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Matt Hancock Delivers ‘Power of Technology’ Speech At Spectator Health Summit
Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, delivers a speech about how technology can make lives better. During a speech... -
NHSX will lead the digital transformation for the NHS
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a new joint partnership called NHSX. NHSX will...
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Surgeons at Northwick Park Hospital used 3D technology to reconstruct a man’s jaw using part of his leg bone. Albert Goodman’s jaw was reconstructed as a 3D computer model...
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Young patients are being whisked away to swim under the sea, relax on a beach or chase after dinosaurs during their hospital visits with the help of virtual reality...
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Smith+Nephew, the global medical technology business, announces a collaboration with VirtaMed to provide surgical simulation training as part of their Training & Education portfolio for advanced surgical devices. Swiss-based...
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At the MWC Barcelona, one of the largest mobile events in the world, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology today unveiled a unique mixed reality...
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Since the beginning of their exclusive partnership in January 2018, experts from the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) and VirtaMed have worked together to develop the first of...
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No bulky gloves, no sophisticated camera systems – just an ultra-thin golden foil on the middle finger. That’s all the Dresden researchers need to control a virtual panda with...
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ImmersiveTouch, Inc.® announces the launch of ImmersiveView™ Surgical Plan (IVSP), the only suite of integrated virtual reality (VR) real-time solutions for personalized surgical planning, patient engagement and surgical training...
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is using innovative virtual reality technology in a bid to treat patients with vertigo. The Royal Hallamshire Hospital now has a virtual reality...
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VirZOOM announces immediate availability of VZfit, the company’s second-generation commercial VR Fitness System. VZfit turns any commercial stationary bike into a VR Fitness System in five minutes. Customers already include health...
Virtual reality for healthcare
Virtual reality
is increasingly being used for a large variety of healthcare applications. It is being used to reduce fears and anxiety, to relieve pain and for training. There is a growing amount of practical case studies coming to light of how this technology can be used to improve physical and mental health.

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