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.

Key market opportunities in the medical simulation market lie in the adoption of haptic-enabled VR and AI-based analytics, driven by patient-safety mandates. Transition to cloud-supported platforms ...

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 ...

Virtual reality is starting to pay off in the medical field, as one major VR pilot test is being expanded to train more doctors. In 2016, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) partnered with Facebook ...

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is using Smileyscope’s virtual reality tools to put patients at ease during needle-based procedures. One of the most popular VR experiences is an underwater ...

I’m the attending physician in a pediatric trauma room, and my patient, a girl who looks to be about 12, is going into anaphylactic shock. “Do something,” her mother screams. I check the girl’s ...

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital employees, who have to be ready for a variety of medical events they may encounter, may now prepare in a setting featuring the latest educational methods and ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bringing together two of the most exciting technologies driving the education and healthcare industries forward, Wolters Kluwer Health today announced the addition of ...

Plans and fundraising are under way for a simulation lab at Riverside Regional Medical Center that would help recruit and retain doctors, nurses and clinical staff with the latest in training ...

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 ...

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 ...