UAB recently hosted a VR/AR Association meeting that brought together innovators and experts from across the country to explore the application of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in ...

Technology should never replace a conversation with a clinician, where patients have a chance to ask detailed questions, but it could help to level the playing field in terms o ...

Inside the new HouseCall VR. I first met Dr. Linda Ciavarelli as a Horizon Worlds avatar for my very first immersive, virtual reality interview. A Wilmington podiatrist, Ciavarelli cofounded HouseCall ...

Therapeutic virtual reality is not only an effective approach for hospital inpatients experiencing a wide variety of pain, but likely retains its impact when provided over multiple days under ...

A nursing training facility in India has recently opened, which could be the first to be augmented by virtual reality technology. Healthcare VR developer MediSim VR has partnered with Kusum Dhirajlal ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Transfr Inc., the leading provider of virtual reality (VR) career training and exploration simulations, today announced the findings of a first-in-market series of rigorous ...

(TNS) — Lectures and lab work aren't the only things area colleges are using to prepare future healthcare workers. Artificial intelligence and virtual reality are quickly becoming part of the ...

Virtual reality is emerging as a powerful tool to improve care for veterans, including helping community members recognize suicide warning signs. Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington ...

After the holidays, many may have been gifted the latest VR headsets. But now health experts are warning that spending too much time on these devices can cause a child to lose touch with reality.

Virtual reality is often marketed as an escape: a place for games, simulations and spectacle. But the same immersive qualities that make VR engaging can also support people working through grief, ...