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Critical Care Nurse Regains Speech Through Innovative Treatments

2/13/2026

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David Metherell, a 45-year-old critical care nurse, regained the ability to read bedtime stories after a Guy's Hospital trial using platelet-rich plasma injections.
He has struggled with speech since childhood due to a rare HPV strain.
The platelet-rich plasma method rejuvenates vocal cords and has shown positive results in all 10 patients.
Separately, the University of Cambridge developed Revoice, a non-invasive AI device that decodes speech signals with high accuracy.

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Story summary

David Metherell, a 45-year-old critical care nurse, regained the ability to read bedtime stories after a Guy's Hospital trial using platelet-rich plasma injections.
He has struggled with speech since childhood due to a rare HPV strain.
The platelet-rich plasma method rejuvenates vocal cords and has shown positive results in all 10 patients.
Separately, the University of Cambridge developed Revoice, a non-invasive AI device that decodes speech signals with high accuracy.