A new virtual reality tool to cure your smoking habit
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...
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Parker the AR teddy bear teaches children how to be a doctor
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...
How VR can help solve dementia
via VRScout – How VR is helping us spot, research, treat, and raise awareness for dementia. Anyone who has suffered from dementia, or knows someone who has, knows that is a cruel, tough syndrome...
HoloMed: Mixed reality anatomical motion capture for healthcare
Artanim is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the development and promotion of motion capture. Their technology allows recording the movements of a real actor in order to apply them to a virtual character. The motion...
Vivid Vision’s revolutionary VR vision therapy comes home
via SeeVividly.com – Eye doctors in the US and Canada can now prescribe Vivid Vision Home for at-home treatment of amblyopia, strabismus, and convergence insufficiency. Powered by virtual reality technology, Vivid Vision Clinical is the most advanced lazy...
Silver Chain Group reveals the next big thing in the healthcare world
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...
VR Gives Caregivers First-Hand Experience of Memory Loss
Have you ever wondered what the world looks like through the eyes of someone with memory loss? One aging services organization, Chicago Methodist Senior Services (CMSS), hopes to find out through its partnership with...
Join Us for a Health + VR Mixer at VRScout
This month, healthiAR joins VRScout Mixers, a monthly series bringing together thought leaders and decision makers to explore key topics around how virtual, augmented, and mixed reality are changing passions and professions. This month...
NuVasive incorporates VR surgical training as part of their RELINE trauma system
NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a leading medical device company focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions, has launched an immersive VR experience designed to familiarize surgeons with the techniques of their...
Crisalix Helps Cosmetic Surgery Patients Take Control Though VR
by Rebecca Harper — The decision to undergo cosmetic surgery is a deeply personal one, and regardless of how celebrities might normalise the process, it’s still a life-changing decision. Whether it’s for health reasons or...