Blood-Cleansing Magnetic Device Could Complement Antibiotics to Treat Sepsis, Ebola

September 22, 2014

(Deutsche Welle) – US researchers have developed a magnetic device that fishes bacteria, viruses and toxins out of the blood. It could help treat life-threatening diseases like sepsis and even Ebola. Which doctor hasn’t wished to be able to simply eliminate all the bacteria from a patient to make them healthy again? Well, US researchers claim they have found a way to do exactly that. Their magnetic gadget removes bacteria, viruses and toxins from the blood, and then puts the clean blood back into the patient’s body.