1. MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS

2. WHAT I KNOW ● Crohn’s Disease ● Watching the news

3. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW ● What are new medical developments? ● What are the dangers/risks of these developments? ● how does someone find out the dangers/risks? ● What are some issues that these developments help cure? ● Where are these medical developments found? ● How are these developments beneficial to us? ● Why are people interested in researching medical developments? ● What are some new medical possibilities? Why are people interested in researching medical developments and how can their findings affect our future? Primary Question

4. RESEARCH JOURNEY ● The future of the medical field could be many things such as electronic medical records. Less time-More efficient. ● H.I.V. outburst in Shymkent. ● Doctors on trial for unnecessary blood transfusions ● Biomedical Ethics (xenotransplantations). Pros and Cons ● Pro- it saves lives

5. RESEARCH JOURNEY ● Con- it is very risky (PERV) ● futuristic possibilities such as a cat scanner on an ambulance ● shot to stop the seizure before IV ● teaching medical hospital in Austin Texas- good for economy

6. WHAT I LEARNED ● dangers and risks ● new developments- issues these developments help cure ● futuristic possibilities ● some places- low income for doctors causes issues- $20 blood bank in Shymkent Average Doctors in the U.S. ($70,000) Average Doctors in Shymkent ($2,100) 100-3

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