Boing Boing Gadgets Abbott Labs kills free tool that lets you own the blood-sugar data from your glucose monitor, saying it violates copyright law Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The Bleeding Edge: a terrifying, enraging look at the corrupt, deadly world of medical implants Cory Doctorow

security Insecure medical implant company Medtronic finally plugs one of its worst vulnerabilities Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Medical implants and hospital systems are still infosec dumpster-fires Cory Doctorow

law Unlicensed doctor tries to flee U.S. when surgery turns to nightmare — but doesn't get very far Carla Sinclair

Science Severance's consulting neurosurgeon weighs in on the innie/outie science Allan Rose Hill

Surgically changing your eye color may be a bad idea Allan Rose Hill

Science Germ theory denial is dangerous and on the rise Jennifer Sandlin

turkey Turkey dental tourism disaster: Woman left toothless after surgery Ellsworth Toohey

medicine Man gets large breast implants to keep heart in place for double lung transplant David Pescovitz

3d printing Fixing a person's broken heart thanks to a 3D-printed replica of their real one David Pescovitz

musk Neuralink's hygiene practices called into question Jason Weisberger

tabloids Disney's "dirty secrets exposed" in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

gadgets Bionic eye company going out of business, leaving patients "in the dark" Rob Beschizza

Technology This entire living room is a wireless charger David Pescovitz

3d printing Scientists have found a potential new method for 3D printing bones directly inside of human bodies Thom Dunn

military France receives official go-ahead to build a legion of bionic super soldiers Thom Dunn

Stimulating the tongue with electricity reduces tinnitus Mark Frauenfelder

pharma A new drug claims to treat dwarfism. Not everyone thinks it needs treatment. Thom Dunn

A woman's breast implant deflected a bullet, saving her life David Pescovitz