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Smart pillbox could be a lifesaver
02-06-2008 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)An MIT student and team of collaborators think may have found a high-tech solution in a low-tech package to the problem of ensuring that patients take their tuberculosis medication. Their simple but 'smart' pillbox could save lives throughout the world.
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