Through the collaboration, FundamentalVR and Mayo Clinic will jointly develop surgical VR simulation and education products with an initial focus on general surgery. FundamentalVR also revealed a $1.4 million investment from Tern.
VRHealth is delivering its virtual reality solutions through Oculus Go and Rift to help patients manage their pain and alleviate their anxiety.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
A Palo Alto startup CEO and practicing orthopedic surgeon believes that today's surgeon training methods are inefficient and inadequate, maladies that can be addressed using virtual reality simulation.
Boston Children's Hospital and Klick Health have revealed HealthVoyager GI, a tool that utilizes virtual reality to help gastrointestinal pediatric patients understand their medical condition and the physician's findings. It's currently being tested as part of a clinical study at Boston Children's.
One area of interest for augmented and virtual reality applications is making the world -- and virtual world -- more accessible to blind and visually impaired people.
Pravata marks a shift for StayWell by helping it diversify its employer wellness offerings with VR-enabled meditation.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
#CES2018 was chock-full of new technologies to check out on the healthcare front. But despite the overwhelming amount of booths and presentations, a few key trends emerged out of the Digital Health Summit.
During a panel discussion at the Connected Health Conference in Boston, two physicians and a patient touched on how virtual reality is aiding a variety of healthcare consumers. Yet as one panelist noted, we shouldn't overpromise what it can do.
In cancer care, virtual reality could be enlisted to improve patient therapy and physician education with minimal cost to hospital systems.