The latest news in immersive healthcare.
PrecisionOS offers three different virtual reality applications to give surgeons experience prior to procedures. By Kristi Hansen Onkka — Precision OS brings surgical training using immersive virtual reality. This use case for virtual reality enables...
By Halle Hershberger — Life after limb loss is filled with unknown questions as to whether patients can resume normal activities. However, the Hanger Clinic based out of Austin, Texas recently introduced a new...
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Sold-out conference at Cedar-Sinai in Los Angeles explores the clinical challenges and benefits of prescribing VR for patient care. Virtual Medicine was developed by Dr. Brennan Spiegel, Director of Health Research and a pioneer in the use of...
New VR headset simplifies the patient experience. The medical field and the world of virtual reality can work well in tandem, and BELLA VR is one company looking to innovate in both fields simultaneously. However, while...
‘Canetroller’ uses haptic, audio feedback to simulate virtual space for the blind Most traditional virtual reality systems are based at least partially around what the user can see with his or her eyes. This...
https://www.youtube.chttps://vimeo.com/214086656om/watch?v=9uOETcuFjbE In recent years, many innovative companies have utilized the power of technology to make life a little bit easier for people who are wheelchair bound. One of these companies is Fjord, whose tagline...
By Milly Lammens – There is a new, cool, virtual reality tool that is made to help you quit smoking. It’s hard to quit smoking cold turkey. You can try all of those different...
By Millyn Lammens – As a nurse, do you need to speak to a doctor but can’t call because you’re helping your patient? Well, Silver Chain Group reveals remote specialist consultations by HoloLens powered...
January 7, 2017 CES 2017 proved to show the clinical utility of VR in health. And what OSSO VR is doing for surgical training, Sim for Health is doing for practice training. Kristi Hansen Onkka...
Debuting at CES 2017, Sharecare’s visual health virtual reality experience for the HTC VIVE allows patients to better understand their body, their disease and their treatment. Dr. Oz is a founder of Sharecare and his...
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