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A 50-year-old Swedish woman who lost her hand in a farming accident has been fitted with a cutting-edge prosthesis that has proved transformational.

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[-] meekah@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

you forget that in europe, the insurance probably has to pay all that money.

[-] SharkAttak@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

And you forget that in Europe there's no insurance, but an ACTUAL NHS!
(not to mention that, being a prototype, was probably free)

[-] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Wait what? I live in the Netherlands and pay about a 140 a month for health insurance.

[-] themurphy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Why on earth do you do that? Is it to cover dental or something?

[-] AliceTheMinotaur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I think you missed what their on about. Probably you weren't growing up in the 70s

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