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Innovative device tackles racial bias in health monitoring, ensuring accurate readings for all skin tones

Eliminating racial bias in haemoglobin and pulse oximetry measurements Original research published in BMJ Innovations introduces a novel, non-invasive device to correct racial bias in haemoglobin and pulse oximetry measurements. Traditional pulse oximeters rely on red-infrared light and fail to account for skin ...

2025-02-05T11:23:24+00:006 January 2025|BMJ Innovations, Group news, Our impact|

Virtual/augmented reality playkit eases kids’ and parents’ anxieties ahead of MRI scan

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 ...

2024-06-04T10:25:42+00:0010 November 2023|BMJ Innovations, Press release|
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