These wards have the potential to reduce need to build more high-carbon impact hospitals A virtual ward bed uses 4 times less carbon than a traditional inpatient bed, so helping the NHS achieve its net zero target by 2045, finds the first study of its kind, published in the open ...
Health challenges go beyond clinical interventions—social, cultural, and political factors deeply influence outcomes. Recognising how gender intersects with socio-economic factors is crucial for achieving health equity. The latest collection in BMJ Innovations, produced in partnership with TDR, explores innovations to ensure interventions are inclusive and responsive to marginalised groups ...
Original research published in BMJ Innovations introduces a pioneering non-invasive device that corrects racial bias in haemoglobin and pulse oximetry measurements. Using green light and a proprietary algorithm to account for skin pigment, the Green Light Oximeter delivers accurate readings across all skin tones and age groups. Designed ...
Curbing need for sedation could boost patient safety, cut costs and waiting times, suggest researchers Giving children a virtual/augmented (mixed) reality playkit to use ahead of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan seems to ease both their and their parents’ anxieties about this procedure, suggest preliminary findings published in the ...