Midwifery goes high-tech

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Midwifery goes high-tech.  It’s a far cry from Call the Midwife – University of Bradford students are using augmented reality and a high-tech mannequin to learn how to deliver babies. The department has just taken delivery of Lucina, an interactive birthing mannequin, which provides students with “as real as possible” an experience. Lucina has a […]

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Augmented reality helps surgeons ‘see through’ tissue

Using augmented reality in the operating theatre could help surgeons to improve the outcome of reconstructive surgery for patients. In a series of procedures carried out by a team at Imperial College London at St Mary’s Hospital, researchers have shown for the first time how surgeons can use Microsoft HoloLens headsets while operating on patients […]

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