Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. COVID-19 poses major risks to healthcare workers in neurocritical care. While efforts are made to limit the number of medical personnel attending patients in neurosurgical wards, there is also a need to find a sustainable solution. Could virtual medicine be the answer? Prof Dr Vicknes Waran Mathaneswaran, from the Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya shares the findings of a study that tested the use of smart glasses in ward rounds during this pandemic.

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Presented by: Meera Sivasothy

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