#Iowa #teenager Dasia Taylor hopes to catch surgical #infection ASAP w her #beet -juiced, #color -changing #sutures.

The impetus came fr “smart sutures,” which can warn of infection via changes in a wound’s electrical resistance - good in the U.S. but may not be practical for patients in developing countries, where up to 11% of surgical wounds develop #infections, & up to 20% among women who give birth via c-section.

“I couldn’t help but go at it with an #equity lens.”

https://www.freethink.com/health/color-changing-sutures

Frankencricket on March 2, 14 & 15 — The Missouri Valley Vet team does some fancy work! Surgical skills, a tailor’s precision and scouting knot knowhow for a little ol’ calico cat well on the mend. Thank you! #cricketthebrave #cricket #calico #cat #cats #catsofmastodon #stiches #sutures #catrepair