroscience, and Merge Labs all use it liberally. Journalists sometimes repeat the spin.
Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…
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Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment Review: Doom Walks Into Hell and Marvel Magic Hits Different
Roger Stern, Mike Mignola, Mark Badger, and Jim Novak turn Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment into a sinister Marvel classic...
https://comiccrusaders.com/reviews/comic-reviews/doctor-strange-doctor-doom-triumph-torment-review/
#classic Marvel comics #doctor doom #doctor strange #Mark Badger #marvel comics #Mephisto #Mike Mignola #Roger Stern #Triumph and Torment -
Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment Review: Doom Walks Into Hell and Marvel Magic Hits Different
Roger Stern, Mike Mignola, Mark Badger, and Jim Novak turn Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment into a sinister Marvel classic...
https://comiccrusaders.com/reviews/comic-reviews/doctor-strange-doctor-doom-triumph-torment-review/
#classic Marvel comics #doctor doom #doctor strange #Mark Badger #marvel comics #Mephisto #Mike Mignola #Roger Stern #Triumph and Torment
