Facemasks do not diminish lung function during physical activity, shows study
Wearing a facemask helps limit the spread of COVID-19 by reducing respiratory droplets and aerosols spewed into the air when people breathe, talk, laugh, sneeze or cough. But the physical barrier created by masks has prompted concerns that they might impair the cardiopulmonary system by making it harder to breathe, by altering the flow of […]
Revolutionary 3D color wrist scanner to be tested in international trial
A revolutionary compact 3D color wrist scanner invented by a University of Otago, Christchurch professor will soon be tested in a large scale international clinical trial. This development follows a promising pilot study with New Zealand orthopedic patients. More than a decade ago radiologist Professor Anthony Butler and his father Phil began developing an x-ray-based […]
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