Limited access to adequate cancer surgery training is one of the driving forces behind global inequities in surgical cancer care. Affordable virtual reality (VR) surgical training could enhance ...

The developed PHSMCC curriculum will include a variety of mission profiles, including ocean personnel recovery missions such as the one depicted here. Image from a simulated virtual environment used ...

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 1:25 a.m. UCLA Health’s Rosenfeld Hall is using novel technology – from virtual reality devices to human-like animatronics – to improve teaching for medical students.

MONTREAL & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A recent survey of 204 nurse learners reveals that immersive virtual reality (VR) technology is gaining traction as the preferred simulation modality in nursing ...

Virtual reality is redefining what is possible in the healthcare industry. Patients are already benefiting from advanced and more precise surgeries, simulations for mental illness treatments and many ...

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patient simulation is a critical component of training healthcare providers for the realities of practice without posing risks to real patients.

For those who ordered early, the long-awaited Oculus Rift starts shipping today, the HTC Vive is expected to officially ship April 5, and Sony’s Playstation VR is slated to arrive in October. Virtual ...

There are days when Andrew Sweeney transforms from a 38-year-old industrial designer into a superhero. In his Columbus, Ohio, office, with one familiar swipe of his smartphone, he becomes an ...