The Latest in XR for Health
Pain Management / Patient Well-Being / Pediatrics
by Angie Banuelos · Published December 16, 2018 · Last modified December 15, 2018
Virtual reality headsets reduce childrens’ anxiety during hospital procedures By Karelyn EvE Lambert — A trip to the hospital can be paralyzing For a child, hospital procedures such as drawing blood, injections or surgical...
In the world of immersive health, partnerships play a big role in hospital-wide adoption. This is very visible in the partnership announced in 2017 between virtual reality company Oculus and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). The partnership...
Obstetrics/Maternity / Pediatrics / Virtual Reality
by Angie Banuelos · Published September 25, 2018 · Last modified January 4, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9C9w8sDVLk The Guardian’s third virtual reality venture is called First Impressions. It’s available on Daydream View, Google’s mobile VR platform. By Chelsea Nicole The Guardian is well-known as one of the most popular news sources...
Google Cardboard / Pediatrics / Virtual Reality
by Angie Banuelos · Published March 21, 2018 · Last modified March 19, 2018
Virtual reality app connects to hospital records and allows physicians to customize findings display based on each patient Healthcare often feels like a journey, and products like HealthVoyager exist to help patients navigate that journey with as...
Autism / Pediatrics / Virtual Reality
by Angie Banuelos · Published March 14, 2018 · Last modified March 12, 2018
Virtual-reality technology helps kids build social connections A virtual-reality headset has the ability to put its user inside an artificial world instead of immersing him or her in a real scenario, and that ability...
Clinical Utility / HTC Vive / Neurology / Pediatrics
by Angie Banuelos · Published March 5, 2018 · Last modified March 2, 2018
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is the first stand-alone children’s hospital to acquire the Precision Virtual Reality™ visualization platform by Surgical Theater. Brain surgery can be a frightening prospect, and that’s even more true when...
Oncology / Patient Empathy / Pediatrics
by kristi · Published January 6, 2018 · Last modified February 10, 2018
https://youtu.be/vlKCJlhJwxU By Kindle Reeder — There is little else in this world that inspires fear more than hearing the words, “You have cancer.” That is, unless you are a parent. Hearing those words about...
By Millyn Lammens – There’s a new addition to the augmented reality medical world and your kids are going to love it! Seedling has come up with the idea of an augmented reality teddy...
Oculus Rift / Pediatrics / Training
by kristi · Published July 24, 2017 · Last modified August 13, 2017
Oculus has partnered with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to match surgeons with VR developers like BioflightVR. With virtual reality medical training and simulation modules, BioflightVR helps students and doctors refine their skills and learn-by-doing for...
Clinical Utility / Google Cardboard / Pain Management / Pediatrics
by kristi · Published February 22, 2017 · Last modified February 28, 2017
Via KindVR.com kindVR’s mission is to help patients mitigate pain and stress by developing virtual reality software for specific medical procedures and conditions. kindVR is a research-based company, partnering with leading US and Canadian hospitals....
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Branded Experiences / Device/Demonstration / HTC Vive / Neurology / Oculus Rift
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