XRHealth launches VR telehealth clinic

The “VR Telehealth Clinic” of XRHealth was lauched last month in 8 US states. The goal is to help patients to be well at home and, at the same time,…

The future of doctor training is video games and robots

Are games good to train physicians and medical professionals ? The startup Level Ex thinks yes and offers many applications to illustrate this principle! Level Ex is one of several…

Johnson & Johnson va déployer 150 casques Oculus Quest pour former des chirurgiens en réalité virtuelle

Avec ce déploiement, Johnson & Johnson veut collecter les données provenant de l’entraînement des chirurgiens, mais aussi obtenir leurs retours d’expériences. Pour l’instant, l’entreprise pharmaceutique a déjà utilisé la réalité…

Managing pain through distraction

A research team from the University of Malta uses VR to help people to “forget” pain by distraction. Alexiei Dingli, a professor at the Department of Artificial Intelligence, and his…

Microscopes go high-tech thanks to startup Augmentiqs

The updated version developed by Augmentiqs, a startup founded in 2016, is an electro-optic device combining software and hardware that integrates within existing microscopes, connecting them to a PC and…

R.I. Hospital utilizes 3D, Augmented, Virtual Reality

A team from Rhode Island Hospital uses Hololens glasses to improve health education. With the help of the university’s library they also build a free repository of scientific ressources. The…

Evolving healthcare design with virtual reality technology

Building hospitals and, in particular, operating rooms is very complex. The cost could increase dramatically if a little mistake is done during the design process. In this article authors explain how…