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Wearable kidneys: I am not sure this is really something I would want... but hey, they are coming along with better innovations.

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This looks incredible- maybe they can improve the size of it in time.

Would it be covered by my insurance? That's the question I would have to ask first. Getting an affirmative answer to that question would then lead me to "Would I wear it?"

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