Middlesex University student nurses get immersive training in a virtual hospital
The digitized hospital ward presents students with 20 different scenarios, including patients with breathing problems, diabetes, Sepsis, allergies and COPD.
VR can help relieve pain during childbirth?
A small study among 40 hospitalized women in labor has found that immersion in virtual reality can help women reduce pain.
XRHealth launches the first VR telehealth clinic
The clinic is certified in select states and Washington D.C. and is covered by Medicare and most major insurance providers.
XRHealth unveils a telehealth VR/AR platform that connects doctors and patients
The platform allows doctors to continuously monitor vital data to both measure and determine a plan to achieve optimal health.
AppliedVR, NCI to evaluate VR as a solution to help address cancer-related anxiety
The proof-of-concept study will evaluate AppliedVR's system on scanxiety - the anxiety patients experience before or after medical diagnostics scans.
XRHealth, VirZOOM team-up to bring VR exercises to hospitals, rehab centers and patients
The combined solution will allow providers to access data remotely, gaining more insight into how patients are using the technology.
VRHealth, Oculus to use VR to enhance patient healthcare
The company is using Oculus Go and Rift to provide VR solutions for a variety of health challenges, from pain management to alleviating patient anxiety.
MindCotine uses VR to help users stop smoking, launches a crowdfunding campaign
The program combines mindfulness practices, psychological therapies and community engagement to combat nicotine addiction.
Google Cardboard used to prepare for major pediatric surgery
The surgeons studied the patient's unique anatomy in virtual reality to get ready for the procedure once the scalpels were on the table...
Surgical Theater launching medical virtual reality division in LA
The company's mVR technology allows surgeons to reconstruct and fuse CT, MRI and other images into 3D Virtual Reality models.