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Emma Arkell is a Vancouver-based multimedia journalist whose work focuses on labour and social movements. Her reporting has appeared in Chatelaine, PressProgress, Briarpatch Magazine, The Breach and Xtra.
New developments in virtual medicine could soon allow doctors to "touch" patients and provide even more comprehensive exams remotely.
New improvements to lifts and transfer devices could reduce the risks of work-related injury in health care staff and improve quality of care.