8 Incredible Medical Breakthroughs That Are Right Around The Corner

Donor waiting lists are almost always a massive stumbling block in the way of many people getting the life-saving treatment that they need. With a number of very specific conditions having to be met in order to find a match, many people lose their battle whilst on the waiting list.

However, scientists are now able to to amazing things in a lab, meaning that, in the future, you might just be able to simply fill out and order form and get yourself a brand, spanking new organ.

Through tissue engineering, scientists can take existing tissue from the patient and use it to grow a brand new organ in a lab that is a perfect match for the patient. Because it is the patient's own cells that are used to grow the finished product, the need to wait for a good "match" is eliminated and the previous reality of a lifetime on immunosuppressant drugs is gone because the organ is essentially cloned from the patient.

Although this sounds like a super-premium (and, therefore, pricey) treatment, in the long run, it could help slash the costs of medical care as it would negate the need to care for sick people languishing on waiting lists for years and years, as well as cutting aftercare costs including immunosuppressants.