Virtual reality headsets ease treatments for young patients at Advocate Children’s Hospitals
Virtual reality headsets ease treatments for young patients at Advocate Children’s Hospitals.....»»
Virtual reality could revolutionize mental-health treatments, including ketamine therapy, for conditions like depression and anxiety
Virtual reality could revolutionize mental-health treatments, including ketamine therapy, for conditions like depression and anxiety.....»»
In major cell therapy manufacturing deal, UCSF, biotech tools leader Thermo Fisher go small to go big
The new cell therapy manufacturing facility, which will open early next year, will be able to deliver highly specialized cell therapies to patients in clinical trials at UCSF's women's, children's and cancer hospitals complex across Mariposa Street......»»
Space Force is using virtual-reality headsets to train its Guardians to work on satellites
The latest branch of the military hired a contractor to develop simulations of satellite missions......»»
Hospitals turn to artificial intelligence to help with an age-old problem: Doctors’ poor bedside manners
In an age of telemedicine, doctors are turning to virtual patients powered by artificial intelligence to learn how to better interact with real people......»»
What We Know About the Impact of Covid-19 on Children
Young children typically are “superspreaders” of respiratory germs, so it’s puzzling that they don’t seem to be major transmitters of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. They’re also relatively absent among hospitalized patients. Initially, t.....»»
These tech startups enable surgeons to train and supervise operations remotely during the pandemic
Surgeons can work and train from home using virtual and augmented reality - a process hundreds of hospitals in the US have already begun to adopt. A surgeon navigates a ballistic fracture using Immersiv.....»»
: This film shows off virtual reality’s growing potential to compete with movies, TV, and gaming as our dominant form of entertainment
The short VR film Baba Yaga, released on Facebook's Oculus headsets, shows off the new medium's narrative potential.....»»
: Hospitals have to publicly list the cost of care. Here’s what the numbers do — and don’t — reveal for patients shopping around
'Our issue with transparency is it is only a tool, it is not the savior,' one advocate said......»»
Virtual ICU model aiding in Allegheny Health Network"s pandemic response
The Allegheny Health Network has been able to increase its ICU capacity at four of its regional hospitals as part of a partnership with St. Louis-based Mercy Virtual, which is providing remote monitoring of patients who are currently receiving inte.....»»
Drugmakers want to know if their therapies can keep COVID-19 patients off ventilators
Several experimental therapies being tested as treatments for COVID-19 patients who are severely ill with COVID-19 aim to reduce reliance on mechanical ventilators, which are in short supply in some American hospitals......»»
Jefferson CEO battling COVID-19 on multiple fronts, expects ‘immense’ impact on health care providers
Jefferson CEO Dr. Stephen Klasko talks about coping with the coronavirus, keeping patients and employees safe, embracing online learning, protecting safety net hospitals, planning a virtual fashion show and more......»»
"The scary things that this virus can do": Doctors across NYC share the harrowing reality of caring for oxygen-starved coronavirus patients as equipment runs short
Mount Sinai New York City's hospitals are filling with coronavirus patients as the pandemic hits the city. In response, hospitals are finding new wa.....»»
"Which VR headsets work with Steam?": A full guide to virtual reality on the Steam gaming app
Oculus VR Nearly t.....»»
The beloved "Half-Life" series finally got a new game, but there"s a good reason it"s not the sequel fans were expecting
"Half-Life Alyx"/ Valve For the first time in over a decade, the beloved "Half-Life" video game series is getting a new entry: "Half-Life: Alyx." The game is scheduled to arrive in March 2020, and it can only be played in virtual reality headsets......»»
The secret and frustrating life of a Google contract worker
Kevin Kiprovski had a lofty title, "Expeditions Associate," and a fun job — he got to demo Google virtual reality gear to young students......»»
The secret and frustrating life of a Google contract worker
Kevin Kiprovski had a lofty title, "Expeditions Associate," and a fun job — he got to demo Google virtual reality gear to young students......»»
Google abandons its phone-powered virtual reality headset Daydream, admitting almost no-one used it (GOOG)
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Google is abandoning Daydream, its attempt to make virtual reality headsets powered by phones. The company.....»»
The latest tool to help police develop empathy for the public: Virtual reality headsets
To help law enforcement officers resolve emergency situations, one company has created empathy training based in virtual reality......»»
The hospital treated these patients, and then it sued them
The first time Carlsbad Medical Center sued Misti Price, she was newly divorced and working two jobs to support her three young children......»»
The hospital treated these patients, and then it sued them
The first time Carlsbad Medical Center sued Misti Price, she was newly divorced and working two jobs to support her three young children......»»