The Happy Pod: My friends made me a new hand
This episode of The Happy Pod from the BBC World Service highlights uplifting human stories of innovation, resilience, and compassion, spotlighting teenagers building 3D-printed prosthetic hands, a breakthrough drug transforming lives of children with Dravet syndrome, AI-powered earthqu
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