{
  "id": 18170640,
  "title": "Experimental ultrasound implant could help guide care after spinal cord injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/experimental-ultrasound-implant-could-help-guide-care-after-spinal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-04T19:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-experimental-ultrasound-implant-spinal-cord.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A team of engineers and surgeons from Johns Hopkins Medicine has published its first proof-of-concept study that shows temporarily implanting a tiny ultrasonic device into the location of a spinal cord injury can be feasible, safe and potentially useful. These findings, which mark an early midpoint in a multitiered research journey to develop and study how the device could be used in clinical…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}