Highlights of the BMC Series: May 2019
Big toenail and hair samples can measure fluoride exposure •Existential suffering and assisted suicide in Switzerland •Near fatal Intoxication by… Read more »
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Better care through technology? Carers’ experience of assistive technology use in dementia
Advances in technology have the potential to assist persons with dementia living at home and their carers through assistive technology devices. Little… Read more »
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Research on Augmented Reality in nursing still in its infancy
The use of Augmented Reality, such as that used in the widely popular video game Pokemon Go, has recently expanded within… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC series: December 2018
Celebrating Human Rights Day • Do opioid treatment policies prevent opioid-related hospital readmissions? • A new… Read more »
Succeeding as a woman in biomedical engineering
Being a woman in engineering is not straightforward. To shine some light on some of the hurdles women face whilst building a… Read more »
Media multitasking may be linked to altered perception of other people
In the modern world, smartphones, tablets, and other devices have comfortably embedded themselves into our daily routines and… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC series: September 2018
• Use of emergency contraception among women with experience of domestic violence and abuse: a systematic review • AgriSeqDB:… Read more »
An interview with the Chair for TERMIS-Europe, Prof Heinz Redl
BMC Biomedical Engineering recently attended the 2018 TERMIS World Congress, where we had the privilege to meet Prof Heinz Redl,… Read more »
A call for unity at TERMIS 2018
BMC Biomedical Engineering recently attended the 2018 TERMIS World Congress, jointly held by the Tissue Engineering and… Read more »
Not too much and not too little: the right amount of social network site use may reduce loneliness among mothers of young children
Social networking sites can provide needed support to mothers raising young children, but only in moderation. A new study done in… Read more »